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.
• 550

  Gothic War (535–554): The Ostrogoths, under King Totila, conquer Rome after a long siege, by bribing the Isaurian garrison.
• 1362

  A storm tide in the North Sea destroys the German city of Rungholt on the island of Strand.
• 1707

  The Scottish Parliament ratifies the Act of Union, paving the way for the creation of Great Britain.
• 1761

  The British capture Pondicherry, India from the French.
• 1780

  American Revolution: Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
• 1786

  The Commonwealth of Virginia enacted the Statute for Religious Freedom authored by Thomas Jefferson.
• 1809

  Peninsular War: The British defeat the French at the Battle of La Coruña.
• 1920

  The League of Nations holds its first council meeting in Paris.
• 2001

  Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards.

• 1616

  François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669)
• 1888

  Osip Brik, Russian writer (d. 1945)
• 1893

  Daisy Kennedy, Australian violinist (d. 1981)
• 1922

  Ernesto Bonino, Italian singer (d. 2008)
• 1949

  Andrew Refshauge, Australian politician, Deputy Premier of New South Wales
• 1956

  Ivan Safronov, Russian journalist (d. 2007)
• 1959

  Juanita Bynum, American televangelist
• 1969

  Per Yngve “Dead” Ohlin, Swedish black metal vocalist (Mayhem) (d. 1991)
• 1972

  Yuri Drozdov, Russian footballer
• 1985

  Jonathan Richter, Danish footballer

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