What Day of the Week

January 8, 1989 was the 8^th day of the year 1989 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 357 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

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

A person born on this day will be 34 years old today. If that same person saved a dollar every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $10,187.00 today.

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Here’s the January 1989 calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly 1989 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.

Dragon is the mythical animal and Earth is the element for a person born on this day if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology (or Chinese zodiac).

• 1989

  Beginning of Japanese Heisei period.
• 1989

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

• 1989

  Aaron Cruden, New Zealand rugby player
• 1989

  Kristján Einar, Icelandic racing driver

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