Friday January 3, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from β€œThe Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .

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

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Zodiac & Birthstone

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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: This Day in History

The Perihelion, the point in the year when the Earth is closest to the Sun, occurs around this date.

by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, months, and days ago
  • months since then
  • is in the st week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont.
Joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in as the first president of the independent African Liberia.
American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the United States.
Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy.
The March of Dimes is established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank of the Philippines, is established.
Frances P. Bolton and her son, Oliver from Ohio, become the first mother and son to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Congress.
The Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch.
China announces it will spend US$27.7 billion to fight erosion and pollution in the Yangtze and Yellow River valleys.
Israel detains, and later expels, 14 members of Concerned Christians.

Who were born on ?

Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773)
Charles Piazzi Smyth, Astronomer Royal for Scotland (d. 1900)
William Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904)
Alexandros Diomidis, Greek banker and politician (d. 1950)
John Sturges, American director (d. 1982)
Ernst Mahle, Brazilian composer
Marcel Dubé, Quebec playwright
Bruce LaBruce, Canadian filmmaker
Jason Marsden, American actor
Lasse Nilsson, Swedish footballer

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