What Day of the Week

January 21, 2018 was the 21^st day of the year 2018 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 344 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is dimanche.

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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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• 1887

  465 mm of rain falls in Brisbane, a record for any Australian capital city.
• 1899

  Opel manufactures its first automobile.
• 1966

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Horse in Chinese astrology.
• 1968

  Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins.
• 1985

  The inauguration of President Ronald Reagan to a second term, already postponed a day because January 20 fell on a Sunday, becomes the second inauguration in history moved indoors because of freezing temperatures and high winds. The parade is cancelled altogether.
• 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.
• 2004

  NASA’s MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies in the management of its flash memory and is fixed remotely from Earth on February 6.
• 2005

  In Belmopan, Belize, the unrest over the government’s new taxes erupts into riots.
• 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%.

• 1918

  Chichay, Filipino actress (d. 1993)
• 1952

  Louis Menand, American writer and critic
• 1958

  Frank Ticheli, American composer
• 1969

  Eduard Hämäläinen, Finnish-Belarusian decathlete
• 1971

  Alan McManus, Scottish snooker player
• 1972

  Yasunori Mitsuda, Japanese composer
• 1974

  Rove McManus, Australian television host and comedian
• 1975

  Thomas Castaignede, French rugby player
• 1980

  Mari Possa, Salvadorian-American pornographic actress
• 1984

  Robert Ray, American baseball player

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