Holidays and Observances on January 23

Welcome to January 23, 2027, an exceptionally expressive day on the calendar marked by artistic communication traditions, valuable health awareness campaigns, and timeless acoustic melodies!

Today's daily page highlights the critical community support behind Maternal Health Awareness Day, celebrates the specialized craftsmanship of National Edible Architecture Day, and explores the soulful musical roots of National Rhubarb Pie Day. Browse our complete chronological directory below to explore moving holiday scheduling rules, historic trivia, and unique facts for this specific day of the year!

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2027 Daily Holidays that fall on January 23, include:

• January 23: International Sticky Toffee Pudding Day

• January 23: Maternal Health Awareness Day (Established officially in 2017 to draw attention to maternal mortality and safety)

• January 23: Measure Your Feet Day

• January 23: National Aiden Day

• January 23: National Handwriting Day

• January 23: National King Day

• January 23: National Pedro Day

• January 23: National Pie Day

• January 23: National Report Pharmaceutical Fraud Day

• January 23: Rhubarb Pie Day

• January 23: Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day

• January 23, 2027: Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day (Also known as Local Quilt Shop Day - Observed fourth Saturday in January)

2027 Weekly Holidays that include January 23, are:

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

• January 18-24, 2027: European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week  

• January 17-23, 2027: Hunt for Happiness Week (Third Full Week)

• January 17-23, 2027 - International Printing Week (Third Week of January - the week that includes Benjamin Franklin's birthday of January 17th)

• January 18-25: International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 

• January 17-23, 2027: National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week (Third Full Week in January)

• January 17-23, 2027: National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week (Third Full week of January)

• January 17-23, 2027: National Handwriting Analysis Week (Week of John Hancock's birthday on January 23)

• January 20-23, 2027: National Soccer Coaches of America Week

• January 18-24, 2027: Sugar Awareness Week (Third Week in January starting on the Third Monday)

• January 18-25: Week of Christian Unity

• January 17-23, 2027: World Kiwanis Week (Third Full Week of January that includes January 21, which is the Kiwanis International Anniversary date)

2027 Monthly Holidays that include January 23, 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 9-24, 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)

• January 15 - February 6, 2027: Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show (Fort Worth, TX) (Also known as the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo)

• January 18-24, 2027: The American Express Tournament (Formerly: CareerBuilder Challenge and Prior to that Bob Hope Classic) (in La Quinta, CA)

• January 21-31, 2027: Sundance Film Festival (NOTE: Effective 2027, the festival is moving from Park City, Utah to Boulder, Colorado)

• January 22-31, 2027: International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (Monaco) (Starts on the Second to the last Friday in January and runs for 10 Days)

• January 22 - February 14, 2027: Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase in Tucson, Arizona (Starts on the Last Friday in January over three full weeks)

• January 23-31, 2027: Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona (Runs for 9 consecutive days the last full week and two surrounding weekends in January)

• January 23 - February 2, 2027: International Snow Sculpture Championship in Breckenridge, Colorado (Typically begins on the next to last Saturday in January and spans multiple weeks for sculpting and viewing)

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for January 23 is an Aquarius.

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 Garnet, which comes in a rainbow of colors. It is considered a great gift to symbolize friendship and trust.

Famous Birthdays

• 1737 – John Hancock, American politician, 1st Governor of Massachusetts, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence (d. 1793)
• 1944 – Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor
• 1950 – Richard Dean Anderson, American actor (MacGyver)
• 1957 – Princess Caroline of Monaco

Famous Deaths

• 2003 – Nell Carter, American singer and actress (b. 1948)
• 2005 – Johnny Carson, American television host (b. 1925)
• 2011 – Jack LaLanne, American fitness and nutritional expert (b. 1914)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1999 - Princess of Monaco Caroline (42) weds dynastic head of the House of Hanover and Britain's King George I descendant Prince Ernst August (45) in Monaco

Quote of the Day

When I think of Johnny Carson, I think of the opening line to his show when he was introduced...the "Here's Johnny".  I just loved his show!  Growing up, late at night when I was supposed to be sleeping, I would always hear my Mom and Dad laughing. Years later, I asked them what they were watching, and it was the Johnny Carson show.  I thought he was so funny!  I especially loved it when he had all the different unique animals come on his show. Late night has never been the same without him!

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

In honor of today being National Pie Day, the Recipe of the Day is a Blackberry Pie with Lemon from Kerry of Healthy Diet Habits! (Link goes to Kerry's website for the Recipe)

Season

January 23rd 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

• 1719 – The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire.
• 1849 – Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M.D., becoming the United States' first female doctor.
• 1943 – World War II: Australian and American forces finally defeat the Japanese army in Papua.
• 1957 – American inventor Walter Frederick Morrison sells the rights to his flying disc to the Wham-O toy company, which later renames it the "Frisbee".
• 1968 – North Korea seizes the USS Pueblo, claiming the ship had violated its territorial waters while spying.
• 1973 – President Richard Nixon announces that a peace accord has been reached in Vietnam.
• 1997 – Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State.
• 2003 – Final communication between Earth and Pioneer 10 due to power constraints

This Day in Music

• 1962 - Tony Bennett, records I Left My Heart in San Francisco
• 1965 - Petula Clark's, Downtown,  was the first UK female singer to have a #1 song on the US singles chart since Vera Lynn in 1952.
  
• 1971- George Harrison's, My Sweet Lord  hits #1 in the UK, and is the first former Beatles solo single. The song from his All Things Must Pass album stayed on top for five weeks, and returned to the top in 2002 after his death.
  
• 1977 - Carole King's Tapestry album sets a record of 302 weeks on the Billboard chart
  
• 1986 - The first inductees into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame include Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Fats Domino.
• 1988 - Michael Jackson, The Way You Make Me Feel, hits #1 in the US
• 2000 - Santana started a three week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Supernatural,  which went on to win eight Grammy awards

I remember the Petula Clark song Downtown, when I was growing up.  It was just one of those catchy songs that you want to sing along with!

This Day in Sports

• 1879 - The National Archery Association forms
• 1953 - NFL's National & American conference become Eastern & Western conference
• 1962 - Bob Feller & Jackie Robinson are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
• 1979 - Willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!