Holidays Calendar for January 11, 2023
One of the most important holidays for Moroccans is Independence Manifesto Day (also called Independence Resistance Day). The annual celebration of this holiday falls on January 11.
Ascension Day is one of the two main public holidays in Oman, the other one being National Day. Celebrated annually on January 11, it commemorates the ascension to the throne of the incumbent Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said.
In early January, Nepalis celebrated Unity Day, also known as Prithvi Jayanti. This is a public holiday dedicated to Prithvi Narayan Shah, the first king of unified Nepal and the founder of Shah dynasty of Nepal.
Karen New Year, also known as Kayin New Year, is a public holiday in Myanmar usually celebrated in December or January. It focuses on the culture of the Karen people, who make up about 7% of Myanmar’s population.
Laylat al-Raghaib is one of the five Islamic holy nights referred to as Kandil nights. It is observed in some countries on the first Thursday of the month of Rajab, marking the beginning of the “three holy months”. Unlike some other Kandil nights, it is not an official holiday in any Islamic country.
International Parity at Work Day is a global day of action held on January 11. Its main goal is to promote workplace diversity and combat employment discrimination (a form of discrimination based on race, national origin, religion, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, age, and physical or mental disability by employers).
World Sketchnote Day is celebrated annually on January 11. It was created to raise awareness of a fun way of taking notes that cam be used in a variety of settings.
January 11 is Nature Reserves and National Parks Day in Russia. This day was established in 1997 under initiative of different environmental organizations.
The birth anniversary of Atang de la Rama is observed in the Philippines on January 11 every year. It honors a renowned Filipina singer and bodabil (vaudeville) performer who became the country’s first film actress.
January 11 is an important date in the history of Albania. This day marks Republic Day, the day when the communist government was founded.
The Federated States of Micronesia consists of four states (Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap) with a certain degree of autonomy. In addition to nationwide public holidays, each of the states has its own official observances, such as Constitution Day. For instance, Kosrae Constitution Day is celebrated on January 11.
Missionary Day is a public holiday in the Indian state of Mizoram celebrated on January 11. It was established to commemorate the 1894 arrival of the first European missionaries and the subsequent Christianization of Mizoram.
It's hard to find a better beverage for cold winter nights than hot toddy. No wonder there is a holiday dedicated to this popular drink. National Hot Toddy Day is celebrated on January 11, which is fitting, since it's in the middle of winter.
Every year, people all over the world celebrate International Thank You Day that falls on January 11. This celebration is the perfect opportunity to show your gratitude to the people who make your days what they are.
Milk is a staple food in many households, and for a good reason: it is a rich source of protein, calcium, and other essential nutrients. The United States is one of the largest milk producers and consumers in the world, so it is not surprising that it has a holiday dedicated to milk. Americans celebrate National Milk Day annually on January 11.
January 11 is a traditional ceremony in Japan that is called Kagami Biraki. It is literary translated as “Opening the Mirror” and also “Breaking the Mochi”.
Children's Day is annually celebrated in Tunisia on January 11. This holiday was established to commemorate the adoption of Child Protection Code in 1995.
Everyone knows that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Inspired by this proverb, German farmers decided to launch a special campaign to encourage people to eat more apples and to promote local apple cultivars. Held annually on January 11, the campaign is known as German Apples Day (Tag des deutschen Apfels).
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day is observed every year on January 11. This observances was started in 2011 by Presidential Proclamation of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
Festivals on January 11, 2023
- Dolomiti Balloonfestival in Toblach, Italy
- Aruban Carnival in Oranjestad, Aruba
- Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival in Hwacheon, South Korea
- Gualeguaychú Carnival in Gualeguaychú, Argentina
- New Orleans Mardi Gras in New Orleans, USA
- St. Louis Mardi Gras in St. Louis, USA
- Carnival in Guadeloupe in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
- Carnival in French Guiana in Cayenne, French Guiana
- Sydney Festival in Sydney, Australia
- M1 Singapore Fringe Festival in Singapore, Singapore
- Carnival of Putignano in Putignano, Italy
- TSB Festival of Lights in New Plymouth, New Zealand
- Dubai Shopping Festival in Dubai, UAE
- GUM Christmas Fair at Red Square in Moscow, Russia
- Chartres en lumières (Chartres in Lights) in Chartres, France
This Day in History
- 2013 Died: Tom Parry Jones, Welsh scientist. He is world known for developing and marketing the first electronic breathalyzer (a device for estimating blood alcohol content from a breath sample).
- 2008 Died: Carl Karcher, American businessman, co-founder of Carl's Jr., an American fast-food restaurant chain. Since 2013 it has started expanding to Canada, Brazil, Denmark, Russia, Turkey, UK, China, Vietnam and other countries.
- 2003 George Ryan, the Governor of Illinois, commuted the death sentences of 167 prisoners on Illinois' death row based on the Jon Burge scandal.
- 2000 Died: Ivan Combe, American inventor and businessman. He is known as the inventor of the skin care and acne medication brand Clearasil.
- 1996 STS-72 launched from the Kennedy Space Center. This event marked the start of the 74th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th flight of Endeavour.
- 1991 Died: Carl David Anderson, American physicist. He is known for discovering the positron, for which he received a Nobel Prize in 1936.
- 1988 Died: Isidor Isaac Rabi, Polish-American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate for his discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance that is used in magnetic resonance imaging.
- 1980 Died: Barbara Pym, English author of social comedies (Excellent Women, A Glass of Blessings). Her Quartet in Autumn was nominated for the Booker Prize.
- 1972 Born: Amanda Peet, American actress, known for her roles in the films The Whole Nine Yards, Something's Gotta Give, The X Files: I Want to Believe, and other films and television shows.
- 1972 Born: Marc Blucas, American actor. He is best known for his role as the main character's love interest Riley Finn on the WB supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
- 1971 Born: Mary J. Blige, American singer, songwriter, and actress. Often referred to as the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and "Queen of R&B", Blige has won nine Grammy Awards as of 2024.
- 1968 Born: Tom Dumont, American guitarist and producer. He is a member of the third wave ska band No Doubt and producer of Invincible Overlord.
- 1966 Died: Hannes Kolehmainen, Finnish runner, who won three gold medals and broke two world records during the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.
- 1963 Born: Dean Reynolds, English snooker player. Reynolds is one of the select band of players who have compiled a sixteen-red clearance at the 2006 European Team Championships in Carlow.
- 1962 A massive avalanche on Huascarán in Peru caused 4,000 deaths.
- 1949 The first networked television broadcasts took place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This broadcast went on air and connected the East Coast and Midwest programming.
- 1947 Born: Matt Mullenweg, American web developer and businessman. He is best known for developing free and open source web software WordPress.
- 1941 Died: Emanuel Lasker, German chess payer. Lasker was World Chess Champion for 27 years (1894-1921). He is still considered one of the strongest chess players ever.
- 1928 Died: Thomas Hardy, English author and poet, the last Victorian realist. His novel Far from the Madding Crowd brought him world fame.
- 1927 Louis B. Mayer, head of the film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, announced the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences during a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
- 1925 Born: Grant Tinker, American television producer and co-founder of MTM Enterprises. All of MTM's shows are now owned by 21st Century Fox.
- 1924 Born: Roger Guillemin, French neuroendocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate in medicine for his work on neurohormones.
- 1923 Born: Carroll Shelby, American race car driver and businessman. He founded Shelby American Inc. that currently sales modified Ford vehicles.
- 1922 Insulin was used for the first time to treat diabetes in a human patient.
- 1908 Grand Canyon National Monument was created by Theodore Roosevelt. It received its current name, Grand Canyon National Park, in 1919.
- 1906 Born: Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist. He is best known as the first person who synthesized, ingested and learned the psychedelic effects of LSD.
- 1895 Born: Laurens Hammond, American engineer and businessman known for his invention of the Hammond organ, the Hammond Clock, and the world's first musical synthesizer Novachord.
- 1858 Born: Harry Gordon Selfridge, American-English businessman, the founder of Selfridges, a chain of high-end department stores in the UK.
- 1807 Born: Ezra Cornell, American businessman and philanthropist, the founder of Western Union and co-founder of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
- 1787 William Herschel discovered Oberon and Titania, two moons of Uranus.
- 1763 Died: John Molson, Canadian businessman, the founder of Molson Brewin. The company was founded in 1786 and merged with the Adolph Coors Company to become Molson Coors in 2005.
- 1693 A powerful earthquake followed the eruption of Etna in southern Italy. The earthquake destroyed at least 70 towns and cites on Sicily and Malta and killed about 60,000 people.
- 1596 The first recorded lottery in England was held at St Paul's Cathedral.