A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” 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 .
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kayōbi.
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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
It is celebrated as New Year’s Day (at least in the 20th and 21st centuries) by countries still following the Julian calendar.
by the Numbers
days since
year, months, and days ago
months since then
is in the rd week of the year (ISO 8601)
weeks ago
The year is not a leap year
Historical Event(s)
1343
Arnošt of Pardubice became the last bishop of Prague.
Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden in return for Pomerania.
Greek War of Independence: Acrocorinth is captured by Theodoros Kolokotronis and Demetrius Ypsilanti.
The controversial Bodyline cricket tactics used by Douglas Jardine’s England peaks when Australian captain Bill Woodfull was hit in the heart.
World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to travel via airplane while in office when he travels from Miami, Florida to Morocco to meet with Winston Churchill.
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederick or Christian since 1513.
Teenage heiress Lesley Whittle is kidnapped by Donald Neilson, aka “the Black Panther”.
The English punk rock band Sex Pistols broke up amidst their US tour.
A United Nations tribunal sentences five Bosnian Croats to up to 25 years for the 1993 killing of over 100 Muslims in a Bosnian village.
Stampede near Sabarimala – 104 devotees killed and several others injured in a stampede at Uppupara in Idukki district.
Who were born on ?
Vladimir Stasov, Russian art and music critic (d. 1906)
Georges-Émile Lapalme, French-Canadian politician (d. 1985)
Mark Goodson, American game show producer (d. 1992)
Don Garlits, American race car driver
Morihiro Hosokawa, 79th Prime Minister of Japan
Graham Marsh, Australian golfer
Paul Chubb, Australian actor (d. 2002)
Jim Duggan, American professional wrestler
Jason Bateman, American actor
Mike Pelfrey, American baseball player
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