What Day of the Week

January 8, 2020 was the 8^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 358 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.

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

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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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• 1297

  François Grimaldi, disguised as monk, leads his men to capture the fortress protecting the Rock of Monaco, establishing his family as the rulers of Monaco.
• 1499

  Louis XII of France marries Anne of Brittany.
• 1734

  Premiere performance of George Frideric Handel’s Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
• 1746

  Second Jacobite Rising: Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling.
• 1780

  An earthquake of estimated magnitude 7.7 hits the city of Tabriz, Iran, killing about 80,000 people and causing major damage.
• 1790

  George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York, New York.
• 1806

  Cape Colony becomes a British colony.
• 1945

  World War II: Philippine Commonwealth troops under the Philippine Commonwealth Army units was enter the province of Ilocos Sur in Northern Luzon and attack Japanese Imperial forces.
• 1973

  Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched.
• 1989

  The Kegworth air disaster. British Midland flight 92 crashes into the M1 motorway killing 47 people out of 127 on board.

• 1788

  Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874)
• 1821

  James Longstreet, American Confederate general and diplomat; and former United States Minister to the Ottoman Empire (d. 1904)
• 1824

  Wilkie Collins, British novelist (d. 1889)
• 1909

  Nikolaos Platon, Greek archaeologist (d. 1992)
• 1947

  Don Bendell, American author & karate master
• 1967

  Torsten Gowitzke, German footballer
• 1969

  Ami Dolenz, American actress
• 1979

  Sarah Polley, Canadian actress
• 1983

  Kim Jong-un, North Korean leader (year disputed, possibly 1984)
• 1985

  Rachael Lampa, American singer

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