What Day of the Week

January 11, 2019 was the 11^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 354 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.

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

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Here’s the January calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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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• 1158

  Vladislav II becomes King of Bohemia.
• 1693

  Mt. Etna erupts in Sicily, Italy. A powerful earthquake destroys parts of Sicily and Malta.
• 1759

  In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first American life insurance company is incorporated.
• 1779

  Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
• 1922

  First use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient.
• 1942

  World War II: The Japanese capture Kuala Lumpur.
• 1943

  Italian-American Anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York
• 1946

  Enver Hoxha declares the People’s Republic of Albania with himself as president.
• 1986

  The Gateway Bridge, Brisbane in Queensland, Australia is officially opened.
• 1996

  Space Shuttle program: STS-72 launches from the Kennedy Space Center marking the start of the 74th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th flight of Endeavour.

• 1786

  Joseph Jackson Lister, English opticist and physicist (d. 1869)
• 1807

  Ezra Cornell, American businessman and university founder (d. 1874)
• 1907

  Abraham Joshua Heschel, Warsaw-born American rabbi, theologian, and philosopher (d. 1972)
• 1930

  Ron Mulock, Australian politician
• 1935

  Melvyn Hayes, British actor
• 1948

  Wajima Hiroshi, Japanese sumo wrestler (the 54th Yokozuna) and professional wrestler
• 1949

  Chris Ford, American basketball player and coach
• 1952

  Diana Gabaldon, American author
• 1953

  John Sessions, Scottish actor
• 1965

  Roland Scholten, Dutch darts Player

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