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