What Day of the Week

January 21, 2021 was the 21^st day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 344 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.

Aquarius 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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• 1525

  The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz’s mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union.
• 1908

  New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
• 1925

  Albania declares itself a republic.
• 1931

  Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia.
• 1948

  The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Quebec Flag Day.
• 1966

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Horse in Chinese astrology.
• 1981

  Production of the iconic DeLorean DMC-12 sports car begins in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland.
• 2000

  Ecuador: After the Ecuadorian Congress is seized by indigenous organizations, Col. Lucio Gutierrez, Carlos Solorzano and Antonio Vargas depose President Jamil Mahuad. Gutierrez is later replaced by Gen. Carlos Mendoza, who resigns and allows Vice-President Gustavo Noboa to succeed Mahuad.
• 2003

  A 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes the Mexican state of Colima, killing 29 and leaving approximately 10,000 people homeless.
• 2008

  Black Monday in worldwide stock markets. FTSE 100 had its biggest ever one-day points fall, European stocks closed with their worst result since 11 September 2001, and Asian stocks drop as much as 14%.

• 1813

  John C. Frémont, American army officer, explorer and presidential candidate (d. 1890)
• 1829

  King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway (d. 1907)
• 1940

  Jack Nicklaus, American golfer
• 1958

  Frank Ticheli, American composer
• 1963

  Hakeem Olajuwon, Nigerian-born American basketball player
• 1969

  Karina Lombard, American actress
• 1977

  Phil Neville, English footballer
• 1978

  Andrei Zyuzin, Russian ice hockey player
• 1982

  Dean Whitehead, English footballer
• 1984

  Richard Gutierrez, Filipino actor and television host

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