What Day of the Week

January 20, 2019 was the 20^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 345 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Nichiyōbi.

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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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• 1265

  In Westminster, the first English parliament conducts its first meeting held by Simon de Montfort in the Palace of Westminster, now also known colloquially as the “Houses of Parliament”.
• 1576

  The Mexican city of León is founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almanza.
• 1801

  John Marshall is appointed the Chief Justice of the United States.
• 1885

  L.A. Thompson patents the roller coaster.
• 1936

  Edward VIII becomes King of the United Kingdom.
• 1945

  World War II: Germany begins the evacuation of 1.8 million people from East Prussia, a task which will take nearly two months.
• 1972

  Pakistan launched its Nuclear detterent program few weeks after its defeat in Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
• 1986

  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time.
• 1990

  On Black Saturday, the Red Army kills Azerbaijani civilians in Baku.
• 1999

  The China News Service announces new government restrictions on Internet use, aimed especially at Internet cafés.

• 1908

  Fleur Cowles, American writer, editor and artist (d. 2009)
• 1945

  Christopher Martin-Jenkins, cricket commentator and correspondent
• 1950

  Liza Goddard, British actress
• 1952

  Paul Stanley, American musician (Kiss)
• 1953

  Colleen Zenk Pinter, American actress
• 1958

  Lorenzo Lamas, American actor
• 1966

  Rainn Wilson, American actor
• 1966

  Tracii Guns, American guitarist
• 1980

  Brigitte Olivier, Belgian judoka
• 1981

  Owen Hargreaves, English footballer

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