What Day of the Week

January 17, 2020 was the 17^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 349 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.

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

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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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• 395

  Emperor Theodosius I dies at Milan, the Roman Empire is re-divided into an eastern and a western half. The Eastern Roman Empire is centered in Constantinople under Arcadius, son of Theodosius, and the Western Roman Empire in Mediolanum under Honorius, his brother, at the age of 10.
• 1377

  Pope Gregory XI moves the Papacy back to Rome from Avignon.
• 1608

  Emperor Susenyos of Ethiopia surprises an Oromo army at Ebenat; his army reportedly kills 12,000 Oromo at the cost of 400 men.
• 1811

  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.
• 1852

  The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Boer colonies of the Transvaal.
• 1885

  A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
• 1903

  El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
• 1941

  Franco-Thai War: French forces inflict a decisive victory over the Royal Thai Navy.
• 1946

  The UN Security Council holds its first session.
• 2008

  British Airways Flight 38 crash lands just short of London Heathrow Airport in England with no fatalities. It is the first complete hull loss of a Boeing 777.

• 1666

  Antonio Maria Valsalva, Italian anatomist (d. 1723)
• 1876

  Frank Hague, American politician (d. 1956)
• 1918

  George M. Leader, American politician and 36th Governor of Pennsylvania
• 1925

  Patricia Owens, Canadian actress (d. 2000)
• 1928

  Vidal Sassoon, English cosmetologist
• 1933

  Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, French-born Pakistani diplomat (UN High Commissioner for Refugees) (d. 2003)
• 1941

  Dame Gillian Weir, New Zealand organist
• 1957

  Ann Nocenti, American comic book writer
• 1971

  Kid Rock, American singer
• 1973

  Aaron Ward, Canadian ice hockey player

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