What Day of the Week

January 16, 2020 was the 16^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 350 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

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

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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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• 550

  Gothic War (535–554): The Ostrogoths, under King Totila, conquer Rome after a long siege, by bribing the Isaurian garrison.
• 1120

  The Council of Nablus is held, establishing the earliest surviving written laws of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem.
• 1572

  Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England.
• 1847

  John C. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory.
• 1883

  The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is passed.
• 1920

  The League of Nations holds its first council meeting in Paris.
• 1924

  Eleftherios Venizelos becomes Prime Minister of Greece for the fourth time.
• 1938

  The Benny Goodman Orchestra performed the first jazz concert at Carnegie Hall.
• 1968

  The Youth International Party is founded.
• 2001

  US President Bill Clinton awards former President Theodore Roosevelt a posthumous Medal of Honor for his service in the Spanish-American War.

• 1834

  Robert R. Hitt, American politician (d. 1906)
• 1836

  King Francis II of the Two Sicilies (d. 1894)
• 1853

  Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson, English actor and theatre manager (d. 1937)
• 1915

  Leslie H. Martinson, American television and film director.
• 1942

  René Angélil, Canadian music executive
• 1943

  Brian Ferneyhough, British composer
• 1963

  James May, English television presenter
• 1979

  Mark Anthony Fernandez, Filipino actor
• 1980

  Seydou Keita, Malian footballer
• 1989

  Yvonne Zima, American actress

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