What Day of the Week

January 17, 2019 was the 17^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 348 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.

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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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• 1562

  France recognizes the Huguenots under the Edict of Saint-Germain.
• 1648

  England’s Long Parliament passes the Vote of No Addresses, breaking off negotiations with King Charles I and thereby setting the scene for the second phase of the English Civil War.
• 1773

  Captain James Cook and his crew become the first Europeans to sail below the Antarctic Circle.
• 1852

  The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Boer colonies of the Transvaal.
• 1945

  World War II: Soviet forces capture the almost completely destroyed Polish city of Warsaw.
• 1950

  The Great Brinks Robbery – 11 thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car Company’s offices in Boston, Massachusetts.
• 1982

  “Cold Sunday” - in the United States temperatures fell to their lowest levels in over 100 years in numerous cities.
• 1996

  The Czech Republic applies for membership of the European Union.
• 2002

  Mount Nyiragongo erupts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing an estimated 400,000 people.
• 2007

  The Doomsday Clock is set to five minutes to midnight in response to North Korea nuclear testing.

• 1831

  Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (d. 1903)
• 1850

  Aleksandr Taneyev, Russian composer (d. 1918)
• 1865

  Charles Fergusson, Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1951)
• 1886

  Ronald Firbank, British novelist (d. 1926)
• 1905

  Peggy Gilbert, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader (d. 2007)
• 1937

  Alain Badiou, French philosopher
• 1948

  Jim Ladd, American freeform (radio format) Disc Jockey
• 1960

  Chatchai Plengpanich, Thai actor
• 1967

  Filippo Raciti, Italian police officer (d. 2007)
• 1983

  Álvaro Arbeloa, Spanish footballer

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