Wednesday January 8, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from β€œThe 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 mercredi.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Capricorn 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 nd week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

Second Jacobite Rising: Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling.
An unsuccessful slave revolt is led by Charles Deslondes in St. Charles and St. James, Louisiana.
American Civil War: Second Battle of Springfield
Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle against the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain, Montana Territory.
Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the ‘Art of Applying Statistics’— his punched card calculator.
The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system.
Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
The tanker Betelgeuse explodes in Bantry Bay, Ireland.
President George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act.
The RMS Queen Mary 2, the largest passenger ship ever built, is christened by her namesake’s granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II.

Who were born on ?

Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)
James Milton Carroll, American pastor and author (d. 1931)
Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish politician (d. 1930)
John Curtin, Australian politician (d. 1945)
Bronislava Nijinska, Russian choreographer (d. 1972)
Tom Delaney, British racing driver (d. 2006)
Alexandra Ripley, American writer (d. 2004)
David Lang, American composer
Keith Arkell, English chess Grandmaster
Chris Mordetzky, American wrestler

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