What Day of the Week

January 11, 2020 was the 11^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 355 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is sábado.

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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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• 1759

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

  Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
• 1863

  American Civil War: Battle of Arkansas Post – General John McClernand and Admiral David Dixon Porter capture the Arkansas River for the Union.
• 1879

  The Anglo-Zulu War begins.
• 1917

  The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
• 1927

  Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announced the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
• 1943

  World War II: The United States and United Kingdom give up territorial rights in China.
• 1962

  An avalanche on Huascaran in Peru causes 4,000 deaths.
• 1994

  The Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Féin.
• 1998

  Sidi-Hamed massacre takes place in Algeria, over 100 people are killed.

• 1359

  Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (d. 1393)
• 1671

  François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French military leader (d. 1745)
• 1911

  Zenko Suzuki, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2004)
• 1944

  Mohammed Abed Elhai, Sudanese writer and academic (d. 1989)
• 1961

  Karl Habsburg-Lothringen, Prince of Austria and Prince Royal of Hungary
• 1966

  Marc Acito, American novelist and humorist
• 1974

  Roman Görtz, German footballer
• 1978

  Michael Duff, Northern Irish footballer
• 1979

  Darren Lynn Bousman, American film director
• 1982

  Ashley Taylor Dawson, British actor and singer

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