What Day of the Week

January 13, 2020 was the 13^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 353 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.

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

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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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• 1328

  Edward III of England marries Philippa of Hainault, daughter of the Count of Hainault.
• 1797

  French Revolutionary Wars: A naval battle between a French ship of the line and two British frigates off the coast of Brittany ends with the French vessel running ashore, resulting in the death of over 900.
• 1815

  War of 1812: British troops capture Fort Peter in St. Marys, Georgia, the only battle of the war to take place in the state.
• 1840

  The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives.
• 1842

  Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad.
• 1869

  National convention of black leaders meets in Washington D.C.
• 1898

  Emile Zola’s J'accuse exposes the Dreyfus affair.
• 1942

  Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car.
• 1953

  An article appears in Pravda accusing some of the most prestigious and prominent doctors, mostly Jews, in the Soviet Union of taking part in a vast plot to poison members of the top Soviet political and military leadership.
• 1993

  Space Shuttle program: Endeavour heads for space for the third time as STS-54 launches from the Kennedy Space Center.

• 1883

  Prince Arthur of Connaught (d. 1938)
• 1893

  Clark Ashton Smith, American writer (d. 1961)
• 1923

  Daniil Shafran, Russian cellist (d. 1997)
• 1939

  Jacek Gmoch, Polish footballer and coach
• 1961

  Wayne Coyne, American singer (The Flaming Lips)
• 1964

  Penelope Ann Miller, American actress
• 1969

  Stephen Hendry, Scottish snooker player
• 1976

  Michael Peña, American actor
• 1977

  James Posey, American basketball player
• 1983

  Ronny Turiaf, French basketball player

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