Day Guide for Wednesday January 20th 2021 What are the holidays on January 20th 2021?

This is our day guide for Wednesday January 20th 2021 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 20th 2021

International: National Heroes' Day

Anniversary of the assassination of Amílcar Cabral on 20 January 1973

Azerbaijan: Martyrs' Day

Commemorates Black January (1990) when Soviet troops entered Baku and killed more than 130 civilians

Regional

India (regional): Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti

Guru Gobind Singh, the last of the ten living Sikh Gurus, was born on December 22nd 1666 in Patna, Bihar, India.

Mali: Army Day

To recognise the important role, the Mali military has played in bringing peace and stability to the nation

Public sector only

USA (regional): Inauguration Day

Legal public holiday for the inauguration ceremony of the American President

Observances on January 20th 2021

USA: National Buttercrunch Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Buttercrunch Day

United Kingdom: National Cheese Lovers Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Cheese Lovers Day

USA: National Disc Jockey Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Disc Jockey Day

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There are 5 public holidays today.
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On this Day in History
1971 - Marvin Gaye's album What's Going On is finally released and becomes an instant hit.
1937 - The annual date for presidential inauguration in the US shifts from 4 March to 20 January; Franklin Roosevelt is the first to be inaugurated in the month of January.
1907 - Dmitri Mendeleev, creator of the periodic table, dies.
1898 - Towns are razed to the ground and several people killed as fires sweps across the Otway Ranges and south and west Gippsland on 'Red Tuesday' - one of many tragic incidents in the history of bushfires in Victoria, Australia.