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 French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.

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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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• 1790

  George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York, New York.
• 1811

  An unsuccessful slave revolt is led by Charles Deslondes in St. Charles and St. James, Louisiana.
• 1867

  African American men are granted the right to vote in Washington, D.C.
• 1877

  Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle against the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain, Montana Territory.
• 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.
• 1956

  Operation Auca: Five U.S. missionaries are killed by the Huaorani of Ecuador shortly after making contact with them.
• 1961

  In France a referendum supports Charles de Gaulle’s policies in Algeria.
• 1971

  Bowing to international pressure, President of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto releases Bengali leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from prison, who had been arrested after declaring the independence of Bangladesh.
• 1973

  Watergate scandal: The trial of seven men accused of illegal entry into Democratic Party headquarters at Watergate begins.
• 1981

  A local farmer reports a UFO sighting in Trans-en-Provence, France, claimed to be “perhaps the most completely and carefully documented sighting of all time”.

• 1788

  Archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831)
• 1824

  Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (d. 1861)
• 1933

  Jean-Marie Straub, French film director
• 1937

  Dame Shirley Bassey, Welsh singer
• 1951

  John McTiernan, American film director
• 1973

  Henning Solberg, Norwegian rally driver
• 1973

  Jason Stevens, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1974

  Maria Matsouka, Greek politician
• 1977

  Lee Yoo-jin, Korean actress
• 1982

  John Utaka, Nigerian footballer

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