What Day of the Week

January 5, 2019 was the 5^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 360 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.

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

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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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• 1757

  Louis XV of France survives an assassination attempt by Robert-François Damiens, the last person to be executed in France by drawing and quartering, the traditional and gruesome form of capital punishment used for regicides.
• 1759

  George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Custis.
• 1913

  First Balkan War: During the Naval Battle of Lemnos, Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it did not venture for the rest of the war.
• 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.
• 1971

  The first One Day International cricket match is held between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
• 1975

  The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra, killing twelve people.
• 1976

  Ten Protestant civilians are shot dead by a paramilitary group at Kingsmill in County Armagh, Northern Ireland (part of The Troubles).
• 1993

  The oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands, spilling 84,700 tons of crude oil.
• 1993

  Washington state executes Westley Allan Dodd by hanging (the last judicial hanging in America).
• 2008

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

• 1767

  Jean-Baptiste Say, French economist, originator of Say’s Law (d. 1832)
• 1829

  Sir Roger Ichborne, British heir (d. c. 1854)
• 1834

  William John Wills, English explorer (d. 1861)
• 1864

  Ban Johnson, American baseball executive (d. 1931)
• 1904

  Jeane Dixon, American astrologer (d. 1997)
• 1910

  Hugh Brannum, American actor (d. 1987)
• 1922

  Sir Anthony Synnot, Australian naval officer (d. 2001)
• 1949

  George Brown, American drummer (Kool & The Gang)
• 1960

  Glenn Strömberg, Swedish footballer
• 1961

  Iris DeMent, American songwriter and singer

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