Emancipation Proclamation (1863) : United States.

Independence Day : Haiti.*

New Year's Day.*

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Bank Holiday : Japan, Scotland.*

Berchtold’s Day : Switzerland.*

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Bank Holiday : Japan, Taiwan.*

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Louis Braille (1809–1852) : French.

C[yril] L[ionel] R[obert] James (1901–1989) : Trinidadian.

Elizabeth Ann B. Seton Feast Day : Roman Catholic.

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Alvin Ailey (1931–1989) : African American.

George Washington Carver (1864–1943) : African American.

Guru Gobind Singh Ji's Birthday (1666–1708) : Sikh*

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Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960) : African American.

Christmas : Armenian Apostolic Church.

Epiphany : Christian.

Three Kings Day (Día de los Trés Magos) : Puerto Rico.*

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Christmas : Coptic Orthodox Christian, Eastern Orthodox Christian.*

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Martyrs’ Day : Panama.*

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Dean Dixon (1915–1976) : African American.

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Carlo Tresca (c. 1882–1943) : Italian American.

Eugenio Maria de Hostos (1839–1903) : Puerto Rico.*

Independence Manifesto Day : Morocco.*

National Unity Day : Nepal.*

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Helen Haje (1929?–1998) : Arab American.

Mordecai Johnson (1890–1976) : African American.

José Limón (1908–1972) : Mexican American.

Coming of Age Day (Seijin No Hi) : Japan.*

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Ernestine Potowski-Rose (1810–1892) : Polish American.

Charlotte Ray (1850–1911) : African American.

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John Dos Passos (1898–1976) : Portuguese American.

Carlos P. Romulo (1899–1985) : Filipino.

Sending Off the Kitchen God Day : China (January 14-15). (m)

New Year : Eastern Orthodox Christian.*

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Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) : African American.

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Ruhiyyih Rabbani (1910–2000) : Baha'i.

Hiram Revels (1822–1901) : African American.

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Pablo Manlapit (1891–1969) : Filipino.

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Daniel Hale Williams (1858–1931) : African American.

Revolution Day : Tunisia.*

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Epiphany : Eastern Orthodox Christian.*

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (observed) : United States.* (m)

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New Year : Tibet.* (m)

Our Lady of Altagarcia : Dominican Republic.*

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Pilar Barbosa (189?–1997) : Puerto Rican.

New Year : China.* (m)

New Year (Sol) : Korea.* (m)

New Year (Tet Nguyen Dan) : Vietnam.* (m)

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Thomas A. Dorsey (1899–1993) : African American.

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Arthur Alfonso Schomburg (1874–1938) : Puerto Rican.

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Robert Burns (1759–1796) : Scottish.

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Australia Day : Australia.*

Juan Pablo Duarte’s Birthday : Dominican Republic.*

Republic Day : India.*

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Samuel Gompers (1850–1924) : Jewish American.

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José Julian Martí (1853–1895) : Cuban.

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The Hajj : Islam. (1/29–2/3)

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Osceola (1800–1838) : American Indian (Seminole).

Granville T. Woods (1856–1910) : African American.

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William Apess (1798–1840?) : American Indian (Pequot).

Ella Cara Deloria (1889–1971) : American Indian (Dakota Sioux).

Jack Roosevelt (Jackie) Robinson (1919–1972) : African American.