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January | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | January |
1SUN |
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National Folic Acid Awareness Week (First full week of January) |
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2MON |
![]() ![]() (Observed annually in honor of the birth date of science fiction author Isaac Asimov: 01/02/1920) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Commemorates the declareation of the Republic of Haiti by General Jean- Jacques Dessalines: 01/01/1804)
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3TUE |
Alaska:
Admission Day
![]() ![]() (Commemoration of the addition of Alaska as the 49th state: 01/03/1959)
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4WED |
![]() ![]() (Observed annually on this date) Angola: Baixa de Cassange's Day (Martyrs of the Colonial Repression Day) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Commemorates the cotton workers martyred in attack by Portuguese military: 01/04/1961) Burma: Independence Day ![]() ![]() ![]() (Commemorates independence from Great Britain: 01/04/1948) Utah: Admission Day ![]() ![]() (Commemorates admission of Utah as the 45th State: 01/04/1896)
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5THU |
Christians:
Twelfth Night
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6FRI |
![]() ![]() (Observed annually on this date) Christians: Epiphany/Feast of the Three Kings ![]() ![]() ![]() (Celebration of visit of three kings to Bethlehem manger) Iraq: Army Day ![]() ![]() (Celebration of creation of the Iraqi army in 01/06/1921) Laos: Pathet Lao Day ![]() ![]() (Observed annually on this date since 1950 to celebrate Laos' ruling Pathet Lao Party) Uruguay: Three Kings Day/Children's Day ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Annual religious/secular holiday on which children receive gifts as the three kings gave gifts to the baby Jesus)
New Mexico:
Admission Day
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7SAT |
Orthodox Christians:
Christmas
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Observed in accordance with the Julian Calendar which trails the Gregorian Calendar by 13 days) Cambodia: Victory Day ![]() (Commemorating the fall of the Khmer Rouge 01/07/1979) Japan: Nanakusagayu Day ![]() ![]() ![]() (New Year's tradition to eat nanakusagayu (rice & 7 herbs) on 1/7)
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8SUN |
Northern Mariana Islands: Commonwealth Day ![]() ![]() (National Day observance of the enactment of the commonwealth constitution: 1978) Thailand: Children's Day ![]() ![]() ![]() (Celebrated annually on this date with parades and parties) Louisiana: Jackson Day ![]() ![]() ![]() (Commemoration of Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans: 1/8/1815)
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9MON |
![]() ![]() (Observed annually on this date) Japan: Coming of Age Day/Seijin No Hi ![]() (Rite of passage for all 20 year olds: second Monday of January)
Panamá:
Martyrs' Day
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10TUE |
Benin:
Traditional Religions (Voodoo) Day
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11WED |
Morocco:
Independence Manifesto Day
Nepal:
Prithvi Jayanti/National Unity Day
Puerto Rico:
de Hostos' Birthday
United States:
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
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12THU |
Tanzania:
Zanzibar Revolution Day
![]() ![]() (Commemorates African majority revolt against the Arab sultan, and formation of a Afro-Shirazi party government: 01/12/1964) Turkmenistan: Memorial Day ![]() ![]() ![]() (Observed annually in memory of the thousands of civilians massacred by Russian Imperial Forces: 01/12/1881)
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13FRI |
Finland:
Norway:
Sweden:
Tjugondag Knut/St. Knut's Day/Twentieth Day
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Official end of the Yuletide season: 20 days after Christmas)
Togo:
Liberation Day
United States:
Stephen Foster Memorial Day
Virginia:
Lee-Jackson Day
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14SAT |
India/Hinduism: Bhogi Pongal (north)/Makar Sankranti(south) ![]() ![]() (Day 1 of 3-day festival celebrating the harvest and the Julian new year) Julian Calendar: New Year's Day ![]() (The Julian Calendar trails the Gregorian Calendar by 13 days)
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15SUN |
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India:
Bhogi Pongal (north)/Makar Sankranti(south)
Malawi:
John Chilembwe Day
Malta:
Arbor Day
Philippines (Aklan Province):
Ati-atihan
Venezuela:
Día del Maestro (National Teacher's Day)
United States:
National Sanctity of Life Day
United States:
Sight Saving Sabbath:
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Healthy Weight Week (Third full week of January) International Printing Week (Week that includes Benjamin Franklin's Birthday: January 17th) |
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16MON |
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![]() ![]() (Commemorates the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom 01/16/1786)
India:
Bhogi Pongal (north)/Makar Sankranti(south)
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17TUE |
Rid the World of Fad Diets & Gimmicks Day: ![]() ![]() ![]() (Observed the Tuesday of Healthy Weight Week)
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18WED |
![]() ![]() (Commemoration of the birth date of A.A. Milne) Ethiopia: Timket (Epiphany) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Jan 18-20 three-day celebration of the Epiphany in accordance with the Julian calendar)
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19THU |
![]() ![]() (Observed annually on this date) Ethiopia: Timket (Epiphany) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Jan 18-20 three-day celebration of the Epiphany in accordance with the Julian calendar) Arkansas & Texas: Confederate Heroes Day ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Observed on the birth date of Robert E. Lee)
Women's Healthy Weight Day:
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20FRI |
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Bulgaria:
Baba Den (Grandmother's Day)
Ethiopia:
Timket (Epiphany)
Guinea-Bissau:
National Heroes Day
Laos:
Army Day
Florida:
Arbor Day
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21SAT |
Barbados:
Errol Barrow Day
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22SUN |
Catholicism:
Feast Day of Saint Vincent of Saragossa
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Observed on this date to commemorate Vincent of Saragossa, who was martyred in Spain on this date in 304) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Day: ![]() ![]() ![]() (Celebration of feast day of Saint Vincent of Saragossa)
Sight Saving Sabbath:
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National Nurse Anesthetists Week (Last full week of January)
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23MON |
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24TUE |
Togo:
Liberation Day
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United States:
National Speak Up and Succeed Day
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25WED |
Angola:
Luanda's City Day
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Aruba:
Official Holiday in Memory of G. F. Betico Croes
Scotland:
Burns' Night
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26THU |
Australia:
Australia Day
![]() ![]() ![]() (Commemoration of the landing of the first European settlers in Australia: 01/26/1788) Dominican Republic: Day of Juan Duarte ![]() ![]() (Commemorates the birth date of Juan Pablo Duarte (father of Dominican independence): 01/26/1813) India: Republic Day ![]() ![]() ![]() (Commemorates the proclamation of India as a sovereign republic: 01/26/1950) Uganda: NRM (National Resistance Movement) Day ![]() ![]() (Observed annually on this date to Commemorate the 1986 liberation of Uganda by the National Resistance Army led by Yoweri Museveni who became President of Uganda)
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27FRI |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Observed annually on this date to commemorate the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, 1/27/1945) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Celebration of the feast day of the patron saint of Monaco)
United States:
National Kazoo Day
United States:
National Toilet Day
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28SAT |
Buddhism:
Gyoki/Honen Memorial Day
![]() ![]() ![]() (Commemoration of the life of Honen, the Father of Japanese Pure Land Buddhism: date varies on Buddhist calendar, but generally either January 25th or 28th)
Hinduism:
Saraswati Puja
Rwanda:
Democracy Day
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29SUN |
Nepal:
Martyrs' Memorial Day
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United States:
Freethinker's Day
Kansas:
Admission Day
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Catholic Schools Week (Begins the last Sunday in January)
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30MON |
India:
Mohandas Gandhi Martyrdom Day
![]() ![]() ![]() (Observance of the anniversary of the assassination of Mohandas Gandhi: 01/30/1948)
Jordan:
King Abdullah's Birthday
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31TUE |
Nauru:
Independence Day)
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