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What is celebrated on January 28?

See the observances and verified observance-history milestones attached to January 28. Each observance keeps its own source and date details.

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2018
First observance

Global Community Engagement Day

Coulson’s January 10, 2018 launch article says that January 28 would be the first annual Global Community Engagement Day.

1915
Institutional decision

Chile Independence Day

Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional records the promulgation date as 28 January 1915 and publication on 1 February 1915.

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8 observances

Each observance is shown once in this view, with its own source and scope details available on the guide page.

0 repeat predictably

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

0 are edition-specific

These dates are shown only for the year or edition that has been confirmed.

3 have a country-specific scope

Country-specific observances are not presented as worldwide events.

8 have in-depth guides

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Other in-depth guides on January 28

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Data Protection Day

28 January · Council of Europe-designated international privacy observance

The Council of Europe Committee of Ministers decided on 26 April 2006 to launch Data Protection Day for annual celebration on 28 January, the anniversary of Convention 108 opening for signa…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Data Protection Day / International Data Protection Day / Privacy Day

28 January · Council of Europe / worldwide privacy-awareness usage

The Council of Europe states that its Committee of Ministers designated 28 January as Data Protection Day in 2006 and that the day is now celebrated worldwide under names including Internat…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Global Community Engagement Day

28 January · International community-engagement profession / Engage 2 Act-created observance

The Consultation Institute identifies January 28 as Global Community Engagement Day and describes Engage 2 Act as the creator of the observance.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

José Martí birth anniversary

28 January annually · Cuba / national-hero commemorative context

Granma identifies January 28 as the birth anniversary of Cuba’s National Hero José Martí and documents recurring commemorations around that date.

Source-backedRule Based AnnualIn-depth guide

Library Shelfie Day

Fourth Wednesday of January; 28 January in 2026 · Libraries and readers / social book-and-library tradition

The New York Public Library says Library Shelfie Day occurs every year on the fourth Wednesday of January and that the tradition started in 2014.

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Community, Causes & Advocacy 3Health, Wellness & Awareness 1Civic, Remembrance & History 1Arts, Entertainment & Lifestyle 1Food, Drink & Hospitality 1Workplace, Professions & Appreciation 1
8 observances

All observances on this date

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Data Protection Day

28 January · Council of Europe-designated international privacy observance

The Council of Europe Committee of Ministers decided on 26 April 2006 to launch Data Protection Day for annual celebration on 28 January, the anniversary of Convention 108 opening for signa…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Data Protection Day / International Data Protection Day / Privacy Day

28 January · Council of Europe / worldwide privacy-awareness usage

The Council of Europe states that its Committee of Ministers designated 28 January as Data Protection Day in 2006 and that the day is now celebrated worldwide under names including Internat…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Global Community Engagement Day

28 January · International community-engagement profession / Engage 2 Act-created observance

The Consultation Institute identifies January 28 as Global Community Engagement Day and describes Engage 2 Act as the creator of the observance.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

José Martí birth anniversary

28 January annually · Cuba / national-hero commemorative context

Granma identifies January 28 as the birth anniversary of Cuba’s National Hero José Martí and documents recurring commemorations around that date.

Source-backedRule Based AnnualIn-depth guide

Library Shelfie Day

Fourth Wednesday of January; 28 January in 2026 · Libraries and readers / social book-and-library tradition

The New York Public Library says Library Shelfie Day occurs every year on the fourth Wednesday of January and that the tradition started in 2014.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Blueberry Pancake Day

28 January · United States / blueberry-industry observance

The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council repeatedly identifies January 28 as National Blueberry Pancake Day and publishes promotional assets for the date.

Source-backedEdition SpecificIn-depth guide

Thank Your Mentor Day

28 January in the 2026 National Mentoring Month edition · United States / MENTOR National Mentoring Month campaign

MENTOR’s National Mentoring Month materials list Thank Your Mentor Day on January 28 for 2026. MENTOR documents National Mentoring Month’s 2002 launch with the Harvard Mentoring Project, bu…

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This page combines fixed annual dates, reusable calendar rules and year-specific dates confirmed for 2026. Variable or historical dates are included only when they are clearly supported.

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