Day Guide for Monday January 20th 2020

This is our day guide for Monday January 20th 2020 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?

Observances on January 20th 2020

Blue Monday

Blue Monday

Seasons
International

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Blue Monday

National Buttercrunch Day

National Buttercrunch Day

Food
USA

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National Disc Jockey Day

National Disc Jockey Day

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Each year on the third Monday of January, America honors the birth, life and dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

National Cheese Lovers Day

National Cheese Lovers Day 🧀

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Public Holidays on January 20th 2020

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

International

Each year on the third Monday of January, America honors the birth, life and dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

National Heroes' Day

National Heroes' Day

International

Anniversary of the assassination of Amílcar Cabral on 20 January 1973

Azerbaijan Martyrs' Day

Azerbaijan Martyrs' Day

Azerbaijan

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

Mali Army Day

Mali Army Day

Mali

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

Wellington Anniversary Day

Wellington Anniversary Day

New Zealand

Wellington Anniversary Day is the Monday that falls closest to January 22nd and is observed as a public holiday within the old provincial boundaries

Civil Rights Day

Civil Rights Day

USA

Honours the activities of civil rights movements combined with the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.

Robert E. Lee's Birthday

Robert E. Lee's Birthday

USA

Robert E. Lee's Birthday holiday is a US state holiday that marks the birthday of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in 1807.

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General Information for January 20th 2020

There are 5 observances on this day.
This was 1409 days ago.
Day 20 of 2020
346 days left in 2020
Week 04 of the year

Moon phase

On this Day in History

1971 - Marvin Gaye's album What's Going On is finally released and becomes an instant hit.
1950 - The marriage of Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller comes to an end - as mentioned in the Entry on Billy Joel's song We Didn't Start the Fire.
1949 - The inauguration of Harry S Truman takes place - this is the first time an inaugural address is televised.
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.
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.