What Day of the Week

January 16, 2019 was the 16^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 349 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.

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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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• 27 BC

  Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus is granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate, marking the beginning of the Roman Empire.
• 1581

  The English Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism.
• 1605

  The first edition of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is published in Madrid.
• 1707

  The Scottish Parliament ratifies the Act of Union, paving the way for the creation of Great Britain.
• 1786

  The Commonwealth of Virginia enacted the Statute for Religious Freedom authored by Thomas Jefferson.
• 1896

  Defeat of Cymru Fydd at South Wales Liberal Federation AGM, Newport, Monmouthshire.
• 1924

  Eleftherios Venizelos becomes Prime Minister of Greece for the fourth time.
• 1968

  The Youth International Party is founded.
• 1970

  Buckminster Fuller receives the Gold Medal award from the American Institute of Architects.
• 2002

  The UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and the freezing of assets of Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaida, and the remaining members of the Taliban.

• 1245

  Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (d. 1296)
• 1815

  Henry W. Halleck, American Civil War general (d. 1872)
• 1853

  Gen Sir Ian Hamilton, British military commander (d. 1947)
• 1875

  Leonor Michaelis, German enzyme kinetic theorist (d. 1947)
• 1893

  Daisy Kennedy, Australian violinist (d. 1981)
• 1934

  Marilyn Horne, American opera singer
• 1947

  Harvey Proctor, British politician
• 1950

  Damo Suzuki, Japanese singer (Can)
• 1952

  King Fuad II of Egypt
• 1987

  Lauren McAvoy, British fashion model

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