What Day of the Week

January 23, 2020 was the 23^rd day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 343 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

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

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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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• 1656

  Blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales.
• 1855

  The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens in what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota, a crossing made today by the Father Louis Hennepin Bridge.
• 1870

  In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in the Marias Massacre.
• 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.
• 1904

  Ålesund Fire: the Norwegian coastal town Ålesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style.
• 1907

  Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator.
• 1942

  World War II: The Battle of Rabaul begins, the first fighting of the New Guinea campaign.
• 1950

  The Knesset passes a resolution that states Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.
• 1974

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Tiger in Chinese astrology.
• 2009

  Dendermonde nursery attack in Dendermonde, Belgium.

• 1828

  Saigō Takamori, Samurai, leader of Satsuma rebellion (d. 1877)
• 1884

  Ralph DePalma, Italian-American race car driver (d. 1956)
• 1899

  Glen Kidston, British aviator and racing driver (d. 1931)
• 1903

  Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Colombian politician (d. 1948)
• 1942

  Razzak, Bangladeshi actor and director
• 1954

  Edward Ka-Spel, English musician (Legendary Pink Dots)
• 1973

  Tomas Holmström, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1977

  Kamal Heer, Punjabi singer and musician
• 1985

  Doutzen Kroes, Dutch supermodel
• 1986

  Anne Foy, British children’s television presenter

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