What Day of the Week

January 2, 2019 was the 2^nd day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 363 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.

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

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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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• 366

  The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire
• 1492

  Reconquista: the emirate of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, surrenders
• 1777

  American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey
• 1818

  The British Institution of Civil Engineers is founded
• 1860

  The discovery of the planet Vulcan is announced at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences in Paris, France
• 1900

  John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China
• 1942

  World War II: Manila, Philippines is captured by Japanese forces
• 1945

  World War II: Nuremberg, Germany (in German, Nürnberg) is severely bombed by Allied 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
• 2001

  Sila María Calderón becomes the first female Governor of Puerto Rico

• 1642

  Mehmed IV, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1693)
• 1857

  Martha Carey Thomas, American educator, suffragist, and second President of Bryn Mawr College (d. 1935)
• 1893

  Lillian Leitzel, German acrobat and strongwoman (d. 1931)
• 1942

  Ray Moore, Radio 2 DJ (d. 1989)
• 1948

  Judith Miller, American journalist
• 1953

  Manfred Wittke, German footballer
• 1961

  Gabrielle Carteris, American actress
• 1976

  Cletidus Hunt, American football player
• 1977

  Ales Pisa, Czech ice hockey player
• 1991

  Steele Sidebottom, Australian Rules Footballer

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