What Day of the Week

January 22, 2019 was the 22^nd day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 343 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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• 1906

  SS Valencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130.
• 1941

  World War II: British and Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Italian forces during Operation Compass.
• 1944

  World War II: The Allies commence Operation Shingle, an assault on Anzio, Italy.
• 1957

  Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula.
• 1970

  The Boeing 747, the world’s first “jumbo jet”, enters commercial service for launch customer Pan American Airways with its maiden voyage from John F Kennedy International Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
• 1973

  A chartered Boeing 707 explodes in flames upon landing at Kano Airport, Nigeria, killing 176.
• 1987

  Pennsylvania politician R. Budd Dwyer shoots and kills himself during a televised press conference, leading to debates on boundaries in journalism.
• 1992

  Rebel forces occupy Zaire’s national radio station in Kinshasa and broadcast a demand for the government’s resignation.
• 1995

  Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Beit Lid massacre – In central Israel, near Netanya, two suicide bombers from the Gaza Strip blow themselves up at a military transit point killing 19 Israelis.
• 2042

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Dog in Chinese astrology.

• 1874

  Jay Hughes, American baseball player (d. 1924)
• 1937

  Joseph Wambaugh, American author
• 1962

  Eric Schaeffer, American actor and director
• 1964

  Stojko Vranković, Croatian basketball player
• 1965

  Andrew Roachford, English singer and songwriter
• 1967

  Ecaterina Szabo, Romanian gymnast
• 1971

  Stan Collymore, English footballer
• 1977

  Luciano Andrade Rissutt, Brazilian footballer
• 1982

  Fabricio Coloccini, Argentine footballer
• 1987

  Ray Rice, American football player

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