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
- 1520 –King Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Åsunden.
- 1871 –Wilhelm I of Germany is proclaimed the first German Emperor in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles ( France ) towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War. The empire is known as the Second Reich to Germans.
- 1886 –Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.
- 1915 –Japan issues the “Twenty-One Demands” to the Republic of China in a bid to increase its power in East Asia.
- 1919 –Bentley Motors Limited is founded.
- 1941 –World War II: British troops launch a general counter-offensive against Italian East Africa.
- 1944 –The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City hosts a jazz concert for the first time. The performers are Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Artie Shaw, Roy Eldridge and Jack Teagarden.
- 1945 –Liberation of the Budapest ghetto by the Red Army.
- 1978 –The roof structure of the Hartford Civic Center collapses after a significant snowfall.
- 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?
- 1896 –C. M. Eddy, Jr., American writer (d. 1967)
- 1908 –Jacob Bronowski, Polish-born mathematician, poet, and physicist (d. 1974)
- 1913 –Danny Kaye, American actor (d. 1987)
- 1932 –Robert Anton Wilson, American author (d. 2007)
- 1937 –John Hume, Northern Irish politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998
- 1949 –Philippe Starck, French designer
- 1955 –Fergus Martin, Irish artist
- 1969 –Jim O'Rourke, American musician and producer (Loose Fur and Wilco)
- 1976 –Subhrajit Mitra, Indian filmmaker
- 1984 –Ioannis Drymonakos, Greek swimmer
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