Thursday January 16, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from β€œThe 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 Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is jueves.

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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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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)

27 BC
Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus is granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate, marking the beginning of the Roman Empire.
1572
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England.
1581
The English Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism.
The first edition of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is published in Madrid.
American Revolution: Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
The Commonwealth of Virginia enacted the Statute for Religious Freedom authored by Thomas Jefferson.
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) – Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.
The Irish Republican Army (IRA) begins a bombing and sabotage campaign in England.
Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards.
The UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and the freezing of assets of Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaida, and the remaining members of the Taliban.

Who were born on ?

1477
Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (d. 1547)
Alexander Knox, Canadian actor (d. 1995)
Allan Ekelund, Swedish film producer (d. 2009)
Gene Feist, American stage actor and producer
Dian Fossey, American zoologist (d. 1985)
Magdalen Nabb, British author (d. 2007)
Dalvanius Prime, New Zealand entertainer (d. 2002)
Glenn Ordway, American radio talk show host
Ricardo Darin, Argentine actor
Joe Flacco, American football player

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