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
- 1679 –King Charles II of England dissolves the Cavalier Parliament.
- 1742 –Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
- 1862 –Bucharest is proclaimed capital of Romania.
- 1918 –The Gregorian calendar is introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People’s Commissars effective February 14(NS)
- 1943 –World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill conclude a conference in Casablanca.
- 1977 –Massacre of Atocha in Madrid, during the Spanish transition to democracy.
- 1978 –Soviet satellite Cosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor onboard, burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada’s Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
- 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.
- 2001 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Snake in Chinese astrology.
- 2009 –The storm Klaus makes landfall near Bordeaux, France. It subsequently would cause 26 deaths as well as extensive disruptions to public transport and power supplies.
Who were born on January 24?
- 1864 –Marguerite Durand, French suffragette (d. 1936)
- 1918 –Oral Roberts, American evangelist (d. 2009)
- 1948 –Michael Des Barres, British actor and rock singer
- 1969 –Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Icelandic actor
- 1970 –Matthew Lillard, American actor
- 1971 –Andrea Mackris, American television producer
- 1975 –Isobel Cooper, English singer
- 1979 –Leandro Desábato, Argentine footballer
- 1980 –Rocky Boiman, American football player
- 1983 –Shaun Maloney, Scottish footballer
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