Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on January 20
16 holidays and special days are celebrated on January 20 around the world.
- 16observances
- 41events
Holidays and observances
- Armed Forces Day (Mali) This is a list of public holidays in Mali.
Army Day (Laos)An Armed Forces Day, alongside its branch-specific variants often referred to as Army or Soldier's Day, Navy or Sailor's Day, and Air Force or Aviator's Day, is a holiday dedicated to honoring the armed forces, or one of their branches, of a sovereign state, i
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Abadios
Jacobite Arab Synaxarium or Synaxaire Arabe-Jacobite is a volume containing biographies of several saints. It is used by the Syriac Orthodox Church. It was initially published in French in 1904, in the Patrologia Orientalis by René Basset. It is not to be con
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Blessed Basil MoreauBeatification is an act by which the Catholic Church formally recognizes that a deceased member of the faithful is believed to have entered Heaven and is capable of interceding on behalf of individuals who pray in their name, permitting a restricted, local for
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Eustochia Smeralda CalafatoEustochia Smeralda Calafato is a Franciscan Italian saint belonging to the Order of the Poor Clares. She is co-patroness of Messina, which is also the centre of her cultus.
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Euthymius the GreatEuthymius the Great was an abbot in Palestine. He is venerated in both Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
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FabianPope Fabian was the bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church from 10 January 236 until his death on 20 January 250, succeeding Anterus. A dove is said to have descended on his head to mark him as the Holy Spirit's unexpected choice to become the next pop- Christian feast day: Manchán of Lemanaghan Saint Manchán mac Silláin, Manchianus in Latin sources, is the name of an early Irish saint, patron of Liath Mancháin, now Lemanaghan, in County Offaly. He is not to be confused with the scholar Manchán or Manchéne, abbot of Min Droichit . There are variant
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Maria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception BrandoMaria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception Brando, born Adelaida Brando, was an Italian saint, nun and the founder of the Congregation of the Sisters, Expiatory Victims of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, an international teaching institute. She was beatified 
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Richard Rolle (Church of England)Richard Rolle was an English hermit, mystic, and religious writer. He is also known as Richard Rolle of Hampole or de Hampole, since at the end of his life he lived near a Cistercian nunnery in Hampole, now in South Yorkshire. In many ways, he can be considere
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SebastianSebastian was an early Christian saint and martyr. According to traditional belief, he was killed during the Diocletianic Persecution of Christians. He was initially tied to a post or tree and shot with arrows, though this did not kill him. He was, according t- Christian feast day: Stephen Min Kuk-ka (one of The Korean Martyrs)Stephen Min Kuk-ka was a Korean Roman Catholic saint. He was martyred by strangulation after refusing to deny his faith. His feast day is January 20, and he is also venerated along with the rest of the 103 Korean martyrs on September 20.
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January 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)January 20 in Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendars is a feast day and a day of commemoration of saints and martyrs. Although some Orthodox churches use the Revised Julian Calendar and others use the traditional Julian calendar, the fixed commemorations for th- Heroes' Day (Cape Verde) This is a list of holidays in Cape Verde.
Martyrs' Day (Azerbaijan)There are several public holidays in Azerbaijan. Public holidays were regulated in the constitution of the Azerbaijan SSR for the first time on 19 May 1921. They are now regulated by the Constitution of Azerbaijan.
Presidential inaugurations (United States)Between seventy-three and seventy-nine days after the presidential election, the president-elect of the United States is inaugurated as president by taking the presidential oath of office. The inauguration takes place for each new presidential term, even if th
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on January 20?
16 observances are celebrated on January 20 around the world: Armed Forces Day (Mali), Army Day (Laos), Christian feast day: Abadios, Christian feast day: Blessed Basil Moreau, Christian feast day: Eustochia Smeralda Calafato, Christian feast day: Euthymius the Great. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
What happened on January 20?
41 documented historical events happened on January 20, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: According to legend, Lalli slew Bishop Henry of Finland with an axe on the ice of Lake Köyliönjärvi in Köyliö. On the same day, in another year: Simon de Montfort summoned local representatives to the Palace of Westminster to attend a parliament, now considered to be the forerunner of the House of Commons of England. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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