What Day of the Week

January 7, 2021 was the 7^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 358 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

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

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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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• 1782

  The first American commercial bank, the Bank of North America, opens.
• 1785

  Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries travel from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in a gas balloon.
• 1797

  The modern Italian flag is first used.
• 1931

  Guy Menzies flies the first solo non-stop trans-Tasman flight (from Australia to New Zealand) in 11 hours and 45 minutes, crash-landing on New Zealand’s west coast.
• 1940

  Winter War: The Finnish 9th Division stops and completely destroys the overwhelming Soviet forces on the Raate-Suomussalmi road.
• 1942

  World War II: The siege of the Bataan Peninsula begins.
• 1948

  Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of a supposed UFO.
• 1960

  The Polaris missile is test launched.
• 1990

  The interior of the Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public because of safety concerns.
• 1991

  Roger Lafontant, former leader of the Tonton Macoutes in Haiti under François Duvalier, attempts a coup d'état, which ends in his arrest.

• 1899

  Al Bowlly, British jazz singer (d. 1941)
• 1900

  John Brownlee, Australian tenor (d. 1969)
• 1928

  William Peter Blatty, American screenwriter
• 1943

  Richard Armstrong, British conductor
• 1945

  Raila Odinga, Prime Minister of Kenya
• 1959

  Kathy Valentine, American musician (The Go-Go’s)
• 1960

  Loretta Sanchez, American politician, U.S. Representative from California
• 1963

  Rand Paul, American politician, Junior Senator from Kentucky
• 1977

  John Gidding, American architect and TV host
• 1982

  Hannah Stockbauer, German swimmer

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