What Day of the Week

January 23, 2018 was the 23^rd day of the year 2018 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 342 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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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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• 1546

  Having published nothing for eleven years, François Rabelais publishes the Tiers Livre, his sequel to Gargantua and Pantagruel.
• 1571

  The Royal Exchange opens in London.
• 1879

  Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Rorke’s Drift ends.
• 1899

  Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as President of the First Philippine Republic.
• 1945

  World War II: Karl Dönitz launches Operation Hannibal.
• 1958

  Overthrow in Venezuela of Marcos Pérez Jiménez
• 1963

  Guinea-Bissau War of Independence officially begins when PAIGC guerrilla fighters attacked the Portuguese army stationed in Tite.
• 1964

  The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, is ratified.
• 1973

  A volcanic eruption devastates Heimaey in the Vestmannaeyjar chain of islands off the south coast of Iceland.
• 2031

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Pig in Chinese astrology.

• 1737

  John Hancock, American patriot (d. 1793)
• 1896

  Alf Hall, South African cricketer (d. 1964)
• 1907

  Hideki Yukawa, Japanese physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1981)
• 1913

  Wally Parks, American racing executive, founder of the NHRA (d. 2007)
• 1923

  Walter M. Miller, Jr., American writer (d. 1996)
• 1924

  Bal Thackeray, founder and president of Indian political party Shiv Sena
• 1930

  Teresa Żylis-Gara, Polish singer
• 1938

  Shohei Baba, Japanese professional wrestler (d. 1999)
• 1946

  Don Whittington, American businessman, car & airplane racer and convicted felon
• 1974

  Rebekah Elmaloglou, Australian actress

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