Day Guide for Tuesday January 20th 2026

This is our day guide for Tuesday January 20th 2026 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?

Observances on January 20th 2026

National Day of Racial Healing

The National Day of Healing is celebrated annually the day after the national holiday for Martin Luther King Jr.

National Buttercrunch Day

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National Disc Jockey Day

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National Cheese Lovers Day 🧀

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General Information for January 20th 2026

There are 4 observances on this day.
221 days to go.
Day 20 of 2026
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Week 04 of the year

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On this Day in History

1971 - Marvin Gaye's album What's Going On is finally released and becomes an instant hit.
1949 - The inauguration of Harry S Truman takes place - this is the first time an inaugural address is televised.
1937 - The annual date for presidential inauguration in the US shifts from 4 March to 20 January; Franklin Roosevelt is the first to be inaugurated in the month of January.
1907 - Dmitri Mendeleev, creator of the periodic table, dies.
1898 - Towns are razed to the ground and several people killed as fires sweps across the Otway Ranges and south and west Gippsland on 'Red Tuesday' - one of many tragic incidents in the history of bushfires in Victoria, Australia.