What Day of the Week

January 12, 2020 was the 12^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 354 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Nichiyōbi.

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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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• 1848

  The Palermo rising takes place in Sicily against the Bourbon kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
• 1866

  The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London.
• 1872

  Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
• 1908

  A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time.
• 1926

  Original Sam ‘n’Henry aired on Chicago radio later renamed Amos ‘n’Andy in 1928.
• 1964

  Rebels in Zanzibar begin a revolt known as the Zanzibar Revolution and proclaim a republic.
• 1970

  Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war.
• 2001

  Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
• 2004

  The world’s largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, makes its maiden voyage.
• 2006

  The French warship Clemenceau reaches Egypt and is barred access to the Suez Canal. Greenpeace activists board the ship.

• 1588

  John Winthrop, English-born governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (d. 1649)
• 1628

  Charles Perrault, French folklorist (d. 1703)
• 1723

  Samuel Langdon, American college educator (d. 1797)
• 1929

  Alasdair MacIntyre, Scottish-born American philosopher
• 1948

  William Nicholson, English writer
• 1960

  Oliver Platt, Canadian actor
• 1968

  Keith Anderson, American country music singer-songwriter
• 1972

  Jason Sklar, American comedian
• 1975

  Jocelyn Thibault, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1978

  Bonaventure Kalou, Ivorian footballer

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