What Day of the Week

January 15, 2019 was the 15^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 350 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.

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

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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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• 1493

  Christopher Columbus sets sail for Spain from Hispaniola, ending his first voyage to the New World.
• 1815

  War of 1812: American frigate USS President, commanded by Commodore Stephen Decatur, is captured by a squadron of four British frigates.
• 1870

  A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the United States Democratic Party with a donkey (“A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion” by Thomas Nast for Harper’s Weekly).
• 1943

  The world’s largest office building, The Pentagon, is dedicated in Arlington, Virginia.
• 1943

  World War II: The Soviet counter-offensive at Voronezh begins.
• 1966

  The Nigerian First Republic, led by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is overthrown in a military coup d’état.
• 1970

  Muammar al-Qaddafi is proclaimed premier of Libya.
• 2001

  Wikipedia, a free Wiki content encyclopedia, goes online.
• 2005

  An intense solar flare blasts X-rays across the solar system.
• 2005

  ESA’s SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovers elements such as calcium, aluminum, silicon, iron, and other surface elements on the moon.

• 1815

  William Bickerton, Mormon prophet (d. 1905)
• 1879

  Mazo de la Roche, Canadian author (d. 1961)
• 1893

  Ivor Novello, Welsh composer and actor (d. 1951)
• 1903

  Paul A. Dever, 58th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1958)
• 1923

  Lee Teng-hui, Taiwanese politician
• 1940

  Anna Hazare, Indian social activist.
• 1943

  Mike Marshall, American baseball player
• 1957

  Patrick Dixon, English entrepreneur
• 1985

  Rene Adler, German footballer
• 1990

  Robert Trznadel, Polish footballer

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