Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: January 6
January 6, 2024 is the 6th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 360 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Capricorn is your zodiac sign. Garnet is your modern birthstone. Emerald is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: January 6
- 1066 –Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England.
- 1322 –Stephen Uroš III is crowned King of Serbia.
- 1355 –Charles I of Bohemia is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy as King of Italy in Milan.
- 1579 –The Union of Arras is signed.
- 1921 –Formation of the Iraqi Army.
- 1929 –King Alexander of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes suspends his country’s constitution (the January 6th Dictatorship).
- 1929 –Mother Teresa arrives in Calcutta, India to begin her work among India’s poorest and sick people.
- 1941 –President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms speech in the State of the Union address.
- 1947 –Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to schedule a flight around the world.
- 1995 –A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines, leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack.
Who were born on January 6?
- 1803 –Henri Herz, Austrian pianist, composer (d. 1888)
- 1819 –Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (d. 1886)
- 1882 –Sam Rayburn, American politician (d. 1961)
- 1931 –Juan Goytisolo, Spanish poet, essayist, and novelist
- 1943 –Hak Ja Han, Korean church leader
- 1962 –Michael Houser, American guitarist (Widespread Panic) (d. 2002)
- 1966 –Sharon Cuneta, Filipina singer and actress
- 1970 –Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player
- 1970 –Julie Chen, American television presenter
- 1971 –Irwin Thomas, Australian singer (Southern Sons)
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