What Day of the Week

January 22, 2022 was the 22^nd day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 343 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.

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

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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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• 1863

  The January Uprising breaks out in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. The aim of the national movement is to regain Polish-Lithuanian-Ruthenian Commonwealth from occupation by Russia.
• 1879

  Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Rorke’s Drift – 139 British soldiers successfully defend their garrison against an intense assault by four to five thousand Zulu warriors.
• 1889

  Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
• 1924

  Ramsay MacDonald becomes the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
• 1941

  World War II: British and Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Italian forces during Operation Compass.
• 1959

  Knox Mine Disaster: Water breaches the River Slope Mine near Pittston City, Pennsylvania in Port Griffith; 12 miners are killed.
• 1968

  Operation Igloo White, a US electronic surveillance system to stop communist infiltration into South Vietnam begins installation.
• 1987

  Pennsylvania politician R. Budd Dwyer shoots and kills himself during a televised press conference, leading to debates on boundaries in journalism.
• 2004

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Monkey in Chinese astrology.
• 2006

  Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country’s first indigenous president.

• 1887

  Helen Hoyt, American poet (d. 1972)
• 1889

  Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (d. 1935)
• 1907

  Dixie Dean, English footballer (d. 1980)
• 1931

  Sam Cooke, American singer (d. 1964)
• 1942

  Mimis Domazos, Greek footballer
• 1968

  Heath, Japanese bass guitarist (X Japan)
• 1970

  Alex Ross, American comic book artist
• 1972

  Gabriel Macht, American actor
• 1980

  Jonathan Woodgate, English footballer
• 1993

  Rio Haryanto, Indonesian racing driver

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