What Day of the Week

January 26, 2020 was the 26^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 340 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Nichiyōbi.

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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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• 1531

  Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake--thousands die.
• 1589

  Job is elected as Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.
• 1870

  American Civil War: Virginia rejoins the Union.
• 1914

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Tiger in Chinese astrology.
• 1920

  Former Ford Motor Company executive Henry Leland launches the Lincoln Motor Company which he later sold to his former employer.
• 1949

  The Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory sees first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 is built in 1976).
• 1950

  The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as its first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India.
• 1991

  Mohamed Siad Barre is removed from power in Somalia, ending centralized government, and is succeeded by Ali Mahdi.
• 2004

  President Hamid Karzai signs the new constitution of Afghanistan.
• 2009

  Rioting breaks out in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sparking a political crisis that will result in the replacement of President Marc Ravalomanana with Andry Rajoelina.

• 1722

  Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (d. 1805)
• 1904

  Ancel Keys, American scientist (d. 2004)
• 1908

  Stéphane Grappelli, French jazz violinist (d. 1997)
• 1930

  Napoleón Abueva, Filipino sculptor
• 1933

  Ercole Baldini, Italian cyclist
• 1942

  Souad Hosni, Egyptian actress (d. 2001)
• 1950

  Jörg Haider, Austrian far-right politician (d. 2008)
• 1954

  Kim Hughes, Australian cricketer
• 1958

  Salvador Sánchez, Mexican boxer
• 1967

  Pradip Somasundaran, Indian playback singer

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