What Day of the Week

January 2, 2021 was the 2^nd day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 363 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.

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

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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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• 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
• 1791

  Big Bottom massacre in the Ohio Country, marking the beginning of the Northwest Indian War
• 1905

  Russo-Japanese War: The Russian garrison surrenders at Port Arthur, China
• 1911

  A gun battle in the East End of London left two dead and sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill
• 1920

  The second Palmer Raid takes place with another 6,000 suspected communists and anarchists arrested and held without trial. These raids take place in several U.S. cities.
• 1941

  World War II: German bombing severely damages the Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
• 1942

  World War II: Manila, Philippines is captured by Japanese forces
• 1955

  Panamanian president José Antonio Remón Cantera is assassinated
• 1971

  The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football (soccer) match
• 2001

  Sila María Calderón becomes the first female Governor of Puerto Rico

• 1836

  Queen Emma of Hawaii, Consort of King Kamehameha IV (d. 1885)
• 1837

  Mily Balakirev, Russian composer (d. 1910)
• 1857

  Martha Carey Thomas, American educator, suffragist, and second President of Bryn Mawr College (d. 1935)
• 1860

  William Corless Mills, American museum curator (d. 1928)
• 1896

  Sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982)
• 1932

  Peter Redgrove, British poet (d. 2003)
• 1933

  Ed Casey, Australian politician (d. 2006)
• 1938

  Ian Brady, British serial killer
• 1972

  Hristos Meletoglou, Greek triple jumper
• 1980

  Annie Bellemare, Canadian Figure Skater

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