Today's Date
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Time Zone: Europe/London (GMT+00:00)
• Today's Date in numbers: 16
• Week number: 3
• Leap year: No - Next is 2028
• Daylight Saving Time: No
Sunrise, Sunset Times Today
• Sunrise time: 08:00 am
• Sunset time: 04:21 pm
• Day length: 08h 20m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase Today
• Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
• Illumination: 91%
• Moon Age: 17.57 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
Holidays and National Days Today
Today in History
1991
The Persian Gulf War begins. The massive U.S.-led offensive against Iraq - Operation Desert Storm - ends on February 28, 1991, when President George Bush declares a cease-fire, and Iraq pledges to honor future coalition and U.N. peace terms.
1979
The Shah leaves Iran.
1975
The Irish Republican Army calls an end to a 25-day cease fire in Belfast.
1965
Eighteen are arrested in Mississippi for the murder of three civil rights workers.
1956
The Egyptian government makes Islam the state religion.
1945
The U.S. First and Third armies link up at Houffalize, effectively ending the Battle of the Bulge.
1944
Eisenhower assumes supreme command of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe.
1942
Japan’s advance into Burma begins.
1940
Hitler cancels an attack in the West due to bad weather and the capture of German attack plans in Belgium.
1939
Franklin D. Roosevelt asks for an extension of the Social Security Act to include more women and children.
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