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 24
January 24, 2025 is the 24th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 341 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Aquarius 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 24
- 41 –Roman Emperor Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel despotism, is assassinated by his disgruntled Praetorian Guards. The Guard then proclaims Caligula’s uncle Claudius as Emperor
- 1857 –The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully-fledged university in south Asia.
- 1862 –Bucharest is proclaimed capital of Romania.
- 1878 –The revolutionary Vera Zasulich shoots at Fyodor Trepov, the Governor of Saint Petersburg.
- 1916 –In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad, the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax constitutional.
- 1918 –The Gregorian calendar is introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People’s Commissars effective February 14(NS)
- 1936 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Rat in Chinese astrology.
- 1990 –Japan launches Hiten, the country’s first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union’s Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States.
- 1993 –Turkish journalist and writer Uğur Mumcu is assassinated by a car bomb in Ankara.
- 2011 –At least 35 died and 180 injured in a bombing at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport.
Who were born on January 24?
- 1724 –Frances Brooke, English writer (d. 1789)
- 1901 –Edward Turner, English motorcycle designer (d. 1973)
- 1901 –Harry Calder, South African cricketer (d. 1995)
- 1923 –Vlado Kristl, Croatian painter and filmmaker (d. 2004)
- 1939 –Ray Stevens, American musician
- 1946 –Haji, Canadian actress
- 1960 –Rick Leventhal, American journalist
- 1963 –Arnold Vanderlyde, Dutch boxer
- 1986 –Mischa Barton, English-born American actress
- 1986 –Vieirinha, Portuguese footballer, currently plays for Wolfsburg
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