What Day of the Week

January 24, 2023 was the 24^th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 341 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.

• 1438

  The Council of Basel suspends Pope Eugene IV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa.
• 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.
• 1848

  California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter’s Mill near Sacramento.
• 1857

  The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully-fledged university in south Asia.
• 1862

  Bucharest is proclaimed capital of Romania.
• 1955

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Sheep in Chinese astrology.
• 1966

  An Air India Boeing 707 jet crashes on Mont Blanc, on the border between France and Italy, killing 117.
• 1978

  Soviet satellite Cosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor onboard, burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada’s Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
• 1984

  The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale.

• 1712

  King Frederick II of Prussia (d. 1786)
• 1862

  Edith Wharton, American writer (d. 1937)
• 1919

  Coleman Francis, American film director (d. 1973)
• 1946

  Michael Ontkean, Canadian actor
• 1963

  Martyn Grimley, English field hockey player
• 1965

  Mike Awesome, American professional wrestler (d. 2007)
• 1972

  Naoshi Mizuta, Japanese composer
• 1976

  Shae-Lynn Bourne, Canadian ice dancer
• 1984

  Paulo Sérgio, Portuguese footballer
• 1988

  Jade Ewen, English singer

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