| Holiday name | Holiday location | Holiday type |
|---|---|---|
| National Compliment Day | - | Unofficial (Fun & Joy) |
| Macintosh Computer Day | - | Unofficial (Products & Technology ) |
| Unification Day | Romania | National Holiday |
| National Peanut Butter Day | - | Unofficial (Food & Drinks) |
| Beer Can Appreciation Day | - | Unofficial (Products & Technology , Food & Drinks) |
| Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | China | Common Local Holiday |
| Third day of Chinese Lunar New Year | Multiple [Show] | Multiple Types |
| Lunar New Year (Third Day) | Macau | Public Holiday |
| Third Day of Lunar New Year | Mongolia | Public Holiday |
| Chinese New Year Holiday 2 | Taiwan | National Holiday |
| Tet holiday | Vietnam | National Holiday |
| Speak Up And Succeed Day | - | Unofficial (Activity & Action) |
| National Lobster Thermidor Day | - | Unofficial (Food & Drinks) |
| National Just Do It Day | - | Unofficial (Activity & Action) |
| Global Belly Laugh Day | - | Unofficial (Fun & Joy, Weird & Obscure) |
| National Talk Like A Grizzled Prospector Day | - | Unofficial (Weird & Obscure) |
Historical Events on January 24
- 1835: Slaves rise up and revolt in Salvador da Bahia.
- 1848: Gold is found at Sutter’s Hill just outside Sacramento, California by James W. Marshall in the opening months of the California Gold Rush.
- 1857: The first official university in South Asia – the University of Calcutta is found in 1857.
- 1915: At the Battle of Dogger Bank during WWI, Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty leads British forces in an attack against forces led by Rear-Admiral Franz von Hipper.
- 1916: The U.S Supreme Court rules that the federal income tax is indeed constitutional in the case of Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
- 1933: The 20th Amendment to the U.S Constitution is ratified on this day; This amendment changes the beginning and the end of terms for all elected federal offices.
- 1942: The Allies bomb Bangkok, Thailand and Thailand declares war against the U.S and the U.K.
- 1943: The conference in Casablanca between U.S President Franklin D. Roosevelt and U.K Prime Minister Winston Churchill concludes on this day.
- 1968: Operation Coburg is launched against NVA and Viet Cong forces by the First Australian Task Force around Long Binh and Bien Hoa.
- 1972: Japanese Sargeant Shoichi Yokoi is discovered in a jungle in Guam – where he had been for 28 years, since World War II.
- 1984: The Macintosh personal computer, made by Apple Computer, goes on sale in the U.S.
- 2003: Formed in response to the 9/11 Attacks, the U.S Department of Homeland Security officially begins operations in the United States.
Famous Birthdays on January 24
- American novelist and Pulitzer Prize Winner, Edith Wharton is born in 1862.
- English author Martin Lings is born in 1909.
- American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond is born in 1941.
- American singer-songwriter Aaron Neville is born in 1941.
- American model and actress, Sharon Tate is born in 1943
- American comedian, actor and screenwriter, John Belushi is born in 1949.
- American physicist Alan Sokal is born in 1955.
- American actress Kristen Schaal is born in 1978.
