What Day of the Week

January 27, 2019 was the 27^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 338 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

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

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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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• 1186

  Henry VI, the son and heir of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, marries Constance of Sicily.
• 1593

  The Vatican opens seven year trial of scholar Giordano Bruno.
• 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.
• 1870

  The Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity is founded at DePauw University.
• 1941

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Snake in Chinese astrology.
• 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.
• 1983

  The pilot shaft of the Seikan Tunnel, the world’s longest sub-aqueous tunnel (53.85 km) between the Japanese islands of Honshū and Hokkaidō, breaks through.
• 1996

  In a military coup Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara deposes the first democratically elected president of Niger, Mahamane Ousmane.
• 2006

  Western Union discontinues its Telegram and Commercial Messaging services.
• 2010

  The 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis ends when Porfirio Lobo Sosa becomes the new President of Honduras.

• 1827

  Nakahama Manjirō, Japanese translator (d. 1898)
• 1885

  Maeda Seison, Japanese painter (d. 1977)
• 1912

  Francis Rogallo, American aeronautical engineer (d. 2009)
• 1949

  Ethan Mordden, American author
• 1961

  Margo Timmins, Canadian singer (Cowboy Junkies)
• 1963

  Mark Moraghan, British actor and singer
• 1971

  Fann Wong, Singaporean actress
• 1972

  Mark Owen, English pop singer
• 1976

  Ruby Lin, Taiwanese actress and singer
• 1981

  Tony Woodcock, New Zealand rugby union player

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