January 25: Day of the Week
January 25, 2023 was the 25th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 340 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.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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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January 25 Historical Event(s)
- 1494Alfonso II becomes King of Naples.
- 1554Founding of São Paulo city, Brazil.
- 1575Luanda, the capital of Angola is founded by the Portuguese navigator Paulo Dias de Novais.
- 1791The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act of 1791 and splits the old Province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada.
- 1915Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates U.S. transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to Thomas Watson in San Francisco.
- 1963New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Rabbit in Chinese astrology.
- 1990The Burns’ Day storm hits northwestern Europe.
- 1996Billy Bailey became the last person to be hanged in the United States of America.
- 1999A 6.0 Richter scale earthquake hits western Colombia killing at least 1,000.
- 2006Mexican professional wrestler Juana Barraza is arrested in conjunction with the serial killing of at least 10 elderly women.
Who were born on January 25?
- 750Leo IV the Khazar, Byzantine Emperor (d. 780)
- 1509Giovanni Morone, Italian cardinal (d. 1580)
- 1860Charles Curtis, 31st Vice President of the United States (d. 1936)
- 1901Martin De Alzaga, Argentine racing driver (d. 1982)
- 1941Gregory Sierra, American actor
- 1975Mia Kirshner, Canadian actress
- 1976Mario Haberfeld, Brazilian racing car driver
- 1980Michelle McCool, American professional wrestler
- 1985James Ball, Musician
- 1986Chris O'Grady, English footballer
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