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
- 1438 –The Council of Basel suspends Pope Eugene IV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa.
- 1742 –Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
- 1916 –In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad, the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax constitutional.
- 1925 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Ox in Chinese astrology.
- 1942 –World War II: The Allies bombard Bangkok, leading Thailand to declare war against the United States and United Kingdom.
- 1947 –Greek banker Dimitrios Maximos becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
- 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.
- 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.
- 2011 –At least 35 died and 180 injured in a bombing at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport.
Who were born on January 24?
- 1679 –Christian Wolff, German philosopher (d. 1754)
- 1927 –Sir Patrick Macnaghten, 11th Baronet, British aristocrat (d. 2007)
- 1936 –Bobby Wellins, Scottish jazz saxophonist
- 1958 –Jools Holland, English musician
- 1961 –Nastassja Kinski, German-born actress
- 1971 –Andrea Mackris, American television producer
- 1972 –Ulla Werbrouck, Belgian judoka and politician
- 1974 –Adam Dean, American philosopher
- 1986 –Mischa Barton, English-born American actress
- 1995 –Callan McAuliffe, Australian actor
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