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What is celebrated on January 19?

See the observances and verified observance-history milestones attached to January 19. Each observance keeps its own source and date details.

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2021
Institutional decision

Parakram Diwas

The Ministry of Culture/PIB announcement confirming the annual decision and publication of the Gazette notification is dated January 19, 2021; the separate Gazette-signature date…

2009
Institutional decision

Serfs' Emancipation Day

Official regional material states that the decision was adopted on January 19, 2009.

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6 observances

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0 repeat predictably

0 use a fixed annual date and 0 follow a reusable calendar rule.

0 are edition-specific

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4 have a country-specific scope

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6 have in-depth guides

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Other in-depth guides on January 19

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Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Third Monday in January · United States / federal legal public holiday

5 U.S.C. §6103 lists the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. on the third Monday in January as a legal public holiday.

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Brew Monday

Third Monday in January; 19 January 2026 · Samaritans connection and conversation campaign

Samaritans identifies Brew Monday as its third-Monday-in-January campaign encouraging people to connect over a cuppa, with 19 January for 2026.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Confederate Heroes Day

19 January annually in Texas · Texas, United States / official state partial-staffing holiday

The Texas State Library lists Confederate Heroes Day on 19 January as an official partial-staffing state holiday and documents its 1973 statutory consolidation; the current FY2027 state sch…

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Martin Luther King Jr. / Civil Rights Day

Third Monday in January; 19 January in Arizona in 2026 · Arizona state holiday naming

Arizona’s official 2026 holiday calendar lists Martin Luther King Jr. / Civil Rights Day on Monday, 19 January.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day / Idaho Human Rights Day

Third Monday in January; 19 January 2026 · Idaho, United States / state statutory holiday observed with Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Idaho Code § 73-108 and Idaho judicial/state holiday calendars place Martin Luther King, Jr. – Idaho Human Rights Day on the third Monday in January; Idaho government history records the co…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Popcorn Day

19 January · U.S. popcorn-industry education and consumer celebration

The Popcorn Board currently uses January 19 for National Popcorn Day but explicitly states that it does not know how or when the celebration began and documents historical date ambiguity.

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6 observances

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Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Third Monday in January · United States / federal legal public holiday

5 U.S.C. §6103 lists the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. on the third Monday in January as a legal public holiday.

Source-backedRule Based AnnualIn-depth guide

Brew Monday

Third Monday in January; 19 January 2026 · Samaritans connection and conversation campaign

Samaritans identifies Brew Monday as its third-Monday-in-January campaign encouraging people to connect over a cuppa, with 19 January for 2026.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Confederate Heroes Day

19 January annually in Texas · Texas, United States / official state partial-staffing holiday

The Texas State Library lists Confederate Heroes Day on 19 January as an official partial-staffing state holiday and documents its 1973 statutory consolidation; the current FY2027 state sch…

Source-backedRule Based AnnualIn-depth guide

Martin Luther King Jr. / Civil Rights Day

Third Monday in January; 19 January in Arizona in 2026 · Arizona state holiday naming

Arizona’s official 2026 holiday calendar lists Martin Luther King Jr. / Civil Rights Day on Monday, 19 January.

Source-backedRule Based AnnualIn-depth guide

Martin Luther King Jr. Day / Idaho Human Rights Day

Third Monday in January; 19 January 2026 · Idaho, United States / state statutory holiday observed with Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Idaho Code § 73-108 and Idaho judicial/state holiday calendars place Martin Luther King, Jr. – Idaho Human Rights Day on the third Monday in January; Idaho government history records the co…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Popcorn Day

19 January · U.S. popcorn-industry education and consumer celebration

The Popcorn Board currently uses January 19 for National Popcorn Day but explicitly states that it does not know how or when the celebration began and documents historical date ambiguity.

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