What Day of the Week

January 5, 2020 was the 5^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 361 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

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

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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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• 1527

  Felix Manz, a leader of the Anabaptist congregation in Zurich, Switzerland, is executed by drowning.
• 1846

  The United States House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Territory with the United Kingdom.
• 1912

  The Prague Party Conference takes place.
• 1957

  In a speech given to the United States Congress, President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces the establishment of what will later be called the Eisenhower Doctrine.
• 1969

  Members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary damage property and assault occupants in the Bogside in Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. In response, residents erect barricades and establish Free Derry.
• 1974

  Warmest reliably measured temperature in Antarctica of +59°F (+15°C) recorded at Vanda Station
• 1976

  Ten Protestant civilians are shot dead by a paramilitary group at Kingsmill in County Armagh, Northern Ireland (part of The Troubles).
• 1976

  The Khmer Rouge proclaim the Constitution of Democratic Kampuchea.
• 2003

  Police arrest seven suspects in connection with Wood Green ricin plot.
• 2008

  Mikheil Saakashvili wins his second term as President of Georgia in the snap election.

• 1900

  Yves Tanguy, French painter (d. 1955)
• 1943

  Mary Gaudron, Australian jurist
• 1946

  Diane Keaton, American actress
• 1950

  Charlie Richmond, Canadian entrepreneur
• 1956

  Tim Macartney-Snape, Australian mountaineer
• 1958

  Ron Kittle, American baseball player
• 1960

  Phil Thornalley, English bass guitarist (The Cure)
• 1969

  Marilyn Manson, American singer
• 1979

  Ronnie O'Brien, Irish footballer
• 1991

  Daniel Pacheco, Spanish footballer

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