What Day of the Week

January 3, 2020 was the 3^rd day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 363 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.

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

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Here’s the January calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

Capricorn 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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• 1777

  American general George Washington defeats British general Charles Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.
• 1848

  Joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in as the first president of the independent African Liberia.
• 1911

  A magnitude 7.7 earthquake destroys the city of Almaty in Russian Turkestan.
• 1932

  Martial law is declared in Honduras to stop a revolt by banana workers fired by the United Fruit Company.
• 1933

  Minnie D. Craig becomes the first female elected as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives, the first female to hold a Speaker position anywhere in the United States.
• 1947

  Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.
• 1961

  The SL-1, a government-run reactor near Idaho Falls, Idaho, underwent a core explosion and meltdown, killing three workers.
• 1976

  The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights comes into effect.
• 1999

  The Mars Polar Lander is launched.
• 2004

  Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into the Red Sea, resulting in 148 deaths, making it the deadliest aviation accident in Egyptian history.

• 1840

  Father Damien, Flemish missionary (d. 1889)
• 1912

  Armand Lohikoski, Finnish director (d. 2005)
• 1926

  W. Michael Blumenthal, American businessman, civil servant, and 64th United States Secretary of the Treasury
• 1942

  John Marsden, Australian lawyer (d. 2006)
• 1949

  Sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965)
• 1973

  Dan Harmon, American writer and producer
• 1977

  Michelle Stephenson, British singer (Spice Girls)
• 1978

  Kimberley Locke, American singer
• 1979

  Chris Geddes, Canadian volleyball player
• 1987

  Anchal Joseph Indian/American fashion model

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