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 29
January 29, 2024 is the 29th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 337 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 29
- 1856 –Queen Victoria institutes the Victoria Cross.
- 1861 –Kansas is admitted as the 34th U.S. state.
- 1863 –Bear River Massacre.
- 1944 –World War II: The Battle of Cisterna takes place in central Italy.
- 1985 –Final recording session of We Are The World, by the supergroup USA for Africa.
- 1991 –Gulf War: The Battle of Khafji, the first major ground engagement of the war, as well as its deadliest, begins.
- 1996 –La Fenice, Venice’s opera house, is destroyed by fire.
- 1998 –In Birmingham, Alabama, a bomb explodes at an abortion clinic, killing one and severely wounding another. Serial bomber Eric Robert Rudolph is suspected as the culprit.
- 2001 –Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals.
- 2006 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Dog in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on January 29?
- 1923 –Ivo Robić, Croatian singer and songwriter (d. 2000)
- 1926 –Abdus Salam, Pakistani physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1996)
- 1930 –John Junkin, English radio, television and film performer (d. 2006)
- 1960 –Matthew Ashford, American actor
- 1960 –Steve Sax, American baseball player
- 1961 –Petra Thumer, German swimmer
- 1965 –Dominik Hašek, Czech ice hockey player
- 1983 –Nedžad Sinanović, Bosnian basketball player
- 1988 –Stephanie Gilmore, Australian surfer
- 1993 –Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Japanese model, blogger and recording artist
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