January Special Dates

* means just added to the list

January 1st

Betsy Ross's Birthday Born in 1752.

Ellis Island Aniversary Ellis Island opened on this day in 1892.

Le Jour de l'An
French New Year

New Year's Day

 Paul Revere's Birthday Born in 1735.

January 2nd

 Boo Boo Bear's Birthday Yogi the Bear's little buddy.

Drinking Straw Patented On this day in 1888.

Run up the Flagpole and See if Anyone Salutes Day

January 3rd

Festival Of Sleep Day

Fruitcake Toss Day

Humiliation Day

J.R.R. Tolkien's Birthday Born in 1892.

January 4th

 Isaac Newton's Birthday

Jakob Grimm's Birthday Born in 1785.

 Louis Braille's Birthday Born in 1809.

Trivia Day

January 5th

 First Woman Governor Inaugurated
1925 inauguration of Nellie Ross as Wyoming's Governor.

 National Bird Day

January 6th

Bean Day

Cuddle Up Day

Dia de Reyes
Celebrate in Mexico.

Epiphany

 Sherlock Holmes' Birthday

January 7th

Old Rock Day

January 8th

 Bubble Bath Day

Elvis Presley's Birthday Born in 1935.

 January 9th

 National Apricot Day

National Static Electricity Day

Play God Day: Our research did not discover any information on the meaning or purpose of this day. What we do know is that God is good. Therefore, we believe that Play God Day is a day to do something good and extra special.

 To mark this day, we suggest that you do something good that will make a difference. Anything that fits this definition is appropriate. You do not have to make it something miraculous. It can be something simple, like visiting someone who is ill, or helping someone in need. Giving God thanks or a prayer is also appropriate for this day.

 January 10th

First Meeting of United Nations In London in 1946.

Peculiar People Day

January 11th

Coming-of-Age Day Celebrated in Japan on the second Monday of January.

Step in a Puddle and Splash your friend

Milk Day Milk delivered in bottles for the first time in 1878. 

Secret Pal Day

January 12th

  National Pharmacist Day

 Work Harder Day

 January 13th

 Make Your Dreams Come True Day

Poetry Break Day

 Rubber Duckie's Birthday Sesame Street Character.  

International Skeptics Day

January 14th

 National Dress Up Your Pet Day

January 15th

First Super Bowl
Played in 1967. Green Bay (35) defeated Kansas City (10).

Hat Day
Third Friday in January.

January 16th

 National Nothing Day

 January 17th

 Benjamin Franklin's Birthday Born in 1706.  

 Shari Lewis' Birthday Born in 1934.

January 18th

 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day 
Honoring his birthday (born in 1929). It is observed on the Third Monday in January - the 18th in 2010.  

 Thesaurus Day

Winnie the Pooh Day A.A. Milne's Birthday. Born in 1882.  

 January 19th

Popcorn Day

*Whisper I love you day 
  

 January 20th

Cheese Day

Inauguration Day

Penguin Awareness Day

National Buttercrunch Day

January 21st

National Hugging Day

 Squirrel Appreciation Day

 January 22nd

 National Blonde Brownie Day

January 23rd

Measure Your Feet Day

 National Handwriting Day

National Pie Day

January 24th

 *Compliment Day

Eskimo Pie Patented By Christian Nelson in 1922.

Gold Discovered in California At Sutter's Mill in 1848.

 January 25th

 Burns Night Celebrated in Scotland.

Opposite Day

January 26th

 Australia Day The day Sydney Australia was settled in 1778.  

Spouse Day

January 27th

 Chocolate Cake Day

 Holocaust Memorial Day Celebrated in the UK.

 Lewis Carroll's Birthday Born in 1832.

*Compliment Day

Punch the Clock Day

 January 28th

 Ernie's Birthday Sesame Street Character.

 National Kazoo Day Usually celebrated on the last Thursday of January.

*Daisy Day

Fun at Work Day

January 29th

National Puzzle Day

National  Corn Chip Day

January 30th

 Franklin D. Roosevelt's Birthday Born in 1882.

30 National Inane Answering Message Day

January 31st

 Backwards Day 

• Jackie Robinson's Birthday Born in 1919.
• Inspire Your Heart with Art Day

Others that I haven't found a date yet for them

 Eye Care Month

Hot Tea Month

National Blood Donor Month

 National Braille Literacy Month

 National Hobby Month

 National Soup Month

 National Staying Healthy Month

 National Thank You Month

 Oatmeal Month