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January 6: Day of the Week
January 6, 2024 was the 6th day of the year 2024 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.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
January 6 Historical Event(s)
1355
Charles I of Bohemia is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy as King of Italy in Milan.
1579
The Union of Arras is signed.
1661
English Restoration: The Fifth Monarchists unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London, England.
1839
The most damaging storm in 300 years sweeps across Ireland, damaging or destroying more than 20% of the houses in Dublin.
1853
President-elect of the United States Franklin Pierce and his family are involved in a train wreck near Andover, Massachusetts.
1870
The inauguration of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.
1960
National Airlines Flight 2511 is destroyed in mid-air by a bomb, while en route from New York City to Miami, Florida.
1992
President of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia flees the country as a result of the military coup.
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.
Who were born on January 6?
1793
James Madison Porter, American politician, 18th United States Secretary of War and a founder of Lafayette College (d. 1862)
1850
Franz Xaver Scharwenka, Polish-German pianist and composer (d. 1924)
1900
Kathryn Hulme, American novelist (d. 1981)
1929
Anne Rogers Clark, American dog breeder and trainer (d. 2006)
1943
Hak Ja Han, Korean church leader
1945
Allen Appel, American novelist
1957
Michael Foale, American astronaut
1958
Themos Anastasiadis, Greek journalist and newspaper editor
1960
Andrea Thompson, American actress
1976
Johnny Yong Bosch, American actor, and musician
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters AOYQVSERJI? Check your answers here: Words with these letters AOYQVSERJI. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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