What Day of the Week

January 6, 2018 was the 6^th day of the year 2018 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 359 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.

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

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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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• 1205

  Philip of Swabia becomes King of the Romans.
• 1355

  Charles I of Bohemia is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy as King of Italy in Milan.
• 1540

  King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves.
• 1690

  Joseph, son of Emperor Leopold I, becomes King of the Romans.
• 1853

  President-elect of the United States Franklin Pierce and his family are involved in a train wreck near Andover, Massachusetts.
• 1893

  The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison.
• 1912

  New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state.
• 1947

  Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to schedule a flight around the world.
• 1978

  The Crown of St. Stephen (also known as the Holy Crown of Hungary) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held after World War II.
• 1993

  Indian Border Security Force units kill 55 Kashmiri civilians in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, in revenge after militants ambushed a BSF patrol.

• 1868

  Vittorio Monti, Italian composer (d. 1922)
• 1898

  James Fitzmaurice, Irish aviation pioneer (d. 1965)
• 1935

  Nino Tempo, American singer and actor
• 1944

  Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Swiss immunologist, Nobel laureate
• 1948

  Guy Gardner, American astronaut
• 1951

  Don Gullett, American baseball player
• 1958

  Themos Anastasiadis, Greek journalist and newspaper editor
• 1960

  Paul Azinger, American golfer
• 1964

  Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan athlete (d. 2005)
• 1978

  Bubba Franks, American football player

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