January 1

January 1 is the first day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 364 days remain until the end of the year (365 in leap years).

Events

Pre-1600

• 1553 – At the Battle of Levada, Englebert V manages to ambush a numerically superior Austrian army, killing heir apparent Stephen of Austria, and routing the Austrian army. Despite this, the occupation of several major towns in the Republic of Venice by the Hungarians would force Venice to make peace and leave the coalition. (Merveilles des Morte)

1601–1900

• 1859 – The Sierran Crown Armed Forces is established and organized by an act of Parliament. The Ministry of Defense is also established. (Altverse II)
• 1865 – The current constitution of Azania is adopted. (Azania)
• 1881 – King Louis I of Sierra delivers his first annual King's Speech to the houses of Parliament. (Altverse II)

1900–present

• 1912 – The Republic of China is established. (Altverse II)
• 1919 – Mollyview and Roanoke consolidated with Wrightsville, Carolina (Wrightsville)
• 1933 – The Kalșerian Air Force is established. (Kalșeri)
• 1935 – The current constitution of Isokyria is adopted. (Isokyria)
• 1954 – The current constitution of the Federal Republic of Paunanor is adopted. (Paunanor)
• 1975 – The Republic of Aeroe is established. (Aeroe)
• 1985 – The Republic of the Drake Islands is established. (Nearly Real World)
• 1988 – Bruno Pozo becomes the 1st president of Berima. (Berima)
• 1993 – The current constitution of Bijhan and Laharn is adopted. (Bijhan and Laharn)
• 1994 – Kalșeri joins the North American Free Trade Agreement. (Kalșeri)
• 1995 – The WTO is founded under the Marrakech Agreement. (Future World)
• 2000 – The Republic of China is re-established, replacing the People's Republic of China. (Altverse II)
• 2006 – Argentina and Chile joins the Conference of American States. / The Kalșerian hem banknote ħ200 is withdrawn from circulation. (Kalșeri)
• 2011 – The Amero is adopted by the North American Union. (Future World)
• 2017 – The Civic Democratic Party of the United Commonwealth is founded. (Altverse II)

Births

1900–present

• 1989 – Zabuza Hashimoto, Midwayan emperor (Post-Dissolution Sphere)

Holidays and observances

• Christian feast day:
  • Adalard of Corbie
  • Basil the Great (Eastern Orthodox Church)
  • Feast of the Circumcision of Christ
    • Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (Anglican Communion, New Anglican Communion, Lutheran Church)
    • Feast of Fools (Medieval Europe)
  • Fulgentius of Ruspe
  • Giuseppe Maria Tomasi
  • Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, the Octave Day of Christmas, considered a holy day of obligation in some countries (Catholic Church); and its related observances:
    • World Day of Peace
  • Telemachus
  • Zygmunt Gorazdowski
  • January 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Earliest day on which Handsel Monday can fall, while January 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday of the year (Scotland)
• Second day of Hogmanay (Scotland) December 31-January 1, in some cases until January 2.
• The last day of Kwanzaa (African-Americans)
• The eighth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)
• Global Family Day
• International Nepali Dhoti and Nepali Topi Day
• Jump-up Day (Montserrat)
• Kalpataru Day (Ramakrishna Movement)
• Kamakura Ebisu, January 1–3 (Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan)
• National Tree Planting Day (Tanzania)
• New Year's Day (Gregorian calendar)
  • Japanese New Year
  • Novy God Day (Russia)
  • Sjoogwachi (Okinawa Islands)
• Public Domain Day (multiple countries)
• Triumph of the Revolution (Cuba)