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.
• 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.
• 1533

  Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England, discovers herself pregnant.
• 1556

  The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. The death toll may have been as high as 830,000.
• 1897

  Elva Zona Heaster is found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The resulting murder trial of her husband is perhaps the only case in United States history where the alleged testimony of a ghost helped secure a conviction.
• 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.
• 1943

  World War II: The Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse on Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign ends.
• 1945

  World War II: Karl Dönitz launches Operation Hannibal.
• 1960

  The bathyscaphe USS Trieste breaks a depth record by descending to 10,911 m (35,798 feet) in the Pacific Ocean.
• 2031

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

• 1783

  Stendhal, French writer (d. 1842)
• 1897

  Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian independence fighter (d. 1945)
• 1900

  William Ifor Jones, Welsh conductor and organist (d. 1988)
• 1903

  Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Colombian politician (d. 1948)
• 1924

  Bal Thackeray, founder and president of Indian political party Shiv Sena
• 1929

  Patriarch Filaret (Mykhailo Denysenko) of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Kiev Patriarch
• 1933

  Chita Rivera, Puerto Rican actress and dancer
• 1971

  Adam Parore, New Zealand wicketkeeper (cricket)
• 1971

  Kevin Mawae, American football player
• 1972

  Lisa Snowdon, British model and TV presenter

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