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 18
January 18, 2025 is the 18th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 347 days remaining until the end of 2025. 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 18
- 1126 –Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chinese throne in favour of his son Emperor Qinzong.
- 1486 –King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV.
- 1884 –Dr. William Price attempts to cremate the body of his infant son, Jesus Christ Price, setting a legal precedent for cremation in the United Kingdom.
- 1915 –Japan issues the “Twenty-One Demands” to the Republic of China in a bid to increase its power in East Asia.
- 1969 –Brahma Baba, founder father of Brahma Kumaris left his mortal coil.
- 1978 –The European Court of Human Rights finds the United Kingdom government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture.
- 1981 –Phil Smith and Phil Mayfield parachute off a Houston skyscraper, becoming the first two people to BASE jump from objects in all four categories: buildings, antennae, spans (bridges), and earth (cliffs).
- 1983 –The International Olympic Committee restores Jim Thorpe’s Olympic medals to his family.
- 1993 –Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is officially observed for the first time in all 50 states.
- 1997 –In north west Rwanda, Hutu militia members kill 3 Spanish aid workers, 3 soldiers and seriously wound one other.
Who were born on January 18?
- 1689 –Montesquieu, French satirist and philosopher (d. 1755)
- 1904 –Cary Grant, English actor (d. 1986)
- 1931 –Chun Doo-hwan, President of South Korea
- 1971 –Jonathan Davis, American singer (KoЯn)
- 1973 –Ben Jealous, African-American leader, president of the NAACP
- 1976 –Laurence Courtois, Belgian tennis player
- 1977 –Richard Wall, Irish actor
- 1980 –Julius Peppers, American football player
- 1986 –Grigoris Makos, Greek footballer
- 1986 –Marya Roxx, Estonian singer
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