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
- 1848 –California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter’s Mill near Sacramento.
- 1862 –Bucharest is proclaimed capital of Romania.
- 1878 –The revolutionary Vera Zasulich shoots at Fyodor Trepov, the Governor of Saint Petersburg.
- 1918 –The Gregorian calendar is introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People’s Commissars effective February 14(NS)
- 1936 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Rat in Chinese astrology.
- 1960 –Algerian War: Some units of European volunteers in Algiers stage an insurrection known as the “barricades week”, during which they seize government buildings and clash with local police.
- 1961 –1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash: A bomber carrying two H-bombs breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina. The uranium core of one weapon remains lost.
- 1972 –Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.
- 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.
- 1984 –The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale.
Who were born on January 24?
- 1670 –William Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729)
- 1724 –Frances Brooke, English writer (d. 1789)
- 1848 –Vasily Surikov, Russian painter (d. 1916)
- 1901 –Harry Calder, South African cricketer (d. 1995)
- 1902 –E. A. Speiser, American biblical scholar (d. 1965)
- 1927 –Sir Patrick Macnaghten, 11th Baronet, British aristocrat (d. 2007)
- 1936 –William Bogert, American actor
- 1945 –John Garamendi, American politician
- 1950 –Gennifer Flowers, American actress, political figure
- 1955 –Jim Montgomery, American swimmer
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