What Day of the Week

January 6, 2023 was the 6^th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 359 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is viernes.

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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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• 1690

  Joseph, son of Emperor Leopold I, becomes King of the Romans.
• 1870

  The inauguration of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.
• 1900

  Second Boer War: Having already sieged the fortress at Ladysmith, Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders.
• 1907

  Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy.
• 1910

  The Great White Fleet passes through the Suez Canal, the largest group of ships to pass through up to that time.
• 1953

  The first Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma.
• 1960

  National Airlines Flight 2511 is destroyed in mid-air by a bomb, while en route from New York City to Miami, Florida.
• 1967

  Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch “Operation Deckhouse Five” in the Mekong River delta.
• 1994

  Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the knee at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, Michigan.
• 2005

  A train collision in Graniteville, South Carolina, releases about 60 tons of chlorine gas.

• 1580

  (baptised) John Smith of Jamestown (d. 1631)
• 1832

  Gustave Doré, French painter and sculptor (d. 1883)
• 1874

  Fred Niblo, American film actor, director, producer (d. 1948)
• 1898

  Charles E. Pont, American artist (d. 1971)
• 1936

  Darlene Hard, American tennis player
• 1944

  Bonnie Franklin, American actress
• 1959

  Kathy Sledge, American singer
• 1960

  Howie Long, American football player and analyst
• 1966

  Fernando Carrillo, Venezuelan actor
• 1969

  Norman Reedus, American model and actor

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