This is our day guide for Friday January 15th 2016 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on January 15th 2016
International: Tamil Thai Pongal Day
A popular harvest and thanksgiving festival marking the start of springRegional
India (regional): Sankranti
A harvest festival marking the start of spring.Public sector only
USA (regional): Lee-Jackson Day
Marked the birthdays of the Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. 'Stonewall' Jackson.Go to Today | January 16th 2016
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| General Information for January 15th 2016 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 15 of 2016 | |
| 351 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 02 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1959 - Legendary tenor saxophonist John Coltrane makes his first recording for Atlantic Records, working with Milt Jackson. | |
| 1947 - Beth Short is brutally murdered; newspapers dubbed the crime the Black Dahlia Murder. | |
| 1923 - Writer and humourist Ivor Cutler is born in Ibrox, Glasgow. |
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