What Day of the Week

January 21, 2019 was the 21^st day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 344 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.

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

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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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• 1749

  The Verona Philharmonic Theatre is destroyed by fire. It is rebuilt in 1754.
• 1789

  The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth, is printed in Boston, Massachusetts.
• 1893

  The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.
• 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.
• 1911

  The first Monte Carlo Rally takes place.
• 1966

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

  A B-52 bomber crashes near Thule Air Base, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete.
• 1971

  The current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts.
• 1976

  Commercial service of Concorde begins with the London-Bahrain and Paris-Rio routes.
• 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.

• 1813

  John C. Frémont, American army officer, explorer and presidential candidate (d. 1890)
• 1860

  Karl Staaff, Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1915)
• 1887

  Maude Farris-Luse, American supercentenarian who was the oldest living person at the age of 115. (d. 2002)
• 1934

  Audrey Dalton, Irish actress
• 1938

  John Savident, British actor
• 1941

  Mike Medavoy, American film producer
• 1959

  Alex McLeish, Scottish footballer and manager
• 1966

  Candi Milo, American voice actress
• 1971

  Alan McManus, Scottish snooker player
• 1975

  Thomas Castaignede, French rugby player

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