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 20
January 20, 2024 is the 20th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 346 days remaining until the end of 2024. 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.
Day In History: January 20
In the ancient astronomy, it was the cusp day between Capricorn and Aquarius. In some years it is Aquarius, but others Capricorn. It depends on the year.
Historical Events: January 20
- 1649 –Charles I of England goes on trial for treason and other “high crimes”.
- 1788 –The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides that Botany Bay is unsuitable for the location of a penal colony, and decides to move to Port Jackson.
- 1885 –L.A. Thompson patents the roller coaster.
- 1887 –The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
- 1929 –In Old Arizona, the first full-length talking motion picture filmed outdoors, is released.
- 1959 –The first flight of the Vickers Vanguard.
- 1960 –Hendrik Verwoerd announces a plebiscite on whether South Africa should become a Republic.
- 1986 –Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time.
- 1991 –Sudan’s government imposes Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country’s Muslim north and Christian south.
- 1992 –Air Inter Flight 148 crashes near Strasbourg, France, killing 82 passengers and five crew members.
Who were born on January 20?
- 1664 –Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian writer and jurist (d. 1718)
- 1855 –Ernest Chausson, French composer (d. 1899)
- 1920 –Federico Fellini, Italian film director (d. 1993)
- 1921 –Telmo Zarraonaindía, Spanish footballer (d. 2006)
- 1950 –Liza Goddard, British actress
- 1950 –Mahamane Ousmane, President of Niger
- 1965 –Greg Kriesel, American bassist (The Offspring)
- 1969 –Nicky Wire, British musician (Manic Street Preachers)
- 1981 –Crystal Lowe, Canadian actress
- 1982 –Fredrik Strømstad, Norwegian footballer
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