FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

Joël Robert

Joel Robert, Belgian motorcycle racer (born 1943)

Spanky Manikan

Spanky Manikan, Filipino veteran actor (born 1942)

Cyrille Regis

Cyrille Regis, French Guianan-English footballer (born 1958)

Zhou Youguang

Zhou Youguang, Chinese sociologist, (born 1906)

René Angélil

René Angélil, Canadian music producer, talent manager, and singer (born 1942)

Felix of Nola

Christian feast day: Felix of Nola

Macrina the Elder

Christian feast day: Macrina the Elder

Odoric of Pordenone

Christian feast day: Odoric of Pordenone

January 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: January 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Defender of the Motherland Day

Defender of the Motherland Day (Uzbekistan)

Feast of the Ass

Feast of the Ass (Medieval Christianity)

Flag Day

Flag Day (Georgia)

Public holidays in Thailand

National Forest Conservation Day (Thailand)

Public holidays in Abkhazia

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

Yennayer

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

Ratification Day (United States)

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)

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)

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)

Makar 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): Makar Sankranti (India)

Pongal (festival)

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): The first day of Pongal (Tamil Nadu)

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)

World Logic Day

World Logic Day (UNESCO)

Joël Robert

Joel Robert, Belgian motorcycle racer (born 1943)