What Day of the Week

January 24, 2018 was the 24^th day of the year 2018 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 341 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.

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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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• 1679

  King Charles II of England dissolves the Cavalier Parliament.
• 1742

  Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
• 1817

  Crossing of the Andes: Many soldiers of Juan Gregorio de las Heras were captured during the Action of Picheuta.
• 1859

  Political union of Moldavia and Wallachia; Alexandru Ioan Cuza is elected as ruler.
• 1878

  The revolutionary Vera Zasulich shoots at Fyodor Trepov, the Governor of Saint Petersburg.
• 1961

  1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash: A bomber carrying two H-bombs breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina. The uranium core of one weapon remains lost.
• 1984

  The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale.
• 1990

  Japan launches Hiten, the country’s first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union’s Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States.
• 2003

  The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
• 2039

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Sheep in Chinese astrology.

• 3 BC

  Galba, Roman Emperor (d. 69)
• 1862

  Edith Wharton, American writer (d. 1937)
• 1901

  Harry Calder, South African cricketer (d. 1995)
• 1916

  Arnoldo Foà, Italian actor
• 1923

  Vlado Kristl, Croatian painter and filmmaker (d. 2004)
• 1925

  Maria Tallchief, American ballerina
• 1960

  Jack Neo, Singaporean filmmaker & actor
• 1968

  Mary Lou Retton, American gymnast
• 1970

  Matthew Lillard, American actor
• 1984

  Scott Kazmir, American baseball player

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