Events & Holidays In January - 01

Founding of Republic of China (Taiwan)

Gantan / New Year's Day (Japan)

Global Family Day (International)

Gregorian New Year (Christian) (India)

Independence Day (Cameroon Haiti Sudan)

Independence Day of the Slovak Republic (Slovakia)

Junkanoo, New Providence and Freeport (Bahamas)

Liberation Day (Cuba)

Mary, Mother of God (Vatican City State)

National Flag Day (Lithuania)

National Tree Planting Day (Tanzania)

Neujahrstag (New Year's Day) (Switzerland)

New Year (Western Christians) (Bosnia-Herzegovina)

New Year's Day (International)

Prayer Week (Niue)

St. Basil's Day (Bulgaria)

Universal Fraternity (Macau)

World Peace Day (Vatican City State)

Ano Nuevo (New Year's Day) (Mexico)

Novy rok (New Year's Day) (Czech Republic)

0766  On this day in history birth of ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818)   

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on this day in history.   

1431  Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) was born on this day in history.   

1449  Lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence was born on this day in history.   

1449  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on this day in history.   

1467  On this day in history birth of sigismund I, the old, king of Poland   

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on this day in history.   

1484  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531) was born on this day in history.   

0379  On this day in history basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies   

0404  On this day in history death of telemachus, Roman monk, murdered   

0898  On this day in history odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39   

0962  Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies on this day in history.   

1204  Death of King Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170) on this day in history.   

1387  On this day in history karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies   

1502  On this day in history gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies   

1515  On this day in history louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52