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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• 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
• 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
• 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
• 1942

  World War II: Manila, Philippines is captured by Japanese forces
• 1949

  Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico
• 1955

  Panamanian president José Antonio Remón Cantera is assassinated
• 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.

• 1892

  Seiichiro Kashio, Japanese tennis player (d. 1962)
• 1940

  S. R. S. Varadhan, Indian-American mathematician
• 1953

  Vincent Racaniello American virologist
• 1955

  Tex Brashear, American voice actor
• 1977

  Nikos Soultanidis, Greek footballer
• 1980

  Annie Bellemare, Canadian Figure Skater
• 1981

  Ryan Garko, American baseball player
• 1983

  Kate Bosworth, American actress
• 1986

  Troy Andrews, American musician
• 1987

  Syesha Mercado, American singer and actress

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