What Day of the Week

January 17, 2021 was the 17^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 348 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

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

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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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• 38 BC

  Octavian divorces his wife Scribonia and marries Livia Drusilla, ending the fragile peace between the Second Triumvirate and Sextus Pompey.
• 1781

  American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cowpens – Continental troops under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton at the battle in South Carolina.
• 1852

  The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Boer colonies of the Transvaal.
• 1918

  Finnish Civil War: The first serious battles take place between the Red Guards and the White Guard.
• 1941

  Franco-Thai War: French forces inflict a decisive victory over the Royal Thai Navy.
• 1982

  “Cold Sunday” - in the United States temperatures fell to their lowest levels in over 100 years in numerous cities.
• 1994

  1994 Northridge earthquake: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Northridge, California.
• 1996

  The Czech Republic applies for membership of the European Union.
• 2001

  U.S. President Bill Clinton posthumously raises Meriwether Lewis’ rank from Lieutenant to Captain.
• 2010

  Rioting begins between Muslim and Christian groups in Jos, Nigeria, resulting in at least 200 deaths.

• 1851

  A. B. Frost, American illustrator (d. 1928)
• 1901

  Aron Gurwitsch, Lithuanian-born philosopher (d. 1973)
• 1911

  George Joseph Stigler, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
• 1914

  Irving Brecher, American Screenwriter (d. 2008)
• 1927

  Eartha Kitt, American actress and singer (d. 2008)
• 1952

  Darrell Porter, American baseball player (d. 2002)
• 1954

  Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., American lawyer and environmental activist, son of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy
• 1959

  Momoe Yamaguchi, Japanese singer and actress
• 1967

  Richard Hawley, English singer, guitarist, and songwriter (Pulp, The Longpigs)
• 1981

  Warren Feeney, Northern Irish footballer

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