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January 12: Day of the Week
January 12, 2024 was the 12th day of the year 2024 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 Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.
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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.
January 12 Historical Event(s)
1539
Treaty of Toledo signed by King Francis I of France and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
1777
Mission Santa Clara de Asís is founded in what is now Santa Clara, California.
1895
The National Trust is founded in the United Kingdom.
1898
Ito Hirobumi begins his third term as Prime Minister of Japan.
1915
The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to give women the right to vote.
1967
Dr. James Bedford becomes the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation.
1971
The Harrisburg Seven: The Reverend Philip Berrigan and five others are indicted on charges of conspiring to kidnap Henry Kissinger and of plotting to blow up the heating tunnels of federal buildings in Washington, D.C.
1976
The UN Security Council votes 11-1 to allow the Palestine Liberation Organization to participate in a Security Council debate (without voting rights).
2006
The French warship Clemenceau reaches Egypt and is barred access to the Suez Canal. Greenpeace activists board the ship.
2007
Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught) reaches perihelion becoming the brightest comet in more than 40 years.
Who were born on January 12?
1483
Henry III of Nassau-Breda, German nobleman (d. 1538)
1786
Sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (d. 1855)
1876
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian composer (d. 1948)
1944
Viktoria Postnikova, Russian pianist
1949
Haruki Murakami, Japanese novelist
1955
Rockne S. O'Bannon, American screenwriter
1979
David Zabriskie, American cyclist
1981
Dan Klecko, American football player
1981
João Paulo, Brazilian footballer
1993
Aika Mitsui, Japanese singer
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters INLKEBERA? Check your answers here: Word solver INLKEBERA. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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