This is our day guide for Sunday January 17th 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 17th 2016
Regional
India (regional): Sankranti
A harvest festival marking the start of spring.Regional
Malaysia (regional): Birthday of the Sultan of Kedah
Kedah only. Always celebrated on 19 JanuaryGo to Today | January 18th 2016
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| General Information for January 17th 2016 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 17 of 2016 | |
| 349 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 02 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1995 - The Kobe earthquake hits Japan, taking the lives of 3,000 people and leaves more than a third of the city's population homeless. | |
| 1983 - Many people in Britain switch on their television sets earlier than normal, as the BBC's Breakfast Time programme goes on air. | |
| 1977 - Yugoslavia's Prime Minister Dzemal Bijedic, his wife and six others die in an air crash, when their Learjet 25B crashes into Inac Mountain near Sarajevo. | |
| 1961 - Patrice Lumumba, the Democratic Republic of Congo's first and only elected Prime Minister is beaten, humiliated and shot dead. |
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