Monday January 1, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from โ€œThe Extremes of Good and Evilโ€ by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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: This Day in History

The preceding day is December 31 of the previous year.

During the Middle Ages under the influence of the Christian Church, many countries moved the start of the year to one of several important Christian festivals — December 25 (the Nativity of Jesus), March 1, March 25 (the Annunciation), or even Easter. Eastern European countries (most of them with populations showing allegiance to the Orthodox Church) began their numbered year on September 1 from about 988.

In England, January 1 was celebrated as the New Year festival, but from the 12th century to 1752 the year in England began on March 25 (Lady Day). So, for example, the Parliamentary record records the execution of Charles I occurring in 1648 (as the year did not end until March 24), although modern histories adjust the start of the year to January 1 and record the execution as occurring in 1649.

Most western European countries changed the start of the year to January 1 before they adopted the Gregorian calendar. For example, Scotland changed the start of the Scottish New Year to January 1 in 1600. England, Ireland and the British colonies changed the start of the year to January 1 in 1752. Later that year in September, the Gregorian calendar was introduced throughout Britain and the British colonies. These two reforms were implemented by the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750.

January 1 became the official start of the year as follows:

  • 1522 The Republic of Venice
  • 1544 Holy Roman Empire (Germany)
  • 1556 Spain, Portugal
  • 1559 Prussia, Sweden
  • 1564 France
  • 1576 Southern Netherlands
  • 1579 Lorraine
  • 1583 United Provinces of the Netherlands (northern)
  • 1600 Scotland
  • 1700 Russia
  • 1721 Tuscany
  • 1752 Great Britain (excluding Scotland) and its colonies

by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, months, and days ago
  • months since then
  • is in the st week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is a leap year

Historical Event(s)

John V is crowned King of Portugal.
French rule ends in Haiti. Haiti becomes the first black republic and second independent country in North America after the United States
The Republic of China is established.
Boris Bazhanov defects through Iran. He is the only assistant of Joseph Stalin’s secretariat to have defected from the Eastern Bloc.
The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen.
Air India Flight 855 Boeing 747 crashes into the sea, due to instrument failure and pilot disorientation, off the coast of Bombay, India, killing 213.
Greece is admitted into the European Community.
Peruvian Javier Pérez de Cuéllar becomes the first Latin American to hold the title of Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Russia is officially formed.
Kim Jong-un is officially declared the new Supreme Leader of North Korea.

Who were born on ?

Jan Vilímek, Czech illustrator and painter (d. 1938)
Frank Knox, American journalist and 46th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1944)
Mordehai Frizis, Greek Army officer (d. 1940)
Dana Andrews, American actor (d. 1992)
Matt Robinson, American actor (d. 2002)
Robert Jankel, British coachbuilder (d. 2005)
Bob Menendez, American politician and United States Senator from New Jersey
LaMarr Hoyt, American baseball player
Jean-Marc Gounon, French race car driver
Tarik O'Regan, British composer

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