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1
 Emancipation Proclamation (1863) : United States.
 Independence Day : Haiti.
New Year's Day : International.
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2
 John Hope Franklin (1915-2009) : African American.
Berchtold's Day : Switzerland.
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Louis Braille (1809–1852) : French, People with Disabilities.
 Elizabeth Ann B. Seton Feast Day : Roman Catholic.
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George Washington Carver (1864–1943) : African American.
Guru Gobind Singh Ji's Birthday : Sikh.
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Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960) : African American.
Danny Thomas (born Amos Alphonsus Muzyad Yaqoob) (1912–1991) : Lebanese American.
Christmas : Armenian Apostolic Church.
Epiphany : Christian.
Three Kings Day (Día de los Tres Magos) : Puerto Rico.
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Christmas : Coptic Orthodox Christian, Eastern Orthodox Christian, Rastafarian.
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Martyrs' Day : Panama.
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Prithvi Narayan Shah (1723-1775) : Nepalese.
Coming of Age Day (Seijin No Hi) : Japan. (m)
Eugenio María de Hostos' Birthday : Puerto Rico. (m)
Independence Manifesto Day : Morocco.
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Helen Haje (1929?–1998) : Lebanese American.
Mordecai Johnson (1890–1976) : African American.
José Limón (1908–1972) : Mexican American.
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Ernestine Potowski-Rose (1810–1892) : Polish American.
Charlotte Ray (1850–1911) : African American.
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John Dos Passos (1898–1976) : Portuguese American.
Carlos P. Romulo (1899–1985) : Filipino.
Makar Sankranti : Hindu. (m)
New Year : Eastern Orthodox Christian.
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15
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) : African American.
Pongal : Hindu. (m)
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Ruhiyyih Rabbani (1910–2000) : Baha'i.
Hiram Revels (1822–1901) : African American.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day : United States. (m)
Revolution Day : Tunisia.
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Epiphany : Coptic Orthodox Christian, Eastern Orthodox Christian.
Timket (Feast of Epiphany) : Ethiopia.
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Vasant Panchami : Hindu. (m)
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Our Lady of Altagracia : Dominican Republic.
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Pilar Barbosa (189?–1997) : Puerto Rican.
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Thomas A. Dorsey (1899–1993) : African American.
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24
Arthur Alfonso Schomburg (1874–1938) : Puerto Rican.
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Robert Burns (1759–1796) : Scot.
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Australia Day : Australia.
Juan Pablo Duarte's Birthday : Dominican Republic.
Republic Day : India.
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José Julian Martí (1853–1895) : Cuban.
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T'u B'Shvat begins at sundown : Jewish. (m)
Martyrs' Day : Nepal.
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Osceola (1800–1838) : American Indian (Seminole).
T'u B'Shvat (New Year of the Trees) : Jewish. (m)
King Abdullah’s Birthday : Jordan.
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William Apess (1798–1840?) : American Indian (Pequot).
Ella Cara Deloria (1889–1971) : American Indian (Dakota Sioux).
Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (1919–1972) : African American.
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