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National Drinking Straw Day January 3 | ||
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National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day January 3 | ||
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Also observed in: New Year holiday (RU) · Новогодние каникулы (RU)
🕰️ On This Day in History
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- 2000 — Final daily Peanuts comic strip. ↗
🎂 Notable Births
- 1995 — Kim Seol-hyun, South Korean singer and dancer
- 1993 — Kevin Ware, American basketball player
- 1992 — Doug McDermott, American basketball player
- 1992 — Sio Siua Taukeiaho, New Zealand-Tongan rugby league player
- 1992 — Sandra Zaniewska, Polish tennis player
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