January 6, 2020: Facts, Holidays & History

Monday, January 6, 2020, was 4 years ago. It was the 6th day and 1st month of the year in the Georgian calendar. It’s the 37th day of Winter and there are 55 days left until Spring. January 6, 2020 zodiac sign is Capricorn. On this day, Donald J. Trump (Republican) was the president of the United States and the world population was approximately 7.79 billion, according to census.gov.

Below is everything you need to know about January 6, 2020, including important events in history, top news headlines, US stock market results, social trends, and what was popular in entertainment. We’ll also look at January 6 zodiac details, day facts, and more ⤵

Day index 6th day of the year
Day of week 1st Monday of 2020
Week index 1st week of 2020
Season 37th day of Winter
Generation Generation Alpha
Zodiac Sign Capricorn ♑
Chinese Zodiac Rat
Ruling Planet Saturn
Numerology 11
January Birthstone Garnet
January Birth flower Carnation

We are using US standard week number calculations.

Fun fact: Here is how to write January 6, 2020, in Roman numerals: IVIMMXX (month-day, year)

January 6th zodiac sign

The zodiac sign for January 6 is Capricorn ♑. Capricorns are responsible, disciplined and good managers, though sometimes are also known for being know-it-all, unforgiving, and condescending. Capricorns are thought to be the most serious sign of the zodiac. Saturn is the ruling planet of Capricorn.

Top news headlines from January 6, 2020

Here is what happened on this day.

Popular topics that trended on the web and social media on January 6th:

Harvey Weinstein Tua Tagovailoa Laura Dern Joaquin Phoenix Fleabag Puerto Rico earthquake

January 6th events in history

Below are a couple of important historical events that happened on January 6.

The English Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial for treason and other "high crimes".
Alfred Wegener, geophysicist and meteorologist, presents his controversial theory of continental drift in a lecture at a the Geological Association (Geologischen Vereinigung) at the Senckenberg-Museum, Frankfurt.
US President Franklin Roosevelt makes his "Four Freedoms" speech (freedom of speech and worship; freedom from want and fear) during his US State of Union address.

Stock markets on January 6, 2020

the US stock market closed higher for the day, with Dow ending the day 238 points, or 0.83% higher at 28703.38. Nasdaq Composite finished up 1.42%. The S&P 500 ended up 0.89%.

Did you know: At the age of 56, Jeff Bezos was the richest person in the world in 2020 with $113 billion fortune, followed by Bill Gates with $98 billion, according to Forbes.

January 6, 2020 US Holidays

Holidays on this day: No major holidays found for this date.

Popular Tweets on Jan 6, 2020

Here are popular and most liked tweets on this day in United States:


January 6, 2020 in Music

The number one song on The Billboard Hot 100 was "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey.

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What is Numerology and life path number?
January 6, 2020 life path number is 11. Numerologists believe that we have all had previous lifetimes. Each number from 1-9 holds a vibration and each vibration produces a predictable characteristic or outcome around it. Life Path 11 is thought to be the most intuitive of all Life Path Numbers and can sense a great deal about what’s going on behind the scenes. You are dedicated, loyal and can easily able to pick up on deeper cues.


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