Friday January 31, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is vendredi.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, months, and days ago
  • months since then
  • is in the th week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is executed for his plotting against Parliament and James I of England.
Alvan Graham Clark discovers the white dwarf star Sirius B, a companion of Sirius, through an 18.5 in telescope now located at Northwestern University.
American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief.
Maronite nationalist leader Youssef Karam leaves Lebanon on board a French ship bound for Algeria
World War I: Germany announces that its U-boats will resume unrestricted submarine warfare after a two-year hiatus.
The Battle of George Square takes place in Glasgow, Scotland.
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Tiger in Chinese astrology.
US Army private Eddie Slovik is executed for desertion, the first such execution of an American soldier since the Civil War.
Yugoslavia’s new constitution, modeling the Soviet Union, establishes six constituent republics (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia).
President Bill Clinton authorizes a $20 billion loan to Mexico to stabilize its economy.

Who were born on ?

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Taejo of Goryeo of Korea (d. 943)
Hans Egede, Norwegian Lutheran missionary (d. 1758)
Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (d. 2008)
James G. Watt, American politician and 43rd United States Secretary of the Interior
Adrian Vandenberg, Dutch musician (Whitesnake)
Billey Shamrock, Swedish singer
Ariel Pestano, Cuban baseball player
Fred Coleman, American football player
Jeremy Wariner, American track and field athlete
Vernon Davis, American football player

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