What Day of the Week

January 5, 2017 was the 5^th day of the year 2017 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 360 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

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

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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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• 1477

  Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France.
• 1675

  Battle of Colmar: the French army beats Brandenburg.
• 1759

  George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Custis.
• 1782

  American Revolutionary War: French troops begin a siege of a British garrison on Brimstone Hill in Saint Kitts.
• 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.
• 1918

  The Free Committee for a German Workers Peace, which would become the Nazi Party, is founded.
• 1945

  The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland.
• 1975

  The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra, killing twelve people.
• 1991

  Georgian forces enter Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, Georgia, opening the 1991–1992 South Ossetia War.
• 2005

  Eris, the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system, is discovered by the team of Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz using images originally taken on October 21, 2003, at the Palomar Observatory.

• 1592

  Shah Jahan, Mughal Emperor of India (d. 1666)
• 1902

  Stella Gibbons, English novelist (d. 1989)
• 1911

  Jean-Pierre Aumont, French actor (d. 2001)
• 1929

  Wilbert Harrison, American singer (d. 1994)
• 1938

  Jim Otto, American football player
• 1941

  Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, Indian cricketer (d. 2011)
• 1942

  Terenci Moix, Spanish writer (d. 2003)
• 1954

  László Krasznahorkai, Hungarian writer
• 1960

  Steve Jones, British aviator (Red Bull Air Race World Series)
• 1986

  Deepika Padukone, Indian model and actress

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