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January 23: Day of the Week
January 23, 2024 was the 23rd day of the year 2024 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 French then this day of the week in French is mardi.
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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.
January 23 Historical Event(s)
1510
Henry VIII of England, then 18 years old, appears incognito in the lists at Richmond, and is applauded for his jousting before he reveals his identity.
1793
Second Partition of Poland: Russia and Prussia partition Poland for the second time.
1943
Duke Ellington plays at Carnegie Hall in New York City for the first time.
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.
1950
The Knesset passes a resolution that states Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.
1958
Overthrow in Venezuela of Marcos Pérez Jiménez
1960
The bathyscaphe USS Trieste breaks a depth record by descending to 10,911 m (35,798 feet) in the Pacific Ocean.
1968
North Korea seizes the USS Pueblo, claiming the ship had violated their territorial waters while spying.
2002
“American Taliban” John Walker Lindh returns to the United States in FBI custody.
2031
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Pig in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on January 23?
1862
David Hilbert, German mathematician (d. 1943)
1898
Freda Utley, British scholar and author (d. 1978)
1903
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Colombian politician (d. 1948)
1923
Cot Deal, American baseball player and coach
1950
Richard Dean Anderson, American actor
1964
Mariska Hargitay, American actress
1969
Brendan Shanahan, Canadian ice hockey player
1970
Brendan O'Connor, Irish journalist, satirist
1971
Adam Parore, New Zealand wicketkeeper (cricket)
1986
Benjamin Griesert, German footballer
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