2025 Daily Holidays that fall on January 28, include:
American Immigration Lawyers Association Day of Action
Christa McAuliffe Day
Daisy Day
Global Community Engagement Day
International Lego Day
International Reducing Co2 Emissions Day
National Amy Day
National Blueberry Pancake Day
National Data Privacy Day
National Kazoo Day
National Pediatrician Day
National Plan for Vacation Day - January 28, 2025 (Last Tuesday in January)
National Tina Day
Pop Art Day
Rattlesnake Round Up
Rubber Ducky Day
Speak Up and Succeed Day - January 28, 2025 (Fourth Tuesday in January
Thank a Plugin Developer Day (WordPress)
2025 Weekly Holidays that include January 28, are:
Catholic Schools Week - January 26, 2025 - February 1, 2025 (Begins on the last Sunday in January)
Cordova Ice Worm Days - January 25 - February 1, 2025
Data Privacy Week - January 24-28
Farmhouse Breakfast Week (U.K.) - January 27-31, 2025 (Last Week in January)
International Hot Air Balloon Week - January 26 - February 1, 2025 (Fourth Full Week of January)
Kiss a Shark Week - January 26 - February 1, 2025 (Fourth Full Week of January)
National Clean Out Your Inbox Week - January 27-31, 2025 (Last Business Week in January)
National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Week - January 27 - February 1, 2025
National Meat Week - January 26 - February 2, 2025 (8 Days starting on the fourth Sunday)
National Medical Group Practice Week - January 27-31, 2025 (M-F week that starts on Fourth Monday in January)
Take a New Year's Resolution to Stop Smoking Month (TANYRSS) - December 17, 2024 - February 5, 2025
Tax Identity Theft Week - January 27-31, 2025 (5 Days Starting the Last Monday in January)
2025 Monthly Holidays that include January 28, are:
There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out my January Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of January.
NOTE:
A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.
World Festivals and Events (Date Order)
Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival - Usually starts annually on January 5, and typically runs for a month or more, in Harbin, China and is the largest ice and snow festival in the world! 2025 dates are December 25, 2024 - Late February / Early March, 2025, depending on weather conditions.
Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show - January 17 - February 8, 2025 (Fort Worth, TX)
International Snow Sculpture Championship - January 20-29, 2025
Saint Paul Winter Carnival - January 23 - February 2, 2025 (St. Paul, MN)
Sundance Film Festival - January 23 - February 2, 2025 - An American Film festival held each year in Park City, Utah.
Spring Festival Golden Week - January 28 - February 3, 2025 (China)
Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for January 28 is an Aquarius.
Birth Flower of the Month
The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for January are:
Carnation - The Carnation is the Birth Flower for January. The symbolization of the Carnation means love, pride, beauty, purity, distinction, fascination, and loyal.
Snowdrop is a white flower with three small petals in the middle surrounded by three larger petals on the outside. The symbolization of the snowdrop means love, fascination, and purity.
See our GARDEN HOLIDAYS page for all the special days celebrating things of the garden!
Birthstone
The Birthstone for January is Garnet, which comes in a rainbow of colors. It is considered a great gift to symbolize friendship and trust.
Famous Birthdays
1968 – Sarah McLachlan, Canadian singer and songwriter
1977 – Joey Fatone, American singer (*NSYNC)
1980 – Nick Carter, American singer (Backstreet Boys)
1981 – Elijah Wood, American actor
Famous Deaths
1986 – Christa McAuliffe – American teacher, member of the crew of Space Shuttle Challenger (b. 1948)
1986 – Ronald McNair – crew of Space Shuttle Challenger (b. 1950)
1986 – Ellison Onizuka – crew of Space Shuttle Challenger (b. 1946)
1986 – Judith Resnik – crew of Space Shuttle Challenger (b. 1949)
1986 – Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee – commander of Space Shuttle Challenger (b. 1939)
1986 – Michael J. Smith – crew of Space Shuttle Challenger (b. 1945)
2021 - Cicely Tyson, American actress (Roots, Fried Green Tomatoes, How to Get Away With Murder)
Famous Weddings and Divorces
1994 - Actress Lorraine Bracco (39) weds actor Edward James Olmos (46)
Quote of the Day
January 28th is National Data Privacy Day!
Stay safe online, protect your computers, protect your children online and your personal information. Some great tips can be found on the Stay Safe Online website which is powered by the National Cyber Security Alliance.
Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day or a Recipe of the Day
Today is National Blueberry Pancake Day. The recipe of the day is a Buckwheat Pancakes Recipe from Kerry at Healthy Diet Habits - if you are making them today, just add 1 cup of Blueberries!
See our FOOD HOLIDAYS page for all the special days celebrating food!
See our Holiday Food page for tips on healthy holiday food traditions in general, and for some sample meal plan ideas for some of the most popular holidays.
This Day in History
1624 – Sir Thomas Warner founds the first British colony in the Caribbean, on the island of Saint Kitts.
1813 – Pride and Prejudice, is first published in the United Kingdom.
1851 – Northwestern University becomes the first chartered university in the State of Illinois.
1855 – A locomotive, on the Panama Railway, runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean for the first time.
1887 – In a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, Montana, the world's largest snowflakes are reported as 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.
1902 – The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
1915 – An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard.
1917 – Municipally owned streetcars take to the streets of San Francisco, California.
1934 – The first ski tow in the United States begins operation in Vermont.
1935 – Iceland becomes the first Western country to legalize therapeutic abortion.
1958 – The Lego company patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.
1964 – An unarmed USAF T-39 Sabreliner on a training mission is shot down over Erfurt, East Germany, by a Soviet MiG-19.
1984 - Record 295,000 dominoes toppled in Fuerth, West Germany
1986 – Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission – Space Shuttle Challenger breaks apart after liftoff killing all seven astronauts on board.
1998 - Michelangelo, "Christ & the Woman of Samaria," sold for $7.4 million
This Day in Music
1956 – Elvis Presley made his first US TV appearance
1965 - The Who make their 1st appearance on British TV
1967 - Rolling Stones release "Let's Spend the Night Together"
1985 : With the stars in town for the American Music Awards, We Are The World is recorded in Los Angeles, with cameras rolling for the video. Among those taking part: Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Hall & Oates, The Jacksons, Billy Joel, Kenny Loggins, Bette Midler, Willie Nelson, The Pointer Sisters, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner and Stevie Wonder.
1990 - Paul Abdul started a 10-week run at #1 on the US album chart with 'Forever Your Girl'.
1991 - At the American Music Awards, Gloria Estefan
performs her new single "Coming Out of the Dark", live for the first time since a tour bus accident 10 months
earlier where she seriously injured her back. The song was inspired by her recovery.
1996 - Chris Isaak guest-stars in Friends episode, “The One After the Superbowl.” He plays Phoebe's date, Rob Donnen.
This was a cute video of Paula Abdul's song Opposites Attract on her debut album, Forever Your Girl. The album included four number one Hot 100 singles - "Straight Up", "Forever Your Girl", "Cold Hearted", and "Opposites Attract."
I remember watching the American Music Awards in 1991, when Gloria
Estefan came out and sang for the first time since her tragic bus
accident. She was always one of my favorites!
This Day in Sports
1949 - NY Giants sign their 1st black players, Monte Irvin & Ford Smith
1958 - Dodger catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck
1969 - Barbara Jo Rubin becomes 1st woman jockey to win in North America
1984 - LA Kings stop Wayne Gretzky 51 game scoring streak
1990 - Superbowl XXIV: SF 49ers beat Denver Broncos, 55-10 in New Orleans Superbowl. The MVP is Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB
1996 - Diana Ross performs at the Superbowl XXX halftime show in Tempe, AZ
2001 - Ray Charles sings America The Beautiful at Superbowl XXXV in Tampa. The Backstreet Boys sing the National Anthem
Word of the Day from Wiktionary
stoically (adverb)
1. In a manner that endures pain and hardship without outwardly showing suffering or expressing complaint. 2. In an unfeeling manner that inwardly is unaffected by pain or distress.
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