DateNameLocation / Topic
Friday, Jan 1
New Year's Day New Year's Day
Friday, Jan 1
Liberation Day Liberation Day
Friday, Jan 1
Republic Day/New Year's Day Republic Day/New Year's Day
Friday, Jan 1
New Year's Day/Independence Day New Year's Day/Independence Day
Friday, Jan 1
Republic Day Republic Day
Friday, Jan 1
Restoration of the Czech Independence Day Restoration of the Czech Independence Day
Friday, Jan 1
Independence Day Independence Day
Friday, Jan 1
Independence Day Independence Day
Friday, Jan 1
Polar Bear Plunge Day Polar Bear Plunge Day
Friday, Jan 1
National Hangover Day National Hangover Day
Friday, Jan 1
National Bloody Mary Day National Bloody Mary Day
Friday, Jan 1
Diet Resolution Week Diet Resolution Week
Friday, Jan 1
National Silent Record Week National Silent Record Week
Friday, Jan 1
Celebration Of Life Week Celebration Of Life Week
Friday, Jan 1
New Year’s Resolutions Week New Year’s Resolutions Week
Friday, Jan 1
National Mentoring Month National Mentoring Month
Friday, Jan 1
National CBD Month National CBD Month
Friday, Jan 1
National Bath Safety Month National Bath Safety Month
Friday, Jan 1
National Black Diamond Month National Black Diamond Month
Friday, Jan 1
National Blood Donor Month National Blood Donor Month
Friday, Jan 1
National Braille Literacy Month National Braille Literacy Month
Friday, Jan 1
National Hobby Month National Hobby Month
Friday, Jan 1
National Hot Tea Month National Hot Tea Month
Friday, Jan 1
National Oatmeal Month National Oatmeal Month
Friday, Jan 1
National Slavery And Human Trafficking Prevention Month National Slavery And Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Friday, Jan 1
National Slow Cooking Month National Slow Cooking Month
Friday, Jan 1
National Soup Month National Soup Month
Friday, Jan 1
National Sunday Supper Month National Sunday Supper Month
Friday, Jan 1
Global Family Day Global Family Day
Friday, Jan 1
Public Domain Day Public Domain Day
Friday, Jan 1
National First Foot Day National First Foot Day
Friday, Jan 1
Apple Gifting Day Apple Gifting Day
Friday, Jan 1
Z Day Z Day
Friday, Jan 1
Ring A Bell Day Ring A Bell Day
Friday, Jan 1
Copyright Law Day Copyright Law Day
Friday, Jan 1
Euro Day Euro Day
Friday, Jan 1
Commitment Day Commitment Day
Friday, Jan 1
National Menudo Month National Menudo Month
Friday, Jan 1
Universal Hour Of Peace Universal Hour Of Peace
Friday, Jan 1
Ginuary Ginuary
Friday, Jan 1
National Clean Up Your Computer Month National Clean Up Your Computer Month
Friday, Jan 1
Dry January Dry January
Friday, Jan 1
International Brainteaser Month International Brainteaser Month
Friday, Jan 1
Manuary Manuary
Friday, Jan 1
Get A Balanced Life Month Get A Balanced Life Month
Friday, Jan 1
Celebration Of Life Month Celebration Of Life Month
Friday, Jan 1
International Creativity Month International Creativity Month
Friday, Jan 1
Veganuary Month Veganuary Month

Historical Events on January 1

  • 1707: John V becomes Portugal’s King.
  • 1739: French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier.discovers what would become known as Bouvet Island.
  • 1773: “1 Chronicles 17: 16-17” is performed for the first time following a sermon given by John Newton in Olney, Buckinghamshire in England. This hymn would later become known as Amazing Grace.
  • 1776: After intense fighting by Royal Navy and Continental Army forces, the city of Norfolk in Virginia catches on fire during the American Revolutionary War.
  • 1781: During the American Revolutionary War, fifteen hundred soldiers of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment rebel against the Continental Army’s winter camp in Morristown, New Jersey. This would become known as the Pennsylvania Line Mutiny of 1781.
  • 1801: The largest known object to date in the Asteroid Belt – a minor planet known as Ceres – is discovered on this day by Giuseppe Piazzi.
  • 1808: Importing slaves into the U.S is outlawed on this day, although slavery remains legal.
  • 1847: The Sisters of Mercy establish the first hospital in the U.S with the name “Mercy” in it. “Mercy” would eventually go on to grace over thirty hospitals all over the world.
  • 1892: Ellis Island opens on this day and begins processing immigrants into the U.S.
  • 1908: At midnight, for the first time in American history, a ball is dropped in New York’s Times Square to announce the start of New Year.
  • 1927: In Mexico, the Cristero War starts.

Famous Birthdays on January 1

  • American silversmith and patriot, Paul Revere is born in 1735.
  • American general Anthony Wayne is born in 1745.
  • American seamstress Betsy Ross is born in 1752.
  • British science writer Jane Marcet is born in 1769.
  • English author and playwright, E.M. Forster is born in 1879.
  • American actor Charles Bickford is born in 1889.
  • Slovenian geographer Anton Melik is born in 1890.
  • American law enforcement official and 1st Director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover is born in 1895.
  • American novelist J.D. Salinger is born in 1919.
  • English general John Strawson is born in 1921.
  • American illustrator Jerry Robinson is born in 1922.