Significant January
• The Full Moon: Find out when it's a Full Moon in January.
Significant January around the world
• New Year's Day - January 1
• Independence Day in Haiti - January 1
• Handsel Monday in Scotland and northern England - First Monday
• Three Wise Men Day in Latin America - January 6
• Ukrainian New Year's Eve, also known as Svyat Vechir - January 6
• Coptic Christmas - January 7
• Plough Sunday in Scotland and northern England - Sunday after January 6
• Coming of Age Day (成人の日, Seijin no hi?) in Japan - Second Monday
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the United States - Third Monday
• Australia Day in Australia - January 26
• Republic Day in India - January 26
• Makara Sankranthi (Festival of Harvest) in India - January 14
• Auckland Anniversary in Auckland, New Zealand - Monday closest to January 29
• Burns night in Scotland - January 25
• The uniting of Moldavia and Wallachia under the same ruler in 1859, Romania - January 24
• January has become known as Change Your Profile Picture To A Muppet month for Facebook users.
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ITS NATIONAL MONTH OF?
• National Eye Health Care
• National Staying Healthy Month
• National Book Month
• National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
• March of Dimes Birth Defects Prevention Month
• Volunteer Blood Donor Month
• Celebration of Life Month
• It's OK to be Different Month
• Clean Up Your Computer Month
• Personal Self-Defense Month
• Reaching Your Potential Month
• National Letter Writing Month
• International Printing Month
• National High-Tech
• Celebrate the Past Month
• Blended Family Month
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Food Holidays
Fat Free Living Month - Coffee Gourmet International Month
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Movable Holidays
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ITS NATIONAL WEEK OF?
Week One
Celebration of Life Week
Lose Weight, Feel Great Week
Week Two
Universal Letter Writing Week
National Thank-Your-Customers Week
School Crossing Guard Week -- Thank a guard in your neighborhood
"Someday We'll Laugh About This" Week
Law Enforcement Training Week
Week Three
Special Education Week
Cuckoo Dancing Week -- Dance to different music
National Fresh Squeeze Juice Days
Healthy Weight Week
Week Four
Catholic Schools Week (24 thru 30)
National Meat Week
Kiss A Shark Week
Hot Air Balloon Week
National Glaucoma Week
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ITS NATIONAL DAY OF? Day-Long Observances
January 1
Universal Hour of Peace
Betsy Ross's Birthday (Born 1752)
Paul Revere's Birthday (Born Ja, n 11735)
Beanie Babies Introduced (Jan 1, 1994)
Australian Commonwealth Anniversary
National Environmental Policy Act Established (Jan 1, 1970)
U.S. Bowling Day (First Bowling Match occured in 1840)
Ellis Island Birthday /Opened (Jan 1, 1892)
New Year's Dishonor List Day
January 2
Swiss Cheese Day
Happy Mew Year for Cats Day
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Day
Boo Boo Bear's Birthday (Yogi Bear's Friend)
National Science Fiction Day - Night Vision was created
Jacob Grimm's Birthday (one of the Grimm Brothers) Jan 2, 1785
January 3
Women Rock! Day
National Write to Congress Day
National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day
Spirit Robotic Rover Lands on Mars (Jan 3, 2004)
Brooklyn Bridge Birthday (Construction Began in 1870)
Alaska Admitted as 49th U.S. State (Jan 3, 1959)
J.R.R. Tolkien's Birthday (Jan 3, 1892)
January 4
Blender Created
Earth at Perihelion
Isaac Newton's Birthday
Roller Skates Birthday (1863)
Louis Braille's Birthday (Born 1809)
Jakob Grimm's Birthday (Born 1785)
Sir Isaac Newton's Birthday (Jan 4, 1643)
Appendectomy Day (1885 First Appendectomy preformed)
January 5
FM Radio Birthday (1940)
Bozo the Clown's Birthday
National Second Hand Wardrobe Day
January 6
Pepe Le Pew's Birthday
Sherlock Holme's Birthday
Epiphany or Twelfth Night
Schoolhouse Rock Birthday (1973)
National Smith Day - Traditional to give everyone with the name of Smith a hug on this day.
January 7
Old Rock Day
I'm not going to take it anymore day!
Organize your home day -- Clean out those closets!!!
January 8
National Joy Germ Day
Midwife or Women's Day
National English Toffee Day
Show and Tell Day at Work
Milk Carton Birthday (1929)
National Show and Tell Day
Elvis Presley's Birthday (Jan 8, 1935)
War On Poverty Anniversary (Jan 8, 1964)
January 9
Word Nerd Day
Organize Your Home Day
Aviation in America Day
National Clean Off Your Desk Day
January 10
Peculiar People Day
Jeep Grand Cherokee Birthday
National Cut Your Energy Costs Day
First Meeting of United Nations (1946)
January 11
Secret Pal Day
International Thank You Day
Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend Day
Milk Day -- Milk bottles delivered for first time in 1878.
January 12
National Handwriting Day - John Hancock's Birthday
January 13
Sesame Street Rubber Duckie's Birthday
Make Your Dreams Come True Day
Blame Somebody Else Day
International Skeptics Day
January 14
Ratification Day
Penguin Awareness Day
National Dress Up Your Pet Day
National Clean off your Desk Day
Bald Eagle Appreciation Days
C-Section Birthday (First Seccussful Operation 1794)
January 15
World Religion Day
National Humanitarian Day
Champion of the Month Day
Elementary School Teacher Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday
National Fresh Squeezed Juice Day
Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley's First Snowflake Photograph Jan 15, 1885
January 16
International Hot & Spicy Food Day
Dr. Dian Fossey's Birthday (Jan 16, 1932)
January 17
Judgement Day
Customer Service Day
Popeye's Birthday (started 1929)
Rid The World of Fad Diet and Gimmicks Day
Operation Desert Storm (Jan 17, 1991)
January 18
Maintenance Day
January 19
Hat Day
New Friends Day
International Sing-Out Day
Get to Know Your Customers Day
National Penguin Awareness Day
January 20
Cheese Day
Learn to Ski Day
Inauguration Day
National Buttercrunch Day
RV Workers and Workampers Day
January 21
Squirrel Appreciation Day
Women's Healthy Weight Day
National Hugging Day
January 22
Celebration of Life Day
National Poka Dot Day
National Blonde Brownie Day
Answer Your Cat's Question Day
January 23
Measure Your Feet Day
National Handwriting Day
Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Days
Better Business Communication Day
Pie Day -- See our Pie pages for tips and pie recipes.
Compliment Day -- say nice things to everyone you meet!
Spouse's Day - make this day special for your spouse.
January 24
"Just Do It" Day
Eskimo Pie (Patenteran in 1919)
National Speak Up and Succeed Day
January 25
Fluoride Day
National Opposite Day
A Room Of One's Own Day
National Compliment Day
101 Dalmatian's Birthday (1961)
Fun At Work Day - (Calendars also show it on Jan. 27th.)
Nellie Bly Returns From Her 72-day Trip Around the World Jan 25, 1890
January 26
Television's Birthday
Clashing Clothes Day
Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement
Rocky Mountain National Park (Started in 1915)
Disneyland Founded (Groundbreaking in 1954)
January 27
Wonderland, Birthday)
Holocaust Memorial Day
Mozart's Birthday (born 1756)
National Activity Professionals Day
Mad Tea Party Day (Lewis Carroll's, author of Alice's Adventures in
Fun at Work Day (calendars also show it on Jan. 25th)
January 28
Pop Art Day
Challenger Remembrance (exploded in 1986)
Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day
Sesame Street's Ernie's Birthday
National Kazoo Day
January 29
Carnation Day
National Puzzle Day
Free Thinkers Day
Seeing Eye Guide Dog Birthday 1929
National Corn Chip Day
January 30
Snagglepuss's Birthday
Yodel for Your Neighbors Day
Franklin D. Roosevelt's Birthday (Born 1882)
National Inane Answering Machine Message Day
Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day
January 31
Backwards Day
Child Labor Day
Eat Brussel Sprouts Day
Inspire Your Heart with Art Day
Jackie Robinson's Birthday (Born 1919)
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