FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

Georgy Malenkov

Georgy Malenkov, Russian engineer and politician, 5th Premier of the Soviet Union (born 1902)

Donna Reed

Donna Reed, American actress (born 1921)

Barry Fitzgerald

Barry Fitzgerald, Irish actor (born 1888)

Frederik IX

Frederik IX of Denmark (born 1899)

Conrad Bain

Conrad Bain, Canadian-American actor (born 1923)

Devasahayam Pillai

Christian feast day: Devasahayam Pillai (Catholic Church)

Odoric of Pordenone

Christian feast day: Odoric of Pordenone

Feast of the Ass

Feast of the Ass (Medieval Christianity)

Flag Day

Flag Day (Georgia)

Uttarayana

Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14): Uttarayan (Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Rajasthan)

Felix of Nola

Christian feast day: Felix of Nola

Magh Bihu

Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14): Magh Bihu (Assam)

Macrina the Elder

Christian feast day: Macrina the Elder

Maghe Sankranti

Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14): Maghe Sankranti (Nepal)

Divina Pastora (Barquisimeto)

Christian feast day: Divina Pastora (Barquisimeto)

Maghi

Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14): Maghi (Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh)

Ratification Day (United States)

Eivind Berggrav

Christian feast day: Eivind Berggrav (Lutheran)

Defender of the Motherland Day

Defender of the Motherland Day (Uzbekistan)

Barba'shmin

Christian feast day: Barba'shmin

Public holidays in Abkhazia

Old New Year, and its related observance: Azhyrnykhua (Abkhazia)

January 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: January 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Yennayer

Old New Year, and its related observance: Yennayer (Berbers)

World Logic Day

World Logic Day (UNESCO)

Georgy Malenkov

Georgy Malenkov, Russian engineer and politician, 5th Premier of the Soviet Union (born 1902)

Devasahayam Pillai

Christian feast day: Devasahayam Pillai (Catholic Church)