NATIONAL TRIVIA DAY
What National Day on January 4th celebrates those who accumulate and hoard tidbits of useless trivia? National Trivia Day, of course! #NationalTriviaDay
NATIONAL SPAGHETTI DAY
National Spaghetti Day on January 4th offers an opportunity to pick your sauce and add it to that long, thin cylindrical pasta of Italian and Sicilian origin. Usually made from semolina flour, this pasta has been a worldwide favorite for ages and loved by millions. #NationalSpaghettiDay
NATIONAL MISSOURI DAY
On January 4 is National Missouri Day and National Day Calendar® proudly celebrates Missouri by honoring its unique heritage as the 24th state to join the Union. #NationalMissouriDay
Coming on January 5, 2026
National Days
NATIONAL BIRD DAY
NATIONAL KETO DAY
NATIONAL SCREENWRITERS DAY
NATIONAL THANK GOD IT'S MONDAY DAY
NATIONAL WHIPPED CREAM DAY
Notable Birthdays for January 4
John James Peck (1821-1878) - Major General for the Union Army.
General Tom Thumb (1838-1883) - Circus performer.
Leroy Grumman (1895-1982) - Co-founder of Grumman Aeronautical Engineering Co.
James Bond (1900-1989) - Ornithologist who became an expert on birds in the Caribbean.
Sterling Holloway (1905-1992) - Voice over actor in The Jungle Book, Alice in Wonderland, and Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree.
Sorrell Booke (1930-1994) - Actor who is fondly remembered for his role as Boss Hogg in Dukes of Hazard.
Tina Knowles (1954-Still Living) - Fashion designer and founder of the House of Deréon.
Michael Stipe (1960-Still Living) - Lead singer of the alternative rock band R.E.M.
Lindsay Kennedy (1969-Still Living) - Child actor who played Jeb in Little House on the Prairie.
Memorable Events for January 4
1754 - Columbia University is founded.
1847 - Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the U.S. government.
1863 - Roller skates are patented by James Plimpton.
1896 - Utah is admitted as the 45th state to the Union.
1935 - Bob Hope makes his debut on network radio.
1944 - Ralph Bunche is appointed the first Black in the State Department.
1954 - Elvis Presley records his second demo at Sun Studios.
1962 - The first unmanned subway train is ran in NY City.
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