What Day of the Week

January 5, 2020 was the 5^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 361 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

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

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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.
• 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.
• 1909

  Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama.
• 1918

  The Free Committee for a German Workers Peace, which would become the Nazi Party, is founded.
• 1940

  FM radio is demonstrated to the Federal Communications Commission for the first time.
• 1944

  The Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper.
• 1945

  The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland.
• 1993

  The oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands, spilling 84,700 tons of crude oil.
• 2008

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

• 1592

  Shah Jahan, Mughal Emperor of India (d. 1666)
• 1874

  Joseph Erlanger, American physiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1965)
• 1879

  Hans Eppinger, Austrian physician (d. 1946)
• 1909

  Lucienne Bloch, Swiss-born American sculptor, muralist, photographer (d. 1995)
• 1926

  Hosea Williams, American activist (d. 2000)
• 1945

  Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director
• 1948

  Ted Lange, American actor
• 1969

  Marilyn Manson, American singer
• 1975

  Bradley Cooper, American actor
• 1988

  Pauline, French singer

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