January 1, Tuesday Details
Emancipation Proclamation (1863) : United States.
Independence Day : Haiti.
New Year's Day : International.
January 2, Wednesday Details
Berchtold's Day : Switzerland.
January 4, Friday Details
Louis Braille (1809–1852) : French, People with Disabilities.
Elizabeth Ann B. Seton Feast Day : Roman Catholic.
January 5, Saturday Details
George Washington Carver (1864–1943) : African American.
Guru Gobind Singh Ji's Birthday : Sikh.
January 6, Sunday Details
Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960) : African American.
Danny Thomas (born Muzyad Yahkoob) (1914–1991) : Arab American.
Christmas : Armenian Apostolic Church.
Epiphany : Christian.
Three Kings Day (Día de los Tres Magos) : Puerto Rico.
January 7, Monday Details
Christmas : Coptic Orthodox Christian, Eastern Orthodox Christian, Rastafarian.
January 9, Wednesday Details
Al Hijrah begins at sighting of crescent moon : Islam. (m)
Al Hijrah begins at sighting of crescent moon : Islamic. : Islam. (m)
Martyrs' Day : Panama.
January 10, Thursday Details
Al Hijrah (New Year) : Islam. (m)
January 11, Friday Details
Independence Manifesto Day : Morocco.
National Unity Day : Nepal.
January 12, Saturday Details
Helen Haje (1929?–1998) : Arab American.
Mordecai Johnson (1890–1976) : African American.
José Limón (1908–1972) : Mexican American.
January 13, Sunday Details
Ernestine Potowski-Rose (1810–1892) : Polish American.
Charlotte Ray (1850–1911) : African American.
January 14, Monday Details
John Dos Passos (1898–1976) : Portuguese American.
Carlos P. Romulo (1899–1985) : Filipino.
New Year : Eastern Orthodox Christian.
Coming of Age Day (Seijin No Hi) : Japan. (m)
Eugenio Maria de Hostos' Birthday : Puerto Rico. (m)
January 15, Tuesday Details
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) : African American.
January 16, Wednesday Details
Ruhiyyih Rabbani (1910–2000) : Baha'i.
Hiram Revels (1822–1901) : African American.
January 18, Friday Details
Ashura begins at sunset : Islam. (m)
Ashura begins at sundown : Islamic. : Islam. (m)
Revolution Day : Tunisia.
January 19, Saturday Details
Ashura : Islam. (m)
Epiphany : Coptic Orthodox Christian, Eastern Orthodox Christian.
January 21, Monday Details
Our Lady of Altagracia : Dominican Republic.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day : United States. (m)
January 22, Tuesday Details
Pilar Barbosa (189?–1997) : Puerto Rican.
T'u B'Shvat (two-bish-vat) (New Year of the Trees) : Jewish. (m)
January 23, Wednesday Details
Thomas A. Dorsey (1899–1993) : African American.
January 24, Thursday Details
Arthur Alfonso Schomburg (1874–1938) : Puerto Rican.
January 25, Friday Details
Robert Burns (1759–1796) : Scotland.
January 26, Saturday Details
Australia Day : Australia.
Juan Pablo Duarte's Birthday : Dominican Republic.
Republic Day : India.
January 28, Monday Details
José Julian Martí (1853–1895) : Cuban.
January 30, Wednesday Details
Osceola (1800–1838) : American Indian (Seminole).
Sending Off the Kitchen God Day (1/30-31) : China. (m)
King Abdullah’s Birthday : Jordan.
January 31, Thursday Details
William Apess (1798–1840?) : American Indian (Pequot).
Ella Cara Deloria (1889–1971) : American Indian (Dakota Sioux).
Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (1919–1972) : African American.