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Also observed in: 2 January (GB) · Day after New Year's Day (NZ) · New Year holiday (RU) · Pihenőnap (2026. 01. 10.-től helyettesítve) (HU) · St. Berchtold's Day (CH) · Новогодние каникулы (RU) · วันหยุดพิเศษ (เพิ่มเติม) (TH) · 休息日（由 2026-01-04 调休） (CN)
✡️ Religious Observances
- Islamic: Birth of Sayyidina `Ali ibn Abi Talib (ر) major
🕰️ On This Day in History
- 2006 — An explosion in a coal mine in Sago, West Virginia traps and kills 12 miners, leaving only one survivor. ↗
- 2004 — Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that are returned to Earth. ↗
- 1999 — A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and 19 inches... ↗
- 1993 — Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lanka Navy kill 35-100 civilians on the Jaffna Lagoon. ↗
- 1992 — Leaders of armed opposition declare the President Zviad Gamsakhurdia deposed during a military coup in Georgia. ↗
🎂 Notable Births
- 1993 — Bryson Tiller, American singer-songwriter
- 1992 — Korbin Sims, Australian-Fijian rugby league player
- 1991 — Luis Pedro Cavanda, Belgian footballer
- 1991 — Davide Santon, Italian footballer
- 1990 — Karel Abraham, Czech motorcycle racer
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