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 Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Mokuyōbi.

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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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• 1818

  The British Institution of Civil Engineers is founded
• 1833

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

  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
• 1949

  Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico
• 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
• 1999

  A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and 19 inches (487 mm) in Chicago, Illinois, where temperatures plunge to -13 °F (-25 °C); 68 deaths are reported
• 2001

  Sila María Calderón becomes the first female Governor of Puerto Rico

• 1699

  Osman III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1757)
• 1837

  Mily Balakirev, Russian composer (d. 1910)
• 1896

  Dziga Vertov, Russian filmmaker (d. 1954)
• 1905

  Lev Schnirelmann, Russian mathematician (d. 1938)
• 1955

  Tex Brashear, American voice actor
• 1967

  Jón Gnarr, Icelandic actor and mayor of Reykjavik
• 1972

  Mattias Norström, Swedish professional ice hockey player
• 1976

  Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Greek triple jumper
• 1981

  Maxi Rodríguez, Argentine footballer
• 1987

  Shelley Hennig, American actress

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