What Day of the Week

January 2, 2020 was the 2^nd day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 364 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

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

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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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• 533

  Mercurius becomes Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the papacy
• 1492

  Reconquista: the emirate of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, surrenders
• 1788

  Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution
• 1791

  Big Bottom massacre in the Ohio Country, marking the beginning of the Northwest Indian War
• 1818

  The British Institution of Civil Engineers is founded
• 1833

  Re-establishment of British rule on the Falkland Islands.
• 1942

  World War II: Manila, Philippines is captured by Japanese forces
• 1959

  Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union
• 1971

  The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football (soccer) match
• 2004

  Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that are returned to Earth.

• 1901

  Bob Marshall, American conservationist (d. 1939)
• 1909

  Riccardo Cassin, Italian mountaineer (d. 2009)
• 1917

  Vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003)
• 1940

  S. R. S. Varadhan, Indian-American mathematician
• 1961

  Gabrielle Carteris, American actress
• 1968

  Goichi Suda, Japanese video game developer
• 1969

  Patrick Huard, Quebec actor and comedian
• 1975

  Reuben Thorne, New Zealand rugby union player
• 1979

  Jonathan Greening, British footballer
• 1980

  Mac Danzig, American Mixed martial arts combatant

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