What Day of the Week

January 4, 2022 was the 4^th day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 361 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.

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

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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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• 1847

  Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government.
• 1944

  World War II: Operation Carpetbagger, involving the dropping of arms and supplies to resistance fighters in Europe, begins.
• 1948

  Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
• 1951

  Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul.
• 1958

  Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit.
• 1965

  United States President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaims his “Great Society” during his State of the Union address.
• 1976

  The Reavey and O'Dowd killings take place (part of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom)
• 1999

  Gunmen open fire on Shiite Muslims worshiping in an Islamabad, Pakistan mosque, killing 16 people and injuring 25.
• 2006

  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke. His authority is transferred to acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
• 2007

  The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.

• 1341

  Wat Tyler leader of the English Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 (d. 1381)
• 1720

  Johann Friedrich Agricola, German composer (d. 1774)
• 1910

  Arthur Villeneuve, Quebec painter (d. 1990)
• 1930

  Sorrell Booke, American actor (d. 1994)
• 1941

  John Bennett Perry, American actor
• 1947

  Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears)
• 1959

  Yoshitomo Nara, Japanese pop artist
• 1975

  Jill Marie Jones, American actress
• 1978

  Dominik Hrbatý, Slovakian tennis player
• 1979

  Jeph Howard, American musician (The Used)

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