What Day of the Week

January 21, 2020 was the 21^st day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 345 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.

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

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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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• 1861

  American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate.
• 1893

  The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.
• 1899

  Opel manufactures its first automobile.
• 1919

  Meeting of the First Dáil Éireann in the Mansion House Dublin. Sinn Féin adopts Ireland’s first constitution. The first engagement of Irish War of Independence, Sologhead Beg, County Tipperary.
• 1954

  The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States.
• 1960

  Avianca Flight 671 crashes and burns upon landing at Montego Bay, Jamaica, killing 37. It is the worst air disaster in Jamaica’s history and the first for Avianca.
• 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.
• 1981

  Production of the iconic DeLorean DMC-12 sports car begins in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland.
• 2003

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

• 1338

  King Charles V of France (d. 1380)
• 1883

  Amang Rodriguez, Filipino politician (d. 1964)
• 1906

  Igor Moiseyev, Russian choreographer (d. 2007)
• 1910

  Eua Sunthornsanan, Thai composer and bandleader (d. 1981)
• 1942

  Edwin Starr, American singer (d. 2003)
• 1950

  Gary Locke, American politician, 21st Governor of Washington, and 36th United States Secretary of Commerce
• 1957

  Greg Ryan, American soccer coach
• 1973

  Duane Lee Chapman, II, American bounty hunter
• 1981

  Jamie Dalrymple, English cricketer
• 1985

  Adrian Lewis, English darts player

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