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 Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is viernes.

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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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• 1377

  Pope Gregory XI moves the Papacy back to Rome from Avignon.
• 1873

  A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, a part of the Modoc War.
• 1899

  The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
• 1903

  El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
• 1917

  The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
• 1918

  Finnish Civil War: The first serious battles take place between the Red Guards and the White Guard.
• 1944

  World War II: Allied forces launch the first of four battles with the intention of breaking through the Winter Line and seizing Rome, an effort that would ultimately take four months and cost 105,000 Allied casualties.
• 1966

  A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea in the Palomares incident.
• 1989

  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.
• 1991

  Harald V becomes King of Norway on the death of his father, Olav V.

• 1504

  Pope Saint Pius V (d. 1572)
• 1881

  Harry Price, English psychic researcher and writer (d. 1948)
• 1914

  Anacleto Angelini, Chilean businessman (d. 2007)
• 1916

  Peter Frelinghuysen, American politician
• 1932

  Sheree North, American actress (d. 2005)
• 1954

  Susan Kiefel, Australian lawyer and judge
• 1955

  Steve Earle, American musician
• 1974

  Danny Bhoy, Scottish comedian
• 1985

  Riyu Kosaka, Japanese singer (BeForU)
• 1986

  Hale Appleman, American actor

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