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 Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Doyōbi.

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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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• 1500

  Duke Ludovico Sforza conquers Milan.
• 1527

  Felix Manz, a leader of the Anabaptist congregation in Zurich, Switzerland, is executed by drowning.
• 1554

  A great fire occurs in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
• 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.
• 1909

  Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama.
• 1914

  The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and a minimum wage of $5 for a day’s labor.
• 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.

• 1209

  Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, King of the Romans (d. 1272)
• 1762

  Constanze Mozart, wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (d. 1842)
• 1903

  Harold Gatty, Australian aviator (d. 1957)
• 1942

  Charlie Rose, American talk show host
• 1942

  Jan Leeming, English television presenter and newsreader
• 1954

  László Krasznahorkai, Hungarian writer
• 1956

  Chen Kenichi, Japanese-born chef
• 1956

  Tim Macartney-Snape, Australian mountaineer
• 1979

  Ronnie O'Brien, Irish footballer
• 1980

  Bennie Joppru, American football player

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