Friday January 17, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: 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 Kin'yōbi.

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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)

38 BC
Octavian divorces his wife Scribonia and marries Livia Drusilla, ending the fragile peace between the Second Triumvirate and Sextus Pompey.
Emperor Susenyos of Ethiopia surprises an Oromo army at Ebenat; his army reportedly kills 12,000 Oromo at the cost of 400 men.
Maltese patriot Dun Mikiel Xerri, along with a number of other patriots, is executed.
Mexican War of Independence: In the Battle of Calderón Bridge, a heavily outnumbered Spanish force of 6,000 troops defeats nearly 100,000 Mexican revolutionists.
The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Boer colonies of the Transvaal.
The Citizen’s Committee of Public Safety, led by Lorrin A. Thurston, overthrows the government of Queen Liliuokalani of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.
The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
“Cold Sunday” - in the United States temperatures fell to their lowest levels in over 100 years in numerous cities.
Cleveland School massacre: Patrick Purdy opens fire with an assault rifle at the Cleveland Elementary School playground in Stockton, California, killing five children and wounding 29 others and one teacher before taking his own life.

Who were born on ?

William Vernon, American merchant (d. 1806)
Marcel Petiot, French mass murderer (d. 1946)
Robert Cormier, American author, columnist and reporter (d. 2000)
Tom Dooley, American humanitarian (d. 1961)
Javed Akhtar, Indian lyricist, poet and scriptwriter
Keith Chegwin, English television presenter
Liz Ellis, Australian netball captain
Yang Chen, Chinese footballer
Hollie-Jay Bowes, English actress
Jack Vidgen, Australian singer who won the Australia’s Got Talent in 2011.

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