What Day of the Week

January 9, 2022 was the 9^th day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 356 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is dimanche.

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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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• 1349

  The Jewish population of Basel, Switzerland, believed by the residents to be the cause of the ongoing Black Death, is rounded up and incinerated.
• 1760

  Afghans defeat Marathas in the Battle of Barari Ghat.
• 1839

  The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process.
• 1863

  American Civil War: the Battle of Fort Hindman begins in Arkansas.
• 1918

  Battle of Bear Valley: The last battle of the American Indian Wars.
• 1941

  World War II: First flight of the Avro Lancaster.
• 1941

  World War II: The Greek Triton (Y-5) sinks the Italian submarine Neghelli in Otranto.
• 1991

  Representatives from the United States and Iraq meet at the Geneva Peace Conference to try and find a peaceful resolution to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
• 2004

  An inflatable boat carrying illegal Albanian emigrants stalls near the Karaburun Peninsula while on the way to Brindisi, Italy; exposure to the elements kills 28.
• 2005

  Elections are held to replace Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestine Liberation Organization. He is succeeded by Rawhi Fattouh.

• 1848

  Princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926)
• 1881

  Lascelles Abercrombie, British poet and critic (d. 1938)
• 1909

  Anthony Mamo, Malta’s 1st President (d. 2008)
• 1909

  Patrick Peyton, Irish Roman Catholic prelate (d. 1992)
• 1935

  Earl G. Graves, Sr., African-American publisher
• 1941

  Gilles Vaillancourt, Quebec politician
• 1943

  Robert Drewe, Australian author
• 1959

  Rigoberta Menchú, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
• 1967

  Gary Teichmann, South African rugby player
• 1987

  Mao Inoue, Japanese actress

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