What Day of the Week

January 28, 2020 was the 28^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 338 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.

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

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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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• 1760

  Pownal, Vermont is created by Benning Wentworth as one of the New Hampshire Grants.
• 1846

  The Battle of Aliwal, India, is won by British troops commanded by Sir Harry Smith.
• 1871

  Franco-Prussian War: the Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice.
• 1902

  The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
• 1915

  An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard.
• 1933

  The name Pakistan is coined by Choudhary Rehmat Ali Khan and is accepted by the Indian Muslims who then thereby adopted it further for the Pakistan Movement seeking independence.
• 1941

  French-Thai War: Final air battle of the conflict. Japanese-mediated armistice goes into effect later in the day.
• 1960

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Rat in Chinese astrology.
• 1982

  US Army general James L. Dozier is rescued by Italian anti-terrorism forces from captivity by the Red Brigades.
• 1985

  Supergroup USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa) records the hit single We Are the World, to help raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief.

• 1457

  King Henry VII of England (d. 1509)
• 1712

  Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (d. 1761)
• 1887

  Arthur Rubinstein, Polish pianist (d. 1982)
• 1911

  Johan van Hulst, Dutch politician
• 1927

  Per Oscarsson, Swedish actor (d. 2010)
• 1959

  Burkhard Dallwitz, German-born composer
• 1962

  Sam Phillips, American singer
• 1974

  Magglio Ordóñez, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1986

  Jessica Ennis, British athlete
• 1993

  Will Poulter, English actor

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