What Day of the Week

January 9, 2019 was the 9^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 356 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.

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

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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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• 475

  Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople, and his general, Basiliscus gains control of the empire.
• 1127

  Invading Jurchen soldiers from the Jin Dynasty besiege and sack Bianjing (Kaifeng), the capital of the Song Dynasty of China, and abduct Emperor Qinzong and others, ending the Northern Song Dynasty.
• 1839

  The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography 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”.
• 1903

  Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, son of the famous poet Alfred Tennyson, becomes the second Governor-General of Australia.
• 1918

  Battle of Bear Valley: The last battle of the American Indian Wars.
• 1923

  Lithuanian residents of the Memel Territory rebelled against the League of Nations decision to leave the area as a mandated region under French control.
• 1941

  World War II: The Greek Triton (Y-5) sinks the Italian submarine Neghelli in Otranto.
• 1964

  Martyrs’ Day: Several Panamanian youths try to raise the Panamanian flag on the U.S.-controlled Panama Canal Zone, leading to fighting between U.S. military and Panamanian civilians.
• 1965

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

• 1832

  Félix-Gabriel Marchand, French-Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1900)
• 1859

  Carrie Chapman Catt, American suffragist leader (d. 1947)
• 1897

  Karl Löwith, German philosopher (d. 1973)
• 1929

  Brian Friel, Irish dramatist
• 1950

  Rio Reiser, German singer (d. 1996)
• 1967

  Carl Bell, American musician
• 1972

  Sarah Beeny, British TV personality
• 1974

  Farhan Akhtar, Indian Bollywood director, actor, producer, singer.
• 1978

  Chad Ochocinco, American football player
• 1990

  Melissa Ricks, Filipina actress

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