January 02 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | January 02 Calendar
January 2nd Daily Holidays include:
- 55 MPH Speed Limit Day
- Happy Mew Year for Cats Day
- National Buffet Day
- National Cream Puff Day
- National Motivation and Inspiration Day
- National Personal Trainer Awareness Day
- National Pet Travel Safety Day
- National Run Up the Flagpole and See if Anybody Salutes it Day
- National Science Fiction Day
- Rose Bowl Game – January 2, 2023 (Never on a Sunday Tradition)
- Swiss Cheese Day
- Thank God It’s Monday Day – January 2, 2023 and June 5, 2023 (First Monday in January and June)
- Tournament of Roses Parade (Rose Parade) – January 2, 2023 (Never on a Sunday Tradition)
- World Introvert Day
January 02: Famous Birthdays
- January 02, 1647 – Nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon’s Rebellion, Va
- January 02, 1920 – Isaac Asimov, Russia, scientist/writer (I Robot, Foundation Trilogy)
- January 02, 1936 – Roger Miller, American Country singer, songwriter, and actor (King of the Road) (d. 1992)
- January 02, 1968 – Cuba Gooding, Jr., American actor (Few Good Men, Jerry Maguire)
- January 02, 1969 – Christy Turlington, American model (Calvin Klein)
- January 02, 1971 – Taye Diggs, American actor, singer, and producer
- January 02, 1975 – Dax Shepard, American actor and director
January 02: Historical Events
- January 02, 1776 – The first revolutionary flag is displayed.
- January 02, 1788 – Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution
- January 02, 1913 – National Woman’s Party forms
- January 02, 1921 – The DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco opens
- January 02, 1929 – US & Canada agree to preserve Niagara Falls
- January 02, 1941 – During World War II, German bombing severely damages the Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
- January 02, 1942 – During World War II, Manila, Philippines is captured by Japanese forces
- January 02, 1944 – 1st use of helicopters during warfare (British Atlantic patrol)
- January 02, 1945 – World War II: Nuremberg, Germany is severely bombed by Allied forces.
- January 02, 1947 – Gandhi begins march for peace in East-Bengali
- January 02, 1959 – Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union.
- January 02, 1974 – 55 MPH speed limit imposed by Richard Nixon in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo.
- January 02, 1975 – US Dept of Interior designates the grizzly bear a threatened species
January 02: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for January 2 is a Capricorn.
January 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.
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