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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• 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.
• 1768

  In London, Philip Astley stages the first modern circus.
• 1793

  Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first person to fly in a balloon in the United States.
• 1857

  The Fort Tejon earthquake of California occurs, registering an estimated magnitude of 7.9.
• 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: The Greek Triton (Y-5) sinks the Italian submarine Neghelli in Otranto.
• 1945

  World War II: The United States invades Luzon in the Philippines.
• 1996

  First Chechen War: Chechen separatists launch a raid against the helicopter airfield and later a civilian hospital in the city of Kizlyar in the neighbouring Republic of Dagestan, which turns into a massive hostage crisis involving thousands of civilians.
• 2005

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

• 1589

  Ivan Gundulić, Croatian poet (d. 1638)
• 1859

  Carrie Chapman Catt, American suffragist leader (d. 1947)
• 1875

  Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American socialite (d. 1942)
• 1909

  Anthony Mamo, Malta’s 1st President (d. 2008)
• 1922

  Har Gobind Khorana, Nobel laureate (d. 2011)
• 1929

  Dorothea Puente, American serial killer
• 1941

  Gilles Vaillancourt, Quebec politician
• 1950

  David Johansen, American singer
• 1950

  Rio Reiser, German singer (d. 1996)
• 1978

  Chad Ochocinco, American football player

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