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 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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• 366

  The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire
• 533

  Mercurius becomes Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the papacy
• 1791

  Big Bottom massacre in the Ohio Country, marking the beginning of the Northwest Indian War
• 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.
• 1942

  The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) convicts 33 members of a German spy ring headed by Fritz Joubert Duquesne in the largest espionage case in United States history—the Duquesne Spy Ring
• 1945

  World War II: Nuremberg, Germany (in German, Nürnberg) is severely bombed by Allied forces
• 1971

  The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football (soccer) match
• 1974

  President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo
• 1992

  Leaders of armed opposition declare the President Zviad Gamsakhurdia deposed during a military coup in Georgia.
• 2004

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

• 1822

  Rudolf Clausius, German physicist (d. 1888)
• 1897

  Jim Londos, Greek wrestler (d. 1975)
• 1933

  Ed Casey, Australian politician (d. 2006)
• 1950

  Débora Duarte, Brazilian actress
• 1954

  Dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk)
• 1955

  Vivien Savage, French singer
• 1969

  Karl-Heinz Grasser, Austrian politician
• 1976

  Danilo Di Luca, Italian cyclist
• 1982

  Athanasia Tsoumeleka, Greek race walker
• 1985

  Luis Beza, American musician

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