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 8
January 8, 2025 is the 8th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 357 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Wednesday.
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 8
- 1297 –François Grimaldi, disguised as monk, leads his men to capture the fortress protecting the Rock of Monaco, establishing his family as the rulers of Monaco.
- 1806 –Cape Colony becomes a British colony.
- 1835 –The United States national debt is 0 for the only time.
- 1863 –American Civil War: Second Battle of Springfield
- 1867 –African American men are granted the right to vote in Washington, D.C.
- 1945 –World War II: Philippine Commonwealth troops under the Philippine Commonwealth Army units was enter the province of Ilocos Sur in Northern Luzon and attack Japanese Imperial forces.
- 1956 –Operation Auca: Five U.S. missionaries are killed by the Huaorani of Ecuador shortly after making contact with them.
- 1963 –Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is exhibited in the United States for the first time, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
- 1973 –Watergate scandal: The trial of seven men accused of illegal entry into Democratic Party headquarters at Watergate begins.
- 1996 –An Antonov 32 cargo turboprop powered plane crashes into the central market in Kinshasa, Zaire killing more than 350 people.
Who were born on January 8?
- 1891 –Bronislava Nijinska, Russian choreographer (d. 1972)
- 1905 –Franjo Šeper, Croatian Catholic cardinal (d. 1981)
- 1910 –Galina Sergeyevna Ulánova, Russian prima ballerina assoluta (d. 1998)
- 1911 –Gypsy Rose Lee, American actress and entertainer (d. 1970)
- 1955 –Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer
- 1965 –Maria Pitillo, American actress
- 1971 –Jason Giambi, American baseball player
- 1971 –Pascal Zuberbühler, Swiss footballer
- 1981 –Xie Xingfang, Chinese badminton player
- 2000 –Noah Cyrus, American actress
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