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