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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• 1808

  Rum Rebellion, the only successful (albeit short-lived) armed takeover of the government in Australia.
• 1863

  American Civil War: General Ambrose Burnside is relieved of command of the Army of the Potomac after the disastrous Fredericksburg campaign. He is replaced by Joseph Hooker.
• 1863

  American Civil War: Governor of Massachusetts John Albion Andrew receives permission from Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent.
• 1914

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Tiger in Chinese astrology.
• 1924

  Saint Petersburg, Russia, is renamed Leningrad.
• 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.
• 1962

  Ranger program: Ranger 3 is launched to study the moon. The space probe later misses the moon by 22,000 miles (35,400 km).
• 1966

  The Beaumont Children go missing from Glenelg Beach near Adelaide, South Australia.
• 1980

  Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations.
• 2009

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

• 1891

  August Froehlich, German Roman Catholic priest, member of the resistance against Nazism and martyr (d.1942)
• 1891

  Wilder Penfield, American-born Canadian neurosurgeon (d. 1976)
• 1930

  Napoleón Abueva, Filipino sculptor
• 1947

  Patrick Dewaere, French actor (d. 1982)
• 1950

  Janet Lupo, American model
• 1953

  Lucinda Williams, American singer
• 1967

  Pradip Somasundaran, Indian playback singer
• 1978

  Estéban Germán, Dominican baseball player
• 1986

  Hero, South Korean singer (TVXQ)
• 1993

  Peter Čerešňák, Slovak ice hockey player

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