Wednesday January 8, 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 Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Suiyōbi.

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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 nd week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

1297
François Grimaldi, disguised as monk, leads his men to capture the fortress protecting the Rock of Monaco, establishing his family as the rulers of Monaco.
George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York, New York.
An unsuccessful slave revolt is led by Charles Deslondes in St. Charles and St. James, Louisiana.
War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans – Andrew Jackson leads American forces in victory over the British.
Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraph system using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code).
The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system.
The African National Congress is founded.
President Woodrow Wilson announces his “Fourteen Points” for the aftermath of World War I.
World War II: Britain introduces food rationing.
The nuclear sub USS San Francisco collides at full speed with an undersea mountain south of Guam. One man is killed, but the sub surfaces and is repaired.

Who were born on ?

François Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxembourg, French general (d. 1695)
Edmond Charles Genêt, French diplomat (d. 1834)
Storm Jameson, English writer (d. 1986)
Dame Merlyn Myer, Australian philanthropist (d. 1982)
Charles Osgood, American journalist and commentator
Elvis Presley, American singer (d. 1977)
Yevgeny Nesterenko, Russian bass-baritone
John McTiernan, American film director
Rachel Friend, Australian actress
Allison Harvard, American artist and fashion model

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