This is our day guide for Thursday January 21st 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 21st 2016
Barbados: Errol Barrow Day
Commemorates the Birthday of Errol Barrow, who was the first Prime Minister of Barbados
Dominican Republic: Lady of Altagracia
Our Lady of Altagracia is a portrait of the Virgin Mary painted in the 16th century, kept in The Basilica of Our Lady of Altagracia in the city of Salvaleón de HigüeyGo to Today | January 22nd 2016
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| General Information for January 21st 2016 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 21 of 2016 | |
| 345 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 03 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1968 - In the Vietnam war, the North Vietnamese Army attacks the American air base at Khe Sanh, deploying 20,000 troops. The 5000 US Marines stationed there soon find themselves encircled and under siege. | |
| 1958 - Spanish conductor Ataúlfo Argenta dies of carbon monoxide poisoning while apparently letting his car warm up with the garage doors closed. | |
| 1940 - Statistically the best golfer of the 20th Century, Jack Nicklaus is born to Louis Charles Nicklaus Jr and Helen Nicklaus in Columbus, Ohio, USA. | |
| 1867 - Emperor Joshua Norton I of America is arrested by policeman Armand Barbier on the grounds of insanity. |
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