Holidays and Observances on January 30

Welcome to January 30, 2027, an exceptionally mindful day on the calendar marked by vital messages of global harmony, a retreat from modern digital routines, and delicious culinary traditions!

Today's daily page highlights the peaceful international message of the School Day of Non-violence and Peace, fires up the ovens to honor baking history with National Croissant Day, and embraces a refreshing mental reset for National Escape 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 30, include:

• January 30: Martyrs' Day (India) (Observed annually on January 30th to mark the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, which coincidentally shares a thematic bridge with the School Day of Non-Violence and Peace)

• January 30: National Croissant Day

• January 30: National Draw a Dinosaur Day

• January 30: National Escape Day

• January 30: National Inane Answering Message Day (Also known as National Inane Answering Machine Day)

• January 30: National Maxwell Day

• January 30, 2027: National Seed Swap Day (Observed last Saturday in January)

• January 30: School Day of Non-Violence and Peace (DENIP)

• January 30: Yodel for Your Neighbors Day

2027 Weekly Holidays that include January 30, are:

• January 29-31, 2027: Big Garden Birdwatch (U.K.) (Falls on Last Weekend of January)

• January 24-30, 2027: International Hot Air Balloon Week (Fourth Full Week of January)

• January 24-30, 2027 - Kiss a Shark Week (Fourth Full Week of January)

• January 24-30, 2027: National Irish Coffee Week (Fourth Week of January)

• January 24-30, 2027: National Passenger Safety Week (Last Week in January)

• January 24-30, 2027: National School Choice Week (Last Full Week in January)

• January 30 - February 7, 2027: National Storytelling Week (U.K.) (Begins on the last Saturday in January and runs for 9 days)

2027 Monthly Holidays that include January 30, 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 15 - February 6, 2027: Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show (Fort Worth, TX) (Also known as the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo)

• 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)

• January 25-30, 2027: National Cowboy Poetry Gathering (The Last Full Week of January)

• January 28 - February 7, 2027: Saint Paul Winter Carnival (St. Paul, MN) (Begins on the Fourth Thursday in January and runs for 11 days spanning two weekends)

• January 30, 2027: Gasparilla Pirate Fest (Observed along Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa, Florida [FL] - Held annually on the last Saturday of January, celebrating a historic mock pirate invasion and massive street parade) See our Florida State Holiday Guide

• January 30-31, 2027: Rolex 24 at Daytona (Daytona, FL)

• January 30, 2027, and February 1-2, 2027: Westminster Dog Show

• January 30 - February 6, 2027: Cordova Ice Worm Days in Cordova, Alaska (Starts on the last Saturday in January and runs for 8 days)

• January 30 - February 9, 2027: Carnival of Venice (Varies yearly; ends on Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras, the day before Ash Wednesday)

• January 30 - February 21, 2027: Chinese New Year Festival and Parade (San Francisco, CA) Parade is on February 20, 2027

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for January 30 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

• 1882 – Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States (d. 1945)
• 1922 – Dick Martin, American comedian (d. 2008) (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In)
• 1930 – Gene Hackman, American actor
• 1937 – Vanessa Redgrave, English actress
• 1941 – Dick Cheney, Vice President of the United States
• 1951 – Phil Collins, English musician (Genesis, Solo Artist)
• 1974 – Christian Bale, English actor (Batman)
• 1980 – Josh Kelley, American singer

Famous Deaths

• 1836 – Betsy Ross, American seamstress (b. 1752) (made first US flag)
  
• 1948 – Orville Wright, American aviator (b. 1871) (The Wright
  Brothers built the first successful airplane)
• 2006 – Coretta Scott King, American activist; widow of Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. 1927)
• 2007 – Sidney Sheldon, American author and screenwriter (b. 1917)
• 2013 - Patty Andrews, American singer (The Andrews Sisters) (b. 1918)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1934 - Actor Lou Costello marries dancer Anne Battler
• 1985 - NFL Quarterback Dan Marino marries Claire Veazey

Quote of the Day

We must scrupulously guard the civil rights and civil liberties of all citizens, whatever their background.  We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred is a wedge designed to attack our civilization ~FDR

Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States was born on this day in 1882. He died in 1945. The above quote of his from January 9, 1940 is one of those chosen at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington D.C.

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

Holidays and Observances Recipe of the Day for January 30 is Bran Flax Muffins from Kerry at Healthy Diet Habits. (link goes to her website for the recipe) Bran flax muffins are a great healthy breakfast choice when you feel like a treat, but want to keep nutrition in your diet.

Season

January 30th 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

• 1487 - Bell chimes invented
• 1790 - Lifeboat 1st tested at sea, by Mr Greathead, the inventor
• 1806 - The original Lower Trenton Bridge  which spans the Delaware River between Morrisville, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey, is opened.
• 1815 - Burned Library of Congress reestablished with Jefferson's 6500 vols
• 1826 – The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales, is opened.
• 1835 – In the first assassination attempt against a President of the United States, Richard Lawrence attempts to shoot president Andrew Jackson, but his attempt fails, and he is subdued by a crowd
• 1847 – Yerba Buena, California is renamed San Francisco.
• 1862 – The first American ironclad U.S. Navy warship, the USS Monitor is launched.
• 1922 - World Law Day, 1st celebrated
• 1933 – Adolf Hitler is sworn in as Chancellor of Germany.
• 1933 - "Lone Ranger" begins a 21-year run on ABC radio
• 1939 - Hitler calls for extermination of European Jews
• 1943 - USS Chicago sinks in Pacific Ocean
• 1946 - 1st issue of Franklin Roosevelt dime
• 1948 - Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by Nathuram Godse
• 1956 – American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.'s home is bombed in retaliation for the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
• 1964 - Ranger 6 launched; makes perfect flight to Moon, but cameras fail
• 1973 - Jury finds Watergate defendants Liddy & McCord guilty on all counts
• 1976 - George Bush becomes 11th director of CIA (until 1977)

This Day in Music

• 1956 - Elvis Presley records his version of Blue Suede Shoes
• 1961 - Bobby Darin is the youngest performer to headline a TV special on NBC
• 1968 - Bobby Goldsboro records his biggest hit, Honey
• 1969 – The Beatles' final public performance, was an impromptu concert on the roof of Apple Records in London was ultimately broken up by the police.
• 1971 – Carole King's Tapestry album is released. It would become the longest charting album by a female solo artist and sell 24 million copies worldwide.

Happy Birthday to Phil Collins - great musician!

This Day in Sports

• 1948 - 5th Winter Olympic games open in St Moritz, Switzerland
• 1960 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss
• 1960 - US male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins
• 1971 - UCLA starts 88 basketball game win streak
• 1978 - Addie Joss & Larry MacPhail elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
• 1982 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners
• 1983 - Superbowl XVII: Washinton Red Skins beat Miami Dolphins, 27-17 in Pasadena Superbowl. The MVP is John Riggins, Washington, RB
• 1994 - Dan Jansen skates world record 500m (35.76)
• 1994 - Superbowl XXVIII: Dallas Cowboys beat Buffalo Bills, 30-13 in Atlanta Superbowl. The MVP is Emmitt Smith, Dallas, RB
• 2000 - Super Bowl XXXIV: St. Louis Rams beat Tennessee Titans, 23-16 at the Georgia Dome Atlanta. The MVP is Kurt Warner, St. Louis, QB

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!