What Day of the Week

January 24, 2022 was the 24^th day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 341 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is lundi.

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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.
• 1918

  The Gregorian calendar is introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People’s Commissars effective February 14(NS)
• 1942

  World War II: The Allies bombard Bangkok, leading Thailand to declare war against the United States and United Kingdom.
• 1960

  Algerian War: Some units of European volunteers in Algiers stage an insurrection known as the “barricades week”, during which they seize government buildings and clash with local police.
• 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.
• 1972

  Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.
• 1986

  Voyager 2 passes within 81500 km of Uranus.
• 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.

• 1444

  Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)
• 1779

  Tsarina Elizabeth Alexeievna (d. 1826)
• 1864

  Marguerite Durand, French suffragette (d. 1936)
• 1936

  William Bogert, American actor
• 1947

  Warren Zevon, American musician (d. 2003)
• 1950

  Gennifer Flowers, American actress, political figure
• 1955

  Jim Montgomery, American swimmer
• 1957

  Mark Eaton, American basketball player
• 1967

  Mark Kozelek, American singer/songwriter (Red House Painters, Sun Kil Moon)
• 1984

  Paulo Sérgio, Portuguese footballer

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