FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

Dick Powell

Dick Powell, American actor, singer, and director (born 1904)

James Longstreet

James Longstreet, American general and diplomat (born 1821)

Frederick William IV

Frederick William IV of Prussia (born 1795)

Elmo Zumwalt

Elmo Zumwalt, American admiral (born 1920)

John the Good (bishop of Milan)

Christian feast day: John the Good

January 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: January 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Public holidays in Haiti

Ancestry Day (Haiti)

Macarius of Alexandria

Christian feast day: Macarius of Alexandria

Marie Anne Blondin

Christian feast day: Blessed Marie Anne Blondin

Seraphim of Sarov

Christian feast day: Seraphim of Sarov (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Theodore of Marseille

Christian feast day: Theodore of Marseille

Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah

Christian feast day: Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah (Episcopal Church)

Public holidays in New Zealand

Day after New Year's Day (New Zealand)

Kaapse Klopse

Kaapse Klopse (Cape Town, South Africa)

Twelve Days of Christmas

The ninth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)

Public and bank holidays in Scotland

Bank holiday (Scotland)