Day Guide for Friday January 3rd 2020 What are the holidays on January 3rd 2020?

This is our day guide for Friday January 3rd 2020 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Holidays on January 3rd 2020

International: New Year's Holiday

Some countries observe a second public holiday for New Year's celebration

Burkina Faso: Revolution Day

Anniversary of the 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état that forced President Maurice Yaméogo to resign

Observances on January 3rd 2020

USA: National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day

USA: National Drinking Straw Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Drinking Straw Day

USA: Festival of Sleep

A day to highlight the importance of a good night's sleep to our health and well being.

USA: Humiliation Day

Humiliation Day is a reminder to look inward and to remember how fortunate we are for all the things that we have.

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General Information for January 3rd 2020
There are 2 public holidays today.
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363 days left in 2020
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On this Day in History
1956 - The top part of the Eiffel Tower catches fire.
1943 - The Memphis Belle flies to St Nazaire, France, to bomb U-boat pens.
1892 - Author JRR Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, is born.
1840 - Father Damien of Molokai is born (as Joseph de Veuster) in Tremeloo, Belgium.