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 2
January 2, 2024 is the 2nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 364 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Tuesday.
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 2
- 533 –Mercurius becomes Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the papacy
- 1788 –Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution
- 1905 –Russo-Japanese War: The Russian garrison surrenders at Port Arthur, China
- 1911 –A gun battle in the East End of London left two dead and sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill
- 1935 –Bruno Hauptmann goes on trial for the murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr., infant son of aviator Charles Lindbergh
- 1942 –The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) convicts 33 members of a German spy ring headed by Fritz Joubert Duquesne in the largest espionage case in United States history—the Duquesne Spy Ring
- 1971 –The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football (soccer) match
- 1999 –A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and 19 inches (487 mm) in Chicago, Illinois, where temperatures plunge to -13 °F (-25 °C); 68 deaths are reported
- 2001 –Sila María Calderón becomes the first female Governor of Puerto Rico
- 2004 –Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that are returned to Earth.
Who were born on January 2?
- 1886 –Florence Lawrence, Canadian actress (d. 1938)
- 1897 –Jim Londos, Greek wrestler (d. 1975)
- 1951 –Alexander Pogrebinsky, Russian painter
- 1956 –Lynda Barry, American cartoonist
- 1967 –Francois Pienaar, South African rugby player
- 1970 –Royce Clayton, American baseball player
- 1975 –Chris Cheney, Australian musician (The Living End)
- 1981 –Ryan Garko, American baseball player
- 1982 –Athanasia Tsoumeleka, Greek race walker
- 1984 –Otacilio, Brazilian footballer, Aviation Professional
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