Every yearJanuary 18
Everything January 18 celebrates
5 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for January 18 every year, and 3 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Elementary School Teacher DayLead | Kids & Family | |
| 02 | National Gourmet Coffee Day | Coffee | |
| 03 | National Peking Duck Day | Food | |
| 04 | Thesaurus Day | Books | |
| 05 | Winnie the Pooh Day | Kids & Family |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on January 18 in some years.
Blue Monday — 2027
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — 2027
National Day of Service — 2027
Born on January 18
Historic figures
- Montesquieu1689–1755French lawyer and philosopher
- Cary Grant1904–1986English-American actor
- Gilles Deleuze1925–1995French metaphysician and philosopher
- A. A. Milne1882–1956English author, poet, and playwright
- Rubén Darío1867–1916Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat
- Yoichiro Nambu1921–2015Japanese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- John Hume1937–2020Northern Irish educator and politician, Nobel Prize laureate
- Edmund Barton1849–1920Australian judge and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Australia
- Oliver Hardy1892–1957American actor and comedian
- Danny Kaye1911–1987American actor, singer, and dancer
Celebrities & public figures
- Kevin Costnerb. 1955American actor
- Pep Guardiolab. 1971Spanish footballer and manager
- Dave Bautistab. 1969American wrestler
- Jason Segelb. 1980American actor and screenwriter
- Alexander Van der Bellenb. 1944President of Austria
- Takeshi Kitanob. 1947Japanese actor and director
- Karim Adeyemib. 2002German footballer
- Nachob. 1990Spanish footballer
- Angelique Kerberb. 1988German tennis player
- Mark Rylanceb. 1960English actor
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers January 18 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see January 18, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.