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 22
January 22, 2024 is the 22nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 344 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Monday.
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 22
- 1506 –The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrives at the Vatican.
- 1689 –The Convention Parliament convenes to determine if James II, the last Roman Catholic king of England, had vacated the throne when he fled to France in 1688.
- 1849 –Second Anglo-Sikh War: The Siege of Multan ends after nine months when the last Sikh defenders of Multan, Punjab, surrender.
- 1890 –The United Mine Workers of America is founded in Columbus, Ohio.
- 1915 –Over 600 people are killed in Guadalajara, Mexico, when a train plunges off the tracks into a deep canyon.
- 1917 –World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for “peace without victory” in Europe.
- 1957 –Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula.
- 1962 –The Organization of American States suspends Cuba’s membership.
- 1987 –Pennsylvania politician R. Budd Dwyer shoots and kills himself during a televised press conference, leading to debates on boundaries in journalism.
- 2004 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Monkey in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on January 22?
- 1908 –Prince Oana, American baseball player (d. 1976)
- 1937 –Joseph Wambaugh, American author
- 1949 –Mike Caldwell, American baseball player
- 1953 –Myung-Whun Chung,South Korean Conductor and pianist
- 1956 –Steve Riley, American drummer
- 1962 –Choi Min-sik, South Korean actor
- 1968 –Heath, Japanese bass guitarist (X Japan)
- 1974 –Cameron McConville, Australian racing driver
- 1975 –Felipe Giaffone, Brazilian racing driver
- 1984 –Raica Oliveira, Brazilian model
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