What Day of the Week

January 8, 2021 was the 8^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 357 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.

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

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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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• 307

  Jin Huidi, Chinese Emperor of the Jin Dynasty, is poisoned and succeeded by his son Jin Huaidi.
• 1746

  Second Jacobite Rising: Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling.
• 1806

  Cape Colony becomes a British colony.
• 1838

  Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraph system using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code).
• 1904

  The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system.
• 1961

  In France a referendum supports Charles de Gaulle’s policies in Algeria.
• 1962

  The Harmelen train disaster killed 93 people in the Netherlands.
• 1996

  An Antonov 32 cargo turboprop powered plane crashes into the central market in Kinshasa, Zaire killing more than 350 people.
• 2002

  President George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act.
• 2004

  The RMS Queen Mary 2, the largest passenger ship ever built, is christened by her namesake’s granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II.

• 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)
• 1864

  Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892)
• 1896

  Arthur Ford, American medium (d. 1971)
• 1905

  Giacinto Scelsi, Italian composer (d. 1988)
• 1925

  Helmuth Hubener, German activist (d. 1942)
• 1926

  Kelucharan Mohapatra, Indian Odissi dancer (d. 2004)
• 1934

  Jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (d. 1987)
• 1943

  Charles Murray, American author and pundit
• 1973

  Mark Knight, English sound designer

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