What Day of the Week

January 23, 2019 was the 23^rd day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 342 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.

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

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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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• 1368

  In a coronation ceremony, Zhu Yuanzhang ascends to the throne of China as the Hongwu Emperor, initiating Ming Dynasty rule over China that would last for three centuries.
• 1570

  James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, regent for the infant King James VI of Scotland, is assassinated by firearm, the first recorded instance of such.
• 1900

  The Battle of Spion Kop between the forces of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State and British forces during the Second Boer War resulted in a British defeat.
• 1907

  Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator.
• 1912

  The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague.
• 1928

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Dragon in Chinese astrology.
• 1941

  Charles Lindbergh testifies before the U.S. Congress and recommends that the United States negotiate a neutrality pact with Adolf Hitler.
• 1967

  Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Ivory Coast are established.
• 1997

  Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State.
• 2009

  Dendermonde nursery attack in Dendermonde, Belgium.

• 1745

  William Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814)
• 1897

  Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian independence fighter (d. 1945)
• 1907

  Dan Duryea, American actor (d. 1968)
• 1946

  Arnoldo Alemán, ex-president of Nicaragua
• 1948

  Anita Pointer, American singer (Pointer Sisters)
• 1969

  Andrei Kanchelskis, Ukrainian-Russian footballer
• 1975

  Tito Ortiz, American UFC fighter
• 1976

  Tony Lucca, actor, singer and musician
• 1988

  Alan Power, Irish footballer
• 1989

  April Pearson, British actress

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