What Day of the Week

January 29, 2020 was the 29^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 337 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.

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

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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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• 1856

  Queen Victoria institutes the Victoria Cross.
• 1903

  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Rabbit in Chinese astrology.
• 1916

  World War I: Paris is first bombed by German zeppelins.
• 1918

  Ukrainian-Soviet War: An armed uprising organized by the Bolsheviks in anticipation of the encroaching Red Army begins at the Kiev Arsenal, which will be put down six days later.
• 1943

  The first day of the Battle of Rennell Island, U.S. cruiser Chicago is torpedoed and heavily damaged by Japanese bombers.
• 1944

  In Bologna, Italy, the Anatomical Theatre of the Archiginnasio is destroyed in an air-raid.
• 1944

  World War II: Approximately 38 men, women, and children die in the Koniuchy massacre in Poland.
• 1979

  Brenda Spencer kills two people and wounds eight at the Grover Cleveland Elementary School shootings.
• 1998

  In Birmingham, Alabama, a bomb explodes at an abortion clinic, killing one and severely wounding another. Serial bomber Eric Robert Rudolph is suspected as the culprit.
• 2001

  Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals.

• 1923

  Ivo Robić, Croatian singer and songwriter (d. 2000)
• 1942

  Claudine Longet, French singer and dancer
• 1953

  Caesar Cervin, American soccer player
• 1955

  Eddie Jordan, American basketball player and head coach
• 1964

  Anna Ryder Richardson, British interior designer and television presenter
• 1968

  Susi Erdmann, German bobsledder and luger
• 1979

  Andrew Keegan, American actor
• 1980

  Yael Bar-Zohar, Israeli actress and model
• 1981

  Darío Lopilato, Argentine actor
• 1987

  Matthew Wilson, English world rally driver

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