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January 16: Day of the Week
January 16, 2024 was the 16th day of the year 2024 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 Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is martes.
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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 16 Historical Event(s)
1120
The Council of Nablus is held, establishing the earliest surviving written laws of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem.
1556
Philip II becomes King of Spain.
1572
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England.
1761
The British capture Pondicherry, India from the French.
1809
Peninsular War: The British defeat the French at the Battle of La Coruña.
1878
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) – Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.
1909
Ernest Shackleton’s expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.
1919
Temperance movement: The United States ratifies the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, authorizing Prohibition in the United States one year after ratification.
1920
The League of Nations holds its first council meeting in Paris.
1924
Eleftherios Venizelos becomes Prime Minister of Greece for the fourth time.
Who were born on January 16?
1807
Charles Henry Davis, American Civil War Admiral (d. 1877)
1910
Dizzy Dean, American baseball player (d. 1974)
1920
Alberto Crespo, Argentine racing driver (d. 1991)
1920
Elliott Reid, American actor
1921
Francesco Scavullo, American photographer (d. 2004)
1932
Dian Fossey, American zoologist (d. 1985)
1938
Michael Pataki, American actor d. 2010
1973
Josie Davis, American actress
1977
Jeff Foster, American basketball player
1987
Lauren McAvoy, British fashion model
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