Holidays and Observances on January 14

Welcome to January 14, 2027, a remarkably historic day on the calendar marked by monumental peace treaties, international literary milestones, and creative winter lifestyle themes! Today's daily page dives into the significant diplomacy behind America's historic Ratification Day, celebrates global storytelling traditions for International Kite Day, and introduces fresh habits as part of National Organizing Month. Browse our complete chronological directory below to explore moving holiday scheduling rules, celebrity birthdays, and unique facts for this specific day of the year!

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2027 Daily Holidays that fall on January 14, include:

• January 14: Cesarean Section Day (Also known as C-Section Awareness Day, International Cesarean Section Day, and National C-Section Day)

• January 14: Feast of the Ass (Donkey) (Celebrates all the donkeys of the Bible)

• January 14, 2027: Healthy Weight, Healthy Look Day (Observed second Thursday in January)

• January 14: International Kite Day

• January 14, 2027: Makar Sankranti (Major Hindu Festival in India - falls on either January 14 or 15 each year)

• January 14: National Dress Up Your Pet Day

• January 14: National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day

• January 14: National Undhiya Day

• January 14: Organize Your Home Day

• January 14: Orthodox New Year

• January 14: Pony Express Birthday (The famous overland mail service was officially incorporated on January 14, 1860)
• January 14: Ratification Day

• January 14: St. Basil's Day (In Churches that follow the Julian Calendar)

• January 14: Stary Novy God (Russian New Year)

• January 14: Take a Missionary to Lunch Day

• January 14: World Logic Day

2027 Weekly Holidays that include January 14, are:

• January 7-14: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week

• January 11-17: Cuckoo Dancing Week 

• January 12-23: Energy Saving Week (U.K.)

• January 10-16, 2027: Home Office Safety and Security Week (Second Full Week in January)

• January 9-17, 2027: International Snowmobile Safety and Awareness Week (Begins on the second Saturday of January)

• January 10-16, 2027: National Mocktail Week (Second Full Week in January)

• January 10-16: National Obesity Awareness Week (U.K. and parts of the U.S.) 

• January 10-16, 2027: National Pizza Week (Second Full Week of January)

• January 13-15, 2027: No Tillage Week

• January 10-16, 2027: Universal Letter Writing Week (Second Full Week of January)

2027 Monthly Holidays that include January 14, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out my January Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of January.

NOTE: If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• December 21, 2026 - February 21, 2027: Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival: Usually starts annually on January 5, and typically runs for a month or more, in Harbin, China and is the largest ice and snow festival in the world! 2026/2027 dates are a soft opening on December 21, 2026, with the Official Grand Opening on January 5 to the closing of the park on February 21

• January 9-16, 2027: Pennsylvania Farm Show (Harrisburg, PA)

• January 9-24, 2027: National Western Stock Show and Rodeo (Denver, CO) (Begins on the First Saturday after January 5 and runs for 16 consecutive days)

• January 14-24, 2027: Detroit Auto Show (Detroit, MI)

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for January 14 is a Capricorn.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for January are:

• Carnation - The Carnation is the Birth Flower for January. The symbolization of the Carnation means love, pride, beauty, purity, distinction, fascination, and loyal.
• Snowdrop is a white flower with three small petals in the middle surrounded by three larger petals on the outside. The symbolization of the snowdrop means love, fascination, and purity.

See our GARDEN HOLIDAYS page for all the special days celebrating things of the garden!

Birthstone

The Birthstone for January is a Garnet.

Famous Birthdays

• 1741 – Benedict Arnold, American/British General
• 1919 – Andy Rooney, American journalist - During WWII, he wrote for the Army's, Stars and Stripes newspaper. He joined the staff of CBS', 60 Minutes in 1968 where he began his "A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney" segment in 1978, that ran until 2011.
• 1941 – Faye Dunaway, American actress
• 1963 – Steven Soderbergh, American director

Famous Deaths

• 1776 - Edward Cornwallis, English General and politician (b. 1713)
• 1898 - Lewis Carroll, English writer and photographer (Alice in Wonderland)
• 1920 - John Francis Dodge, American businessman who co-founded the Dodge Automobile Company (b. 1864)
• 1986 - Donna Reed, American actress and singer (Donna Reed Show) (b. 1921)
• 2006 - Shelley Winters, American actress and singer (b. 1920)
• 2009 - Ricardo Montalban, Mexican-American actor and singer (How the West Was Won) (b. 1920)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1930 - Author John Steinbeck marries Carol Henning
• 1954 - Baseball player Joe DiMaggio marries actress Marilyn Monroe
• 1980 - Actor Samuel L. Jackson marries TV producer LaTanya Richardson
• 1994 - Actress Kathleen Kinmont files for divorce from actor Lorenzo Lamas

Quote of the Day

I love this quote - it reminds me of the one used on January 5th. I found it out on Pinterest but couldn't trace it back to whoever created it to give them credit. 

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

Holidays and Observances Recipe of the Day for January 14 is a Healthy Tortilla Pie Casserole from Kerry at Healthy Diet Habits in honor of January being "National Meat Month". (link goes to her website)

Season

January 14th falls within the Winter Season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Winter is one of the four seasons. It follows the Fall Season, and is before the Spring Season. It is the coldest and darkest season in the Northern Hemisphere. It also starts in one year, and ends in the next, so it straddles two different years. 

Check out our Winter Season page for information about Winter, Winter Dates, Major Winter Holidays and Observances, Major Winter Festivals, Fun Facts About Winter, Winter Food Tips, Winter Gardening, Winter Preparation, Winter Quotes, and Winter Weather Information.

Kerry has put together some great information and tips on winter foods: 

• Winter Foods
• Winter Weight Gain
• Winter Weight Loss Tips

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this day falls in the Summer Season. 

• Summer
• Summer Cooking 
• Summer Weight Loss Tips 

This Day in History

• 1784 - Revolutionary War ends; Congress ratifies Treaty of Paris
• 1864 - General Sherman begins his march to the South
• 1914 - Henry Ford introduces an assembly line to make T-Fords
• 1950 - The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.
• 1960 - United States Army Corporal, Elvis Presley receives a promotion to Sergeant
• 1969 - An explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 27 people.

This Day in Music

• 1966 - David Bowie releases his 1st record, Can't Help Thinking About Me
• 1967 - Sonny & Cher release, Beat Goes On
  
• 1975 - Joe Walsh's So What is certified gold
• 1975 - Three Dog Night's Joy to the World: Their Greatest Hits is certified gold
• 1978 - Player's Baby Come Back hits #1
• 1978 - Fleetwood Mac's, Rumors album logs a record 31st week at the top of Billboard's album chart
• 1989 -The soundtrack to the film Dirty Dancing reaches sales of ten million copies, which is now known as Diamond certification. The movie was set in 1963, and the soundtrack contained songs from that era along with new ones like I've Had The Time of My Life which were written for the film. The Soundtrack album went on to sell 42 million copies worldwide and is one of the best-selling albums of all time

Above is a clip from the Dirty Dancing Soundtrack with the song Hungry Eyes, by Eric Carmen.

This Day in Sports

• 1968 - Superbowl II - Green Bay Packers beat Oakland Raiders, 33-14 in Miami Superbowl
• 1973 - Superbowl VII - Miami Dolphins beat Washington Red Skins, 14-7 in LA
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Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!