What Day of the Week

January 6, 2017 was the 6^th day of the year 2017 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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• 1322

  Stephen Uroš III is crowned King of Serbia.
• 1355

  Charles I of Bohemia is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy as King of Italy in Milan.
• 1870

  The inauguration of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.
• 1893

  The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison.
• 1907

  Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy.
• 1912

  German geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presents his theory of continental drift.
• 1921

  Formation of the Iraqi Army.
• 1930

  The first diesel-engined automobile trip is completed, from Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York, New York.
• 1941

  President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms speech in the State of the Union address.
• 1967

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

• 1857

  Hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931)
• 1899

  Heinrich Nordhoff, German automobile engineer (d. 1968)
• 1912

  Danny Thomas, American actor (d. 1991)
• 1915

  John C. Lilly, American psychoanalyst (d. 2001)
• 1916

  Eugene T. Maleska, American crossword puzzle creator and editor (d. 1993)
• 1926

  Pat Flaherty, American racecar driver (d. 2002)
• 1935

  Nino Tempo, American singer and actor
• 1965

  Konnan, Cuban-born professional wrestler
• 1969

  Norman Reedus, American model and actor
• 1978

  Casey Fossum, American baseball player

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