What Day of the Week
January 1: Day of the Week
January 1, 2022 was the 1st day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 364 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.
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Here’s the January calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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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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January 1: This Day in History
The preceding day is December 31 of the previous year.
During the Middle Ages under the influence of the Christian Church, many countries moved the start of the year to one of several important Christian festivals — December 25 (the Nativity of Jesus), March 1, March 25 (the Annunciation), or even Easter. Eastern European countries (most of them with populations showing allegiance to the Orthodox Church) began their numbered year on September 1 from about 988.
In England, January 1 was celebrated as the New Year festival, but from the 12th century to 1752 the year in England began on March 25 (Lady Day). So, for example, the Parliamentary record records the execution of Charles I occurring in 1648 (as the year did not end until March 24), although modern histories adjust the start of the year to January 1 and record the execution as occurring in 1649.
Most western European countries changed the start of the year to January 1 before they adopted the Gregorian calendar. For example, Scotland changed the start of the Scottish New Year to January 1 in 1600. England, Ireland and the British colonies changed the start of the year to January 1 in 1752. Later that year in September, the Gregorian calendar was introduced throughout Britain and the British colonies. These two reforms were implemented by the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750.
January 1 became the official start of the year as follows:
- 1522 The Republic of Venice
- 1544 Holy Roman Empire (Germany)
- 1556 Spain, Portugal
- 1559 Prussia, Sweden
- 1564 France
- 1576 Southern Netherlands
- 1579 Lorraine
- 1583 United Provinces of the Netherlands (northern)
- 1600 Scotland
- 1700 Russia
- 1721 Tuscany
- 1752 Great Britain (excluding Scotland) and its colonies
January 1 Historical Event(s)
- 45 BCThe Julian calendar takes effect for the first time.
- 1801The dwarf planet Ceres is discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi.
- 1885Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming’s proposal for standard time (and also, time zones)
- 1959Fulgencio Batista, dictator of Cuba, is overthrown by Fidel Castro’s forces during the Cuban Revolution.
- 1965The People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan is founded in Kabul, Afghanistan.
- 1984The original American Telephone & Telegraph Company is divested of its 22 Bell System companies as a result of the settlement of the 1974 United States Department of Justice antitrust suit against AT&T.
- 1997Zaire officially joins the World Trade Organization.
- 2007Bulgaria and Romania officially join the European Union. Also, Bulgarian, Romanian, and Irish become official languages of the European Union, joining 20 other official languages.
- 2008Malta and Cyprus officially adopt the Euro currency and become the fourteenth and fifteenth Eurozone countries.
- 2011Estonia officially adopts the Euro currency and becomes the seventeenth eurozone country.
Who were born on January 1?
- 1600Friedrich Spanheim, Dutch theologian (d. 1649)
- 1655Christian Thomasius, German jurist (d. 1728)
- 1779William Clowes, English printer (d. 1847)
- 1864Alfred Stieglitz, American photographer (d. 1946)
- 1912Kim Philby, British spy (d. 1988)
- 1930Frederick Wiseman, American documentary filmmaker
- 1938Robert Jankel, British coachbuilder (d. 2005)
- 1944Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Pakistani politician
- 1946Rivelino, Brazilian football player
- 1968Davor Šuker, Croatian footballer
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