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 Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Suiyōbi.

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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.
• 1546

  Having published nothing for eleven years, François Rabelais publishes the Tiers Livre, his sequel to Gargantua and Pantagruel.
• 1556

  The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. The death toll may have been as high as 830,000.
• 1719

  The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire.
• 1870

  In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in the Marias Massacre.
• 1920

  The Netherlands refuses to surrender ex-Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to the Allies.
• 1941

  Charles Lindbergh testifies before the U.S. Congress and recommends that the United States negotiate a neutrality pact with Adolf Hitler.
• 1943

  World War II: Australian and American forces finally defeat the Japanese army in Papua. This turning point in the Pacific War marks the beginning of the end of Japanese aggression.
• 1974

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Tiger in Chinese astrology.
• 2002

  “American Taliban” John Walker Lindh returns to the United States in FBI custody.

• 1828

  Saigō Takamori, Samurai, leader of Satsuma rebellion (d. 1877)
• 1899

  Glen Kidston, British aviator and racing driver (d. 1931)
• 1910

  Django Reinhardt, Belgian guitarist (d. 1953)
• 1919

  Bob Paisley, English football player and manager. (d. 1996)
• 1924

  Bal Thackeray, founder and president of Indian political party Shiv Sena
• 1935

  Bob Moses, American civil rights activist
• 1943

  Gary Burton, American jazz vibraphonist
• 1972

  Lisa Snowdon, British model and TV presenter
• 1974

  Richard T. Slone, British artist
• 1975

  Tito Ortiz, American UFC fighter

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