What Day of the Week

January 9, 2020 was the 9^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 357 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Mokuyōbi.

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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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• 1760

  Afghans defeat Marathas in the Battle of Barari Ghat.
• 1822

  The Portuguese prince Pedro I of Brazil decides to stay in Brazil against the orders of the Portuguese king João VI, starting the Brazilian independence process.
• 1861

  American Civil War: The “Star of the West” incident occurs near Charleston, South Carolina. It is considered by some historians to be the “First Shots of the American Civil War”.
• 1880

  The Great Gale of 1880 devastates parts of Oregon and Washington with high wind and heavy snow.
• 1894

  New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard in Lexington, Massachusetts.
• 1903

  Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, son of the famous poet Alfred Tennyson, becomes the second Governor-General of Australia.
• 1917

  World War I: the Battle of Rafa occurs near the Egyptian border with Palestine.
• 1965

  The Mirzapur Cadet College formally opens for academic activities in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
• 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.

• 1873

  Hayyim Nahman Bialik, Hebrew poet (d. 1934)
• 1903

  Hem Vejakorn, Thai illustrator (d. 1969)
• 1912

  Ralph Tubbs, British architect (d. 1996)
• 1935

  Brian Harradine, Australian independent Senator
• 1945

  John Doman, American actor
• 1967

  Dave Matthews, South African singer and musician
• 1971

  Scott Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1972

  Mat Hoffman, professional BMX rider
• 1975

  Kim Mathers, Eminem’s ex-wife
• 1982

  Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

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