Thursday January 16, 2025
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: Day of the Week

was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Mokuyōbi.

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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.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, months, and days ago
  • months since then
  • is in the rd week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

929
Emir Abd-ar-Rahman III established the Caliphate of Cordoba.
1412
The Medici family is appointed official banker of the Papacy.
1581
The English Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism.
The Scottish Parliament ratifies the Act of Union, paving the way for the creation of Great Britain.
The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.
The Benny Goodman Orchestra performed the first jazz concert at Carnegie Hall.
The Youth International Party is founded.
Czech student Jan Palach commits suicide by self-immolation in Prague, in protest against the Soviets’ crushing of the Prague Spring the year before.
First meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force.
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.

Who were born on ?

Henri Busser, French composer (d. 1973)
Daisy Kennedy, Australian violinist (d. 1981)
Allan Ekelund, Swedish film producer (d. 2009)
Marilyn Horne, American opera singer
Michael Pataki, American actor d. 2010
Sarah Jane Olson, American political activist
Damo Suzuki, Japanese singer (Can)
King Fuad II of Egypt
Neil Back, England rugby player
Matt Duchene, Canadian hockey player

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