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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• 1527

  Felix Manz, a leader of the Anabaptist congregation in Zurich, Switzerland, is executed by drowning.
• 1781

  American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia, is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold.
• 1911

  Kappa Alpha Psi, the world’s second oldest and largest black fraternity, is founded at Indiana University.
• 1912

  The Prague Party Conference takes place.
• 1914

  The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and a minimum wage of $5 for a day’s labor.
• 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
• 1975

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

• 1919

  Severino Gazzelloni, Italian flautist (d. 1992)
• 1928

  Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Pakistani statesman (d. 1979)
• 1931

  Alvin Ailey, American choreographer (d. 1989)
• 1938

  Jim Otto, American football player
• 1945

  Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director
• 1953

  George Tenet, American civil servant, university professor and 18th Director of Central Intelligence
• 1957

  Kevin Hastings, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1967

  Joe Flanigan, American actor
• 1970

  Rick Campanelli, Canadian TV presenter
• 1982

  Benoît Vaugrenard, French cyclist

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