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January 8: Day of the Week
January 8, 2024 was the 8th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 358 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is lunes.
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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 8 Historical Event(s)
1499
Louis XII of France marries Anne of Brittany.
1746
Second Jacobite Rising: Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling.
1790
George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York, New York.
1835
The United States national debt is 0 for the only time.
1863
American Civil War: Second Battle of Springfield
1912
The African National Congress is founded.
1964
President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a “War on Poverty” in the United States.
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”.
2002
President George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act.
2003
Turkish Airlines Flight 634 crashes near Diyarbakır Airport, Turkey, killing the entire crew and 70 of 75 passengers.
Who were born on January 8?
1556
Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)
1865
Winnaretta Singer, Princesse Edmond de Polignac, an American patron of French music, and of the arts, sciences, and letters (d. 1943)
1873
Iuliu Maniu, Romanian politician (d. 1953)
1947
Don Bendell, American author & karate master
1958
Rey Misterio, Sr., Mexican wrestler
1969
Ami Dolenz, American actress
1971
Pascal Zuberbühler, Swiss footballer
1973
Jason Stevens, Australian rugby league footballer
1975
Harris Jayaraj, Indian music composer
1986
Maria Ozawa, Japanese/French-Canadian pornstar
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