Days of Interest in January
| Day | What Happened |
|---|---|
| 01 | Founding of Republic of China: Taiwan.
Independence Day: Cameroon, Haiti, Palau, Sudan, Western Samoa. National Liberation Day: Cuba. |
| 03 | Revolution Day: Burkina Faso. |
| 04 | Independence Day: Burma.
Martyrs of Independence Day: Zaire. |
| 06 | Army Day: Iraq.
Children's Day: Uruguay. |
| 09 | Martyr's Day: Panama. |
| 11 | Republic Day: Albania.
Unification Day: Nepal. |
| 12 | Revolution Day: Tanzania. |
| 13 | Liberation Day: Togo. |
| 15 | Arbor Day: Jordan.
Coming-of-Age Day: Japan. Lima Foundation Week: Peru. Tamil Thai Pongal Day: Sri Lanka. |
| 19 | Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 20 | Award Day: Mali. |
| 21 | Altagracia Day: Dominican Republic.
Army Day: Lesotho. Errol Barrow Day: Barbados. |
| 22 | Discovery Day: Saint Vincent. |
| 26 | Australia Day: Australia.
Duarte Day: Dominican Republic. Liberation Day: Uganda. Republic Day: India. |
| 27 | Saint Devota's Day: Monaco.
Vietnam Day: Vietnam. |
| 28 | Democracy Day: Rwanda. |
| 31 | Independence Day: Nauru. |