January 2025 calendar
Holidays, religious days, the sky, sports, elections and more, with sources.
January 2025
120 events
| Date | Event | When | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25Wed | HanukkahReligion · Judaism · to Jan 2 | – | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| Jan 1Wed | New Year's DayHolidays · United States · United States | United States | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago |
| 300th anniversary: J. S. Bach led the first performance of his chorale cantata Jesu, nun sei gepreisetHistory · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| New Year's Day (Argentina)Holidays · Argentina · Argentina | Argentina | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| New Year's Day (Australia)Holidays · Australia · Australia | Australia | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| New Year's Day (Brazil)Holidays · Brazil · Brazil | Brazil | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| New Year's Day (Canada)Holidays · Canada · Canada | Canada | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| New Year's Day (China)Holidays · China · China | China | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| New Year's Day (France)Holidays · France · France | France | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| New Year's Day (Germany)Holidays · Germany · Germany | Germany | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| New Year's Day (Ireland)Holidays · Ireland · Ireland | Ireland | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| New Year's Day (Italy)Holidays · Italy · Italy | Italy | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| New Year's Day (Japan)Holidays · Japan · Japan | Japan | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| New Year's Day (Kenya)Holidays · Kenya · Kenya | Kenya | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| New Year's Day (Mexico)Holidays · Mexico · Mexico | Mexico | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| New Year's Day (Netherlands)Holidays · Netherlands · Netherlands | Netherlands | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| New Year's Day (New Zealand)Holidays · New Zealand · New Zealand | New Zealand | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| New Year's Day (Nigeria)Holidays · Nigeria · Nigeria | Nigeria | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| New Year's Day (Norway)Holidays · Norway · Norway | Norway | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| New Year's Day (Poland)Holidays · Poland · Poland | Poland | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| New Year's Day (South Africa)Holidays · South Africa · South Africa | South Africa | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| New Year's Day (South Korea)Holidays · South Korea · South Korea | South Korea | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| New Year's Day (Spain)Holidays · Spain · Spain | Spain | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| New Year's Day (Sweden)Holidays · Sweden · Sweden | Sweden | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| New Year's Day (Ukraine)Holidays · Ukraine · Ukraine | Ukraine | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| 225th anniversary: Quasi-War: An American convoy of four merchant vessels escorted by a schooner...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Jan 2Thu | Day after New Year's Day (New Zealand)Holidays · New Zealand · New Zealand | New Zealand | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago |
| Jan 3Fri | Quadrantids meteor shower peakSky · Meteor showers | – | annual | International Meteor OrganizationComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| 1775th anniversary: Decius ordered all people in the Roman Empire (except Jews) to perform a...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Jan 4Sat | Earth at perihelionSky · Earth orbit | – | annual | Astronomy EngineComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| World Braille DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| Jan 5Sun | 100th anniversary: Nellie Tayloe Ross was inaugurated as Governor of Wyoming, the first woman to...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| 350th anniversary: Franco-Dutch War: French troops defeated Austrian and Brandenburg forces at the...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| 50th anniversary: The bulk carrier Lake Illawarra struck a bridge over the River Derwent in...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Bradley Cooper, born 1975 (50 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| 82nd Golden Globe AwardsCulture · Awards · Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills | Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| 25th anniversary: Sri Lankan Tamil politician Kumar Ponnambalam was killed in an assassination...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Jan 6Mon | EpiphanyReligion · Christianity | – | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| 300th anniversary: J. S. Bach led the first performance of Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen,...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Eminem, born 1955 (70 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Epiphany (Italy)Holidays · Italy · Italy | Italy | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Epiphany (Poland)Holidays · Poland · Poland | Poland | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Epiphany (Spain)Holidays · Spain · Spain | Spain | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Epiphany (Sweden)Holidays · Sweden · Sweden | Sweden | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| First quarter moonSky · Moon phases · 5:56 pm CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| Rowan Atkinson, born 1955 (70 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Jan 7Tue | Orthodox Christmas (Julian calendar)Religion · Orthodox Christianity | – | annual | Orthodox Church in AmericaComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| Millard Fillmore, born 1800 (225 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Christmas Day (Orthodox) (Egypt)Holidays · Egypt · Egypt | Egypt | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Jan 8Wed | Elvis Presley, born 1935 (90 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Jan 9Thu | Venus at greatest eastern elongationSky · Planets | – | recurring | Astronomy EngineComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| 50th anniversary: The Great Storm spawned the first of 45 tornadoes over a three-day period in...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Jan 10Fri | 550th anniversary: Moldavian–Ottoman Wars: Stephen the Great led Moldavian forces to defeat an...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Asara B’TevetReligion · Judaism | – | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| Jan 11Sat | Matteo Renzi, born 1975 (50 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Jan 12Sun | 2025 Australian OpenSports · Tennis · to Jan 26 · Melbourne Park | Melbourne Park | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| 1550th anniversary: Basiliscus became Byzantine emperor after Zeno was forced to flee ConstantinopleHistory · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Jan 13Mon | Full moon: Wolf MoonSky · Moon phases · 4:27 pm CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| Coming of Age Day (Japan)Holidays · Japan · Japan | Japan | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| 25th anniversary: Steve Ballmer replaced Bill Gates as the chief executive officer of MicrosoftHistory · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Jan 14Tue | Makar SankrantiReligion · Hinduism | – | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| Minnesota Legislature convenes 2025Politics · Government · State Capitol, Saint Paul | State Capitol, Saint Paul | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Palo Alto Networks Ignite on Tour - ParisData and AI · Conferences · Paris, France | Paris, France; Palo Alto Networks | annual | Palo Alto Networks | 2 yr ago | |
| 125th anniversary: Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca (poster pictured), based on the play La Tosca by...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Albert Schweitzer, born 1875 (150 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Yukio Mishima, born 1925 (100 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Jan 15Wed | Mars at oppositionSky · Planets | – | about every 26 months | Astronomy EngineComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| 50th anniversary: Portugal and the nationalist factions UNITA, the MPLA and the FNLA signed the...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Sofya Kovalevskaya, born 1850 (175 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Jan 16Thu | 750th anniversary: Eleanor of Provence received permission from her son King Edward I of England...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Jan 17Fri | Pedro Calderón de la Barca, born 1600 (425 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Jan 18Sat | Kevin Costner, born 1955 (70 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Jan 19Sun | 50th anniversary: An earthquake registering 6.8 Ms struck northern Himachal Pradesh in India,...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Theophany (Julian calendar)Religion · Orthodox Christianity | – | annual | Orthodox Church in AmericaComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| Jan 20Mon | Martin Luther King, Jr. DayHolidays · United States · United States | United States | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago |
| College Football Playoff National Championship 2025Sports · NCAA · Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Presidential inauguration of Donald TrumpPolitics · Government · US Capitol, Washington | US Capitol, Washington | every few years | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025Politics · Summits · to Jan 24 · Davos | Davos | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| André-Marie Ampère, born 1775 (250 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Jan 21Tue | Palo Alto Networks Ignite on Tour - DublinData and AI · Conferences · D02 CK38, Ireland | D02 CK38, Ireland; Palo Alto Networks | annual | Palo Alto Networks | 2 yr ago |
| Last quarter moonSky · Moon phases · 2:31 pm CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| Netflix earnings (Q4 FY2024)Economy · Earnings | Netflix (NFLX) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago | |
| Jan 22Wed | D. W. Griffith, born 1875 (150 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Jan 23Thu | 2025 Sundance Film FestivalCulture · Film festivals · to Feb 2 · Park City, Utah | Park City, Utah | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Jan 24Fri | International Day of EducationObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago |
| Jan 25Sat | 300th anniversary: Privateer Amaro Pargo was declared a hidalgo, a member of the Spanish nobilityHistory · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Revolution Day 2011 / National Police Day (Egypt)Holidays · Egypt · Egypt | Egypt | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Jan 26Sun | 325th anniversary: An earthquake with a moment magnitude of around 9.0 occurred off the Pacific...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| 75th anniversary: Indian independence movement: India became a republic under a new constitution,...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Paul Newman, born 1925 (100 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| International Day of Clean EnergyObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| Jan 27Mon | International Holocaust Remembrance DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago |
| Australia Day (Australia)Holidays · Australia · Australia | Australia | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Isra and Mi’rajTentativeReligion · Islam | – | annual | Umm al-Qura calendarComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| 200th anniversary: On the advice of John C. Calhoun, President James Monroe asked Congress to...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Jan 28Tue | Nicolas Sarkozy, born 1955 (70 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| FOMC meetingEconomy · Federal Reserve · 1:00 pm ET · to Jan 29 · Federal Reserve, Washington | Federal Reserve, Washington | eight times a year | Federal Reserve | 2 yr ago | |
| Lunar New Year (South Korea)Holidays · South Korea · South Korea | South Korea | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, born 1950 (75 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Pope Clement IX, born 1600 (425 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
Sources: official schedules and published calendars, linked on every event; computed dates name their rule. Refreshed nightly.