What Day of the Week

January 27, 2022 was the 27^th day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 338 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is jueves.

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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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• 98

  Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva.
• 1606

  Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, ending with their execution on January 31.
• 1785

  The University of Georgia is founded, the first public university in the United States.
• 1868

  Boshin War: The Battle of Toba-Fushimi between forces of the Tokugawa shogunate and pro-Imperial factions begins, which will end in defeat for the shogunate, and is a pivotal point in the Meiji Restoration.
• 1888

  The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
• 1943

  World War II: The VIII Bomber Command dispatched ninety-one B-17s and B-24s to attack the U-Boat construction yards at Wilhemshafen, Germany. The first American bombing attack on Germany.
• 1974

  The Brisbane River breaches its banks causing the largest flood to affect the city of Brisbane in the 20th Century
• 1990

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Horse in Chinese astrology.
• 2002

  An explosion at a military storage facility in Lagos, Nigeria, kills at least 1,100 people and displaces over 20,000 others.
• 2003

  The first selections for the National Recording Registry are announced by the Library of Congress.

• 1662

  Richard Bentley, English classical scholar (d. 1742)
• 1850

  Samuel Gompers, American labor leader (d. 1924)
• 1910

  Edvard Kardelj, Yugoslav Communist politician (d. 1979)
• 1921

  Donna Reed, American actress (d. 1986)
• 1926

  Ingrid Thulin, Swedish actress (d. 2004)
• 1955

  John G. Roberts, American jurist and the 17th Chief Justice of the United States
• 1976

  Ahn Jung-Hwan, Korean football player
• 1979

  Daniel Vettori, New Zealand cricketer
• 1983

  Deon Anderson, American football player
• 1988

  Kerlon, Brazilian footballer

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