What Day of the Week

January 5, 2021 was the 5^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 360 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.

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

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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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• 1066

  Edward the Confessor dies childless, sparking a succession crisis that will eventually lead to the Norman conquest of England.
• 1781

  American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia, is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold.
• 1782

  American Revolutionary War: French troops begin a siege of a British garrison on Brimstone Hill in Saint Kitts.
• 1854

  The San Francisco steamer sinks, killing 300 people.
• 1896

  An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays.
• 1909

  Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama.
• 1911

  Kappa Alpha Psi, the world’s second oldest and largest black fraternity, is founded at Indiana University.
• 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.
• 2008

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

• 1834

  William John Wills, English explorer (d. 1861)
• 1865

  Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (d. 1920)
• 1904

  Erica Morini, Austrian violinist (d. 1995)
• 1931

  Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist
• 1942

  Jan Leeming, English television presenter and newsreader
• 1950

  Krzysztof Wielicki, Polish mountaineer
• 1961

  Iris DeMent, American songwriter and singer
• 1962

  Danny Jackson, American baseball player
• 1976

  Matt Wachter, American bassist (30 Seconds to Mars)
• 1983

  Sean Dockery, American basketball player

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