January 22: Day of the Week
January 22, 2022 was the 22nd 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.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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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January 22 Historical Event(s)
- 1863The 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.
- 1879Anglo-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.
- 1889Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
- 1924Ramsay MacDonald becomes the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
- 1941World War II: British and Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Italian forces during Operation Compass.
- 1959Knox Mine Disaster: Water breaches the River Slope Mine near Pittston City, Pennsylvania in Port Griffith; 12 miners are killed.
- 1968Operation Igloo White, a US electronic surveillance system to stop communist infiltration into South Vietnam begins installation.
- 1987Pennsylvania politician R. Budd Dwyer shoots and kills himself during a televised press conference, leading to debates on boundaries in journalism.
- 2004New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Monkey in Chinese astrology.
- 2006Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country’s first indigenous president.
Who were born on January 22?
- 1887Helen Hoyt, American poet (d. 1972)
- 1889Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (d. 1935)
- 1907Dixie Dean, English footballer (d. 1980)
- 1931Sam Cooke, American singer (d. 1964)
- 1942Mimis Domazos, Greek footballer
- 1968Heath, Japanese bass guitarist (X Japan)
- 1970Alex Ross, American comic book artist
- 1972Gabriel Macht, American actor
- 1980Jonathan Woodgate, English footballer
- 1993Rio Haryanto, Indonesian racing driver
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