Monday, January 25, 2021

Weekly Agenda :: Monday, January 25 - Sunday, January 31, 2021

MONDAY

Jan.1-31: Month Dedicated to The Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.25:  Feast Day of the Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle {Roman Catholic}

Jan.25:  Feast Day of the Translation of the Winding Sheet + Tomb of Our Lady {Roman Catholic}

Jan.25:  Feast Day of Saint Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople {Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Eastern/Byzantine Catholic}

Jan.25:  Feast Day of Saint Moses {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.25:  Tatiana Day / Russian Students Day {Eastern Orthodox} (Russia, Ukraine)

Jan.25: WWII - Anniversary of the End of the Battle of the Bulge {1945}

Jan.24-30: International Hot Air Balloon Week 2021

Jan.18-25: International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Jan.25  USA: Burns Night / Birthday of Scottish the poet Robert Burns (Scottish-Americans)

Jan.25  USA: Death Anniversary of Mary Tyler Moore {2017} 

Jan.25  USA: Better Business Communication Day 2021 

Jan.24-30  USA: National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week 2021 

Jan.24-30  USA: National School Choice Week 2021 

Jan.25-29  USA: National Clean Out Your Inbox Week 2021 

Jan.25-29  USA: Tax Identity Theft Week 2021 

Jan.25  USA: National Seed Swap Day 

Jan.25  USA: Observe the Weather Day 

Jan.25  USA: Thank Your Mentor Day 

Jan.25  USA: A Room of One’s Own Day 

Jan.25  USA: Fruitcake Toss Day 

Jan.25  USA: Local Quilt Shop Day 

Jan.25  USA: Mackintosh Computer Day 

Jan.25  USA: National Opposite Day 

Jan.25  USA: National Irish Coffee Day 

Jan.25  Aruba: Betico Croes’ Birthday 

Jan.18-31  Australia: The Australian Open 2021 (tennis tournament) 

Jan.25  Cayman Islands: National Heroes Day 

Jan.5-Feb.5  China: The 2021 Harbin Ice + Snow Sculpture Festival @ Harbin

Jan.25  Dominican Republic: Duarte’s Day 

Jan.25  India: National Voters’ Day 

Jan.25  Indonesia: National Nutrition Day 

Jan.25  New Zealand: Wellington Anniversary Day 

Jan.25  Ukraine: Tatiana Day / Students Day 

Jan.25  Egypt: Revolution Day of January 25th / Revolution Day 2011 

Jan.25  Egypt: National Police Day 

Jan.25-28  France: Paris Haute Couture Week 2021 @ Paris 

Jan.25/26  Nepal: 21st Wedding Anniversary of Crown Prince Paras of Nepal & Crown Princess Himani of Nepal  {2000}

Jan.25  Romania: CPss Margareta & Pr.Radu receive their 1st doses of the coronavirus vaccinations @ the Regina Maria Hospital, Cluj-Napoca

Jan.25  Russia: Tatiana Day / Russian Students Day 

Jan.25-29  Jordan: K.Abdullah II participates in the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda virtual meetings @ Amman

Jan.25  Jordan: K.Abdullah II chairs part of a Cabinet meeting @ the Prime Ministry, Amman

Jan.25  UAE-Abu Dhabi: 73rd Birthday of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Emir of Abu Dhabi   {1948}

Jan.25  UAE-Dubai/Abu Dhabi: Emir/Shkh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai, Shkh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi, Shkh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi attend the launch of the “Positive Digital Citizenship Values + Behaviours Code” @ Abu Dhabi

Jan.25  Monaco: Pr.Albert II inaugurates the new Covid-19 vaccination center @ the Grimaldi Forum

Jan.25  Monaco: 43rd Birthday of (Charlene) The Princess of Monaco   {1978}

Jan.25  Netherlands: Q.Maxima participates in an online panel discussion during the World Economic Forum, Davos Agenda 2021 – the Resetting Digital Currencies event

Jan.25  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Alexander De Croo (Prime Minister)

Jan.25-29  Belgium: K.Philippe participates in the Davos Agenda 2021 digital conferences, organized by the World Economic Forum

Jan.25-29  Belgium: Q.Mathilde participates in the online Davos Agenda 2021, organized by the World Economic Forum

Jan.25  Belgium: Pss Astrid attends the Generet Award ceremony (The Generet Prize for Rare Diseases) @ the BELvue Museum, Brussels

Jan.25  Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume holds an audience with Mr. Georges Santer (President of the Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra – OCL), Mrs. Corinna Niemeyer (Musical Director + Conductor) & Mr. Claude Origer (Member of the Board of Directors)

Jan.25  Liechtenstein: 19th Birthday of Elisabeth von Lattorff   {2002} 

Jan.1-31  UK: Dry January

Jan.25  UK-Scotland: Burns Night / Birthday of Scottish the poet Robert Burns [Scotland (UK),& Scottish Diaspora/community]

Jan.25  UK-Scotland: Up Helly Aa 2021 (Fire Festival, Gallery Exhibitions & Procession to Mark the End of the Winter Yule Season) @ the Shetland Islands, Scotland 

Jan.25  UK: Birthday Anniversary of Virginia Woolf {1882} 

Jan.25  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting on Accelerating Action on Food Waste via video link

Jan.25  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting for the Sustainable Markets Initiative via video link

Jan.25  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales posts a video message to celebrate Burns Night

Jan.25  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall holds a Meeting with Mr. Alasdair Stewart (Head of National Services, Age UK) via telephone

Jan.25  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall reads her favorite Robert Burns poem, ‘My Heart’s in the Highlands’ to celebrate Burns Night, via video message

Jan.25  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge send a video message to mark Burns Night, to NHS Charities Together & Tayside Health Fund

Jan.25  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting via video link with the Windsor Festival, Haddo House Choral + Operatic Society, the Edinburgh International Festival & Creative Youth

Jan.25  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester holds a Meeting with the Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Chairman of the Board of the Crown Agents Foundation) via telephone

Jan.25  Spain: K.Felipe VI attends the Inauguration of the new SEUR Logistics Center @ the Eco Industrial Park, La Veredilla II, Illescas, Toledo

Jan.25  Sweden: Pr.Daniel attends a Meeting of the Steering Group of the Prince Daniel Fellowship

Jan.25  Norway: CP Haakon attends the panel discussion “Accelerating Grassroots Innovation” as part of the World Economic Forum digital programme 


TUESDAY

Jan.1-31: Month Dedicated to The Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.26:  Feast Day of Saints Timothy + Titus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.26:  Feast Day of Saint Polycarp, Bishop & Martyr {Tridentine Roman Catholic}

Jan.26:  Saint Devote Eve {Roman Catholic} (Monaco)

Jan.26:  Feast Day of Saint Symeon of Mount Sinai {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}

Jan.26:  International Customs Day

Jan.24-30: International Hot Air Balloon Week 2021

Jan.26  USA:  Anniversary of the Admittance of Michigan as the 26th State {1837} 

Jan.26  USA: Birthday Anniversary of General Douglas MacArthur {1880} 

Jan.26  USA: Anniversary of the Signing of Executive Order 9981 – Ending Segregation in the US Armed Forces {1948} 

Jan.26  USA: Death Anniversary of Vice President Nelson Rockefeller {1979} 

Jan.26  USA: Anniversary of the Swearing-In of Condoleeza Rice as the 1st African American Woman as US Secretary of State {2005}

Jan.26  USA: Death Anniversary of Kobe Bryant & Gianna Bryant {2020} 

Jan.26  USA: National Spouses Day 

Jan.26  USA: National Plan for Vacation Day 2021 

Jan.24-30  USA: National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week 2021 

Jan.24-30  USA: National School Choice Week 2021 

Jan.25-29  USA: National Clean Out Your Inbox Week 2021 

Jan.25-29  USA: Tax Identity Theft Week 2021 

Jan.26  Canada: Birthday of Wayne Gretzky {1961} 

Jan.26  Australia: Australia Day {1788} 

Jan.18-31  Australia: The Australian Open 2021 (tennis tournament) 

Jan.5-Feb.5  China: The 2021 Harbin Ice + Snow Sculpture Festival @ Harbin

Jan.26  Dominican Republic: Duarte Day 

Jan.26  India: Republic Day {1950} 

Jan.26  Panama: Engineer’s Day

Jan.26  Uganda: Liberation Day 

Jan.26  Bulgaria: Tsr.Simeon II attends the funeral of Assen Oshanov @ the Holy Sunday Cathedral Church

Jan.25-28  France: Paris Haute Couture Week 2021 @ Paris 

Jan.25/26  Nepal: 21st Wedding Anniversary of Crown Prince Paras of Nepal & Crown Princess Himani of Nepal  {2000}

Jan.26  Romania: 33rd Birthday of Alina Maria Medforth-Mills de Roumanie   {1988}

Jan.25-29  Jordan: K.Abdullah II participates in the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda virtual meetings @ Amman

Jan.26  Jordan: K.Abdullah II receives the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Nayef Al Hajraf @ Al Husseiniya Palace, Amman

Jan.26  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) (HE Duarte Pacheco) @ the Amiri Diwan

Jan.26  Monaco: Saint Devote Eve {Roman Catholic} 

Jan.26  Monaco: Pr.Albert II, Pss Charlene, Her.Pr.Jacques & Pss Gabriella set a boat ablaze & attend the symbolic boat burning on the occasion of the Saint Devote Celebrations 2021 @ Quai Albert I, Port Hercule

Jan.26  Monaco: Charlotte Casiraghi participates in Les Rendezvous Litteraires Rue Cambon (literary gatherings/meeting at Rue Cambon) during Paris Couture Week @ Chanel’s Headquarters, Rue Cambon, Paris, France

Jan.26  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mrs. Sarah Schlitz (Secretary of State for Gender Equality, Egual Opportunities + Diversity)

Jan.26  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Thomas Dermine (Secretary of State for Recovery + Strategic Investments)

Jan.26  Belgium: Q.Mathilde visits the Le Toboggan Specialized Reception Center @ Mons

Jan.26  Luxembourg: GD Henri holds an audience with Mr. Klaus-Heiner Lehne (President of the European Court of Auditors) @ the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City

Jan.26  Luxembourg: GD Henri holds an audience with Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker (Honorary Minister of State & former President of the European Commission)

Jan.1-31  UK: Dry January

Jan.26  UK/Australia: Australia Day {1788} (Australia & the British Commonwealth)

Jan.26  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting with Dr. Michael Cantlay (Chairman of NatureScot) & Ms. Francesca Osowska (Chief Executive) via video link

Jan.26  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge holds a Meeting with Mr. Evan Dawson (Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Photographic Society) via video link

Jan.26  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge speaks via video link to parents of children who attend Roe Green Junior School in Kingsbury, London

Jan.26  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal holds a Meeting via telephone with Mr. Christopher Bromfield upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman of the Pony Club, Mr. Timothy Vestey upon assuming the appointment, & Mrs. Clare Valori (Vice Chairman)

Jan.26  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal holds a Meeting via telephone with the Baroness Jolly upon relinquishing her appointment as Chairman of the Trustees of Hft, Mrs. Amanda Bunce upon assuming the appointment, & Mrs. Kirsty Matthews upon assuming her appointment as Chief Executive Officer

Jan.26  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Professor David Green (Vice Chancellor of the University of Worcester) via telephone

Jan.26  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds an audience with the 32nd Promotion of the Superior Body of Controllers + Auditors of the Social Security Administration @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid

Jan.26  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds an audience with the Board of Directors of the Tourism Board @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid

Jan.26  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds an audience with a representation of the Spanish Confederation of Training Companies @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid

Jan.26  Spain: Q.Letizia attends a Meeting of the Strategic Council of the “Women + Engineering” Project @ the Royal Academy of Engineering, Madrid

Jan.26  Spain: 83rd Christening / Baptismal Day Anniversary of King Juan Carlos I of Spain   {1938} 

Jan.26  Sweden: CPss Victoria digitally attends the EU project DUNC’s final conference

Jan.26-29  Norway: CP Haakon attends part of the World Economic Forum’s digital programme

Jan.26  Norway: CP Haakon meets with the CICERO Center for International Climate Research for an update on climate change + the Arctic

Jan.26  Norway: CP Haakon participates in the virtual commemoration ceremony of the 10th anniversary of the murder of Benjamin Hermansen



WEDNESDAY

Jan.1-31: Month Dedicated to The Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.27:  Feast Day of Saint Devote/Devota {Roman Catholic} (Monaco)

Jan.27:  Feast Day of Saint Angela Merici {Roman Catholic}

Jan.27:  Feast Day of Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor {Tridentine Roman Catholic}

Jan.27:  St. Sava’s Day {Eastern Orthodox Christian} (North Macedonia, Serbia)

Jan.27:  Feast Day of the Removal/Translation of the Relics of Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.27-28:  Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day) {Judaism}

Jan.27:   World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) {UN; Azerbaijan, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia + Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Ukraine}

Jan.24-30: International Hot Air Balloon Week 2021

Jan.27  USA: Anniversary of the Patent of the Electric Incandescent Lamp by Thomas Edison {1880} 

Jan.27  USA: National Geographic Day / Anniversary of the Founding of the The National Geographic Society {1888} 

Jan.27  USA: Vietnam Peace Day / Anniversary of the Signing of the Cease-Fire between the US + Vietnam {1973} 

Jan.27  USA: Death Anniversary of J.D. Salinger {2010} 

Jan.24-30  USA: National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week 2021 

Jan.24-30  USA: National School Choice Week 2021 

Jan.25-29  USA: National Clean Out Your Inbox Week 2021 

Jan.25-29  USA: Tax Identity Theft Week 2021 

Jan.27  Canada: Family Literacy Day 

Jan.27   Australia: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.18-31  Australia: The Australian Open 2021 (tennis tournament) 

Jan.27   Azerbaijan: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27   Bosnia + Herzegovina: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27  Cayman Islands: National Heroes Day 

Jan.5-Feb.5  China: The 2021 Harbin Ice + Snow Sculpture Festival @ Harbin

Jan.27   Croatia: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27   Czech Republic: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27   Estonia: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27   Finland: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27   North Macedonia: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27   Poland: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27   Slovenia: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27   Switzerland: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27   Taiwan: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27   Ukraine: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27  Austria: Birthday Anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart {1756} 

Jan.25-28  France: Paris Haute Couture Week 2021 @ Paris 

Jan.27  Germany: Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism 

Jan.27   Greece: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27  Italy: Holocaust Memorial Day (Italy)

Jan.27   Portugal: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27  Russia: Day of the Lifting of the Siege of Leningrad {WWII} 

Jan.27  Serbia: St. Sava’s Day / Spirituality Day 

Jan.27  Tonga: K.Tupou VI officially commissions the VOEA Ngahau Siliva (a class patrol boat Guardian offered by Australia) during a ceremony @ the Masefield Base, Touliki

Jan.25-29  Jordan: K.Abdullah II participates in the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda virtual meetings @ Amman

Jan.27  Jordan: CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah visits the renovation project of the Al Husseini Mosque @ Amman

Jan.27  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attends the graduation ceremony of the 8th batch of students of Al Zaeem Mohamed Bin Abdullah Al Attiyah Air College @ Al Udeid Air Base [with attendance from: Shkh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani]

Jan.27  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani visits the Aviation Medical Center of the Qatari Amiri Air Force @ Al Udeid Air Base [with attendance from: Shkh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani]

Jan.27  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the Chief of the Army Staff of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (HE General Qamar Javed Bajwa) & his accompanying delegation @ Al Bahr Palace

Jan.27  Vatican City: Pope Francis holds a General Audience @ the Library of the Apostolic Palace

Jan.27  Monaco: Feast Day of Saint Devote/Devota {Roman Catholic} 

Jan.27  Monaco: Pr.Albert II & Pss Charlene attend a Pontifical Mass ass on the occasion of the Feast Day of Saint Devote @ Monaco Cathedral

Jan.27  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a digital working visit to the cinema + film industry 

Jan.27  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander holds a video conversation with 5 mayors about the riots in various Dutch cities + municipalities, after the introduction of the curfew

Jan.27  Netherlands/Bourbon-Parma: 51st Birthday of Prince Carlos Xavier of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma + Piacenza   {1970}

Jan.27   Belgium: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Ms. Eva De Bleeker (State Secretary for Budget + Consumer Protection)

Jan.27  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Sammy Mahdi (Secretary of State for Asylum + Migration)

Jan.27  Belgium: Pss Esmeralda delivers a speech during the 2020 edition of the Lobby Awards & congratulates the winner of the Leader of the Year award, Pss Delphine

Jan.27   Luxembourg: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27  Luxembourg: GD Henri receives the presentation of credentials @ the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City [from: HE Mr. Kristjan Andri Stefansson (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Iceland); HE Plamen Lubomirov Bonchev (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria); HE Mdme.Diana Reaich (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of New Zealand); HE Mr. Lutfi Alamin Mohammed Almughrabi (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of Libya); & HE Mr. Odd Sinding (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Denmark)]

Jan.27  Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume holds an audience with the new President of the Federation of Young Business Leaders (FJD), Mr. Laurent Decker, upon his appointment in 2020

Jan.1-31  UK: Dry January

Jan.27  UK: Holocaust Memorial Day 

Jan.27  UK: Death Anniversary of Sir Francis Drake {1595} 

Jan.27  UK: Birthday Anniversary of Lewis Carroll {1832}

Jan.27  UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience with The Rt.Hon.Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister + First Lord of the Treasury) by telephone

Jan.27  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall holds a Meeting with Mrs. Suzanne Jacob (Chief Executive Officer) & Mrs. Nicole Jacobs (Designate Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England + Wales) by telephone

Jan.27  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge holds an Early Years Meeting via video link

Jan.27  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex speak to local representatives from Angus Council, of Police Scotland + NHS Tayside in Forfar, Scotland, via video link

Jan.27  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex speak to the owners of Saddlers Bakery in Forfar, Scotland, via video link

Jan.27  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex speak to volunteers from Voluntary Action Angus via video link

Jan.27  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophia Ctss of Wessex speak to representatives + volunteers from Guide Dogs Scotland based in Forfar, Scotland, via video link

Jan.27  UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Mr. Richard Paskell (Chief Volunteer of St. John Ambulance Cymru) by telephone

Jan.27   Spain: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27-Feb.1  Spain: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid @ Madrid 

Jan.27  Spain: K.Felipe VI presides over the swearing-in of new government ministers @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid [with: Mr. Miquel Iceta Llorens (Minister of Territorial Policy + Public Function) & Carolina Darias San Sebastian (Minister of Health)]

Jan.27  Spain: K.Felipe VI presents the 2nd edition of the National Connected Industry 4.0 Awards @ the Ministry of Industry, Commerce + Tourism, Madrid

Jan.27  Spain: Q.Letizia attends a working meeting of the Spanish Federation of Rare Diseases (FEDER) @ FEDER Headquarters, Madrid

Jan.27   Sweden: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.27  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia digitally attend a memorial ceremony service from Stockholm’s Great Synagogue for Holocaust victims to mark the International Day of Remembrance for Holocaust Victims

Jan.27  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel attend a digital meeting with representatives from the Swedish Defense Research Agency FOI 

Jan.27   Norway: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 

Jan.26-29  Norway: CP Haakon attends part of the World Economic Forum’s digital programme

Jan.27  Norway: CP Haakon & CPss Mette-Marit participate in a digital meeting with representatives of the LHL Hospital

Jan.27  Norway: CP Haakon attends a panel discussion on the Arctic + climate change as part of the World Economic Forum digital programme

Jan.27   Denmark: World/International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Auschwitz Liberation Day (International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust) 


THURSDAY

Jan.28:  Feast Day of Saint Ephraim the Syrian {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}

Jan.28:  Feast Day of Saint Isaac the Syrian {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}

Jan.1-31: Month Dedicated to The Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.28:  Feast Day of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest + Doctor of the Church {Roman Catholic}

Jan.28:  Feast Day of Saint Agnes, Martyr {Roman Catholic}

Jan.27-28:  Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day) {Judaism}

Jan.28:  Tu B’Shvat / Tu B’Shevat / Arbor Day / Tu Bishvat {Judaism} (Australia, Canada, Israel, UK, USA)

Jan.28:  Thaipusam / Thaipoosam Cavadee {Hinduism} (Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore)

Jan.28:  Global Community Engagement Day

Jan.28:  International Lego Day

Jan.28:  Data Privacy Day / Data Protection Day / European Privacy Day (Europe, etc.)

Jan.24-30: International Hot Air Balloon Week 2021

Jan.28  USA: Tu B’Shvat / Tu B’Shevat / Arbor Day / Tu Bishvat {Judaism} 

Jan.28  USA: Anniversary of the Creation of the US Coast Guard, by an Act of Congress {1915} 

Jan.28  USA: The Challenger Shuttle Memorial / Anniversary of the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger {1986} 

Jan.28  USA: Christa McAuliffe Day 

Jan.28-Feb.3  USA: The Sundance Film Festival 2021 @ Park City, UT 

Jan.28  USA: Rolex 24 at Daytona 2021 (automobile race) @ Daytona, FL 

Jan.28  USA: Pop Art Day 

Jan.28  USA: National Have Fun at Work Day 

Jan.28  USA: National Kazoo Day 

Jan.28  USA: Daisy Day 

Jan.28  USA: National Pediatrician Day 

Jan.24-30  USA: National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week 2021 

Jan.24-30  USA: National School Choice Week 2021 

Jan.25-29  USA: National Clean Out Your Inbox Week 2021 

Jan.25-29  USA: Tax Identity Theft Week 2021 

Jan.28  Canada: Tu B’Shvat / Tu B’Shevat / Arbor Day / Tu Bishvat {Judaism} 

Jan.28  Armenia: Army Day / Celebration of the Formation of the Armenian Army {1992} 

Jan.28  Australia: Tu B’Shvat / Tu B’Shevat / Arbor Day / Tu Bishvat {Judaism} 

Jan.18-31  Australia: The Australian Open 2021 (tennis tournament) 

Jan.5-Feb.5  China: The 2021 Harbin Ice + Snow Sculpture Festival @ Harbin

Jan.28  Cuba: Jose Marti’s Birthday Memorial 

Jan.28  Israel: Tu B’Shvat / Tu B’Shevat / Arbor Day / Tu Bishvat {Judaism} 

Jan.28  Mauritius:  Thaipusam / Thaipoosam Cavadee {Hinduism} (Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore)

Jan.28  Saint Kitts + Nevis: Anniversary of the Founding of the 1st British Colony in the Caribbean, on the Island of Saint Kitts, by Sir Thomas Warner {1624} (UK/Saint Kitts + Nevis)

Jan.28  Singapore:  Thaipusam / Thaipoosam Cavadee {Hinduism} (Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore)

Jan.28  Sri Lanka: Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day 

Jan.25-28  France: Paris Haute Couture Week 2021 @ Paris 

Jan.28  France: 9th Birthday of Princess Antoinette of Orleans   {2012}

Jan.28  Germany: European Privacy Day 

Jan.28  Aga Khan: 81st Birthday of Begum/Princess Salimah (Sarah/”Sally”) Aga Khan   {1940}

Jan.28  Brunei: 13th Birthday of Princess Ameerah Wardatul Bolkiah of Brunei   {2008}

Jan.28  Malaysia:  Thaipusam / Thaipoosam Cavadee {Hinduism} (Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore)

Jan.28  Bahrain: 71st Birthday of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain   {1950}

Jan.25-29  Jordan: K.Abdullah II participates in the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda virtual meetings @ Amman

Jan.28  Jordan: K.Abdullah II participates in the World Economic Forum’s virtual Davos Agenda meeting @ Amman

Jan.28  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attends the graduation ceremony of the 16th batch of graduates of the Ahmed Bin Mohammed Military College @ the Ahmed Bin Mohammed Military College’s Headquarters [with attendance from: Shkh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani]

Jan.28  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani visits the Qatar Armed Forces Joint Warfare Training Center (JWTC) [with attendance from: Shkh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani]

Jan.28  Morocco: K.Mohammed VI receives his 1st dose of the Covid-19 virus @ the Royal Palace, Fez

Jan.28  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a digital working visit to the Lindendael residential care location (part of the Omring care organization in Noord-Holland)

Jan.28  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander visits ‘s-Hertogenbosch to speak with police, shopkeepers & local residents about the disturbances, vandalism & looting that took place in the city center of ‘s-Hertogenbosch on Jan. 25

Jan.28  Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a digital working visit to the Radboudumc in Nijmegen (visits with doctors + researchers of the university medical center)

Jan.28  Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a digital working visit to the INretail branch organization & retailers from small + medium-sized businesses

Jan.28  Belgium: K.Philippe delivers a speech to the authorities of the country on the occasion of the New Year, via a digital ceremony @ the Throne Room, the Royal Palace, Brussels

Jan.28  Belgium: Pss Delphine participates as a guest on the Morning Belgian LN24 

Jan.28  Luxembourg: GD Henri holds a phone call with HE Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (President of the Portuguese Republic) (Portugal) to congratulate him on his re-election as President

Jan.28  Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume visits the Luxembourg company of B Medical Systems @ Hosingen

Jan.1-31  UK: Dry January

Jan.28  UK: Tu B’Shvat / Tu B’Shevat / Arbor Day / Tu Bishvat {Judaism} 

Jan.28  UK/Saint Kitts + Nevis: Anniversary of the Founding of the 1st British Colony in the Caribbean, on the Island of Saint Kitts, by Sir Thomas Warner {1624} (UK/Saint Kitts + Nevis)

Jan.28  UK: Anniversary of the Publishing of “Pride and Prejudice” in the UK {1813} 

Jan.28  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting for the Sustainable Markets Initiative via video link

Jan.28  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Dr. Jonathan Griffiths of Swanlow Medical Centre in Winsford, Cheshire, by telephone

Jan.28  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Ms. Sarah Browne (Director of Nursing + Quality) & Ms. Caroline Shepherd (Immunization Lead) from Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust in Welwyn Garden City, by telephone

Jan.28  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Ms. Helen Barlow (Director of Nursing) from Greater Manchester Health + Social Care Partnership in Manchester, by telephone

Jan.28  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Ms. Sally Roberts (Chief Nursing Officer of the Black Country + West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Group) by telephone

Jan.28  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Ms. Nicola Williams (Executive Director for Nursing) from Allied Health Professionals + Medical Sciences at Velindre University NHS Trust in Nantgraw, Cardiff, Wales, by telephone

Jan.28  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge holds a Meeting with representatives from Focused Conservation via video link

Jan.28  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting via video link with the Royal Exchange Theatre Company, the Northern Ballet + National Youth Theatre of Great Britain & the National Youth Music Theatre

Jan.28  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex speaks via video link to representatives of the Foundation of Light & those who have benefited from the charity to celebrate the Foundation’s 20th Anniversary

Jan.28  UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Mr. David Rawlinson (President of the Lawn Tennis Association) & Mr. Scott Lloyd (Chief Executive Officer) via video link

Jan.27-Feb.1  Spain: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid @ Madrid 

Jan.28  Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia attend a Reception to the Diplomatic Corps accredited in Spain @ the Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid

Jan.28  Sweden: Name Day of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden / Konungens Namnsdag 

Jan.28  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, Q.Silvia, CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel participate in a digital meeting with Prime Minister Anna Hallberg & Prime Minister Hans Dahlgren on the European Union & the situation after Brexit

Jan.28  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Pr.Carl Philip attends a Meeting of Prince Gustaf Adolf & Princess Sibylla’s Memorial Fund

Jan.28  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds a digital meeting with representatives from the Swedish Ski Association

Jan.28  Sweden: CPss Victoria participates in a digital seminar “The moose in the room – the art of communicating the right of public access”

Jan.28  Sweden: CPss Victoria launches a remote conference for naturalists, organized by the Environmental Protection Agency

Jan.28  Sweden: Pss Sofia visits a clinic specializing in eating disorders (the Mandometer Clinic) @ Sophiahemmet, Stockholm

Jan.26-29  Norway: CP Haakon attends part of the World Economic Forum’s digital programme

Jan.28  Norway: 98th Birthday of Erling Sven Lorentzen   {1923} 

Jan.28  Denmark: CP Frederik presents the Industriens Fonds Entrepreneurship Award to the winner during the virtual final of the Danish Tech Challenge

Jan.28  Denmark: CP Frederik visits the Capital Emergency Management Agency @ Ballerup

Jan.28  Denmark/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg: 6th Birthday of Louisa Johannsmann   {2015} 


FRIDAY

Jan.1-31: Month Dedicated to The Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.29:  Feast Day of Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor {Tridentine Roman Catholic}

Jan.29:  St. Valero’s Feast {Roman Catholic} [Zaragoza (Spain)]

Jan.29:  Feast Day of the Removal/Translation of the Relics of Saint Ignatius the God-Bearer of Antioch {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.29:  Martyrdom of Fatima {Islam} (Iran)

Jan.24-30: International Hot Air Balloon Week 2021

Jan.29  USA: Thomas Paine Day / Freethinkers Day 

Jan.29  USA: Birthday Anniversary of President William McKinley {1843} 

Jan.29  USA: Kansas Day / Anniversary of the Admittance of Kansas as the 34th State {1861} 

Jan.29  USA: Death Anniversary of Robert Frost {1963} 

Jan.29  USA: Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day 2021

Jan.28-Feb.3  USA: The Sundance Film Festival 2021 @ Park City, UT 

Jan.24-30  USA: National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week 2021 

Jan.24-30  USA: National School Choice Week 2021 

Jan.25-29  USA: National Clean Out Your Inbox Week 2021 

Jan.25-29  USA: Tax Identity Theft Week 2021 

Jan.29  USA: National Carnation Day 

Jan.29  USA: National Puzzle Day 

Jan.29  USA: Curmudgeons Day 

Jan.18-31  Australia: The Australian Open 2021 (tennis tournament) 

Jan.5-Feb.5  China: The 2021 Harbin Ice + Snow Sculpture Festival @ Harbin

Jan.29  Japan: E.Naruhito & Emprss Masako participate in a video call with people from Kumamoto Prefecture (last year hit by torrential rains)

Jan.25-29  Jordan: K.Abdullah II participates in the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda virtual meetings @ Amman

Jan.29  Vatican City: Pope Francis presides over the Inauguration of the Judicial Year of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota @ the Clementine Hall

Jan.29  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander receives a representation from the Circle of the King’s Commissioners @ Huis ten Bosch Palace, The Hague

Jan.29  Luxembourg: GD Henri holds an audience with Mr. Werner Hoyer (President of the European Investment Bank – EIB) @ the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City

Jan.29  Luxembourg: GD Henri holds an audience with Mr. Jacques Santer (Honorary Minister of State + former President of the European Commission)

Jan.29  Liechtenstein: 21st Religious Wedding Anniversary of Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein & Princess Angela of Liechtenstein  {2000} 

Jan.1-31  UK: Dry January

Jan.29  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Mr. Geoffrey Prescott (Chief Executive of Lepra) via telephone

Jan.27-Feb.1  Spain: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid @ Madrid 

Jan.29  Spain: K.Felipe VI receives the Presentation of Credentials from new Ambassadors @ the Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid [from: Mrs. Catherine Liliane Dominique Fautrier (Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco), Mr. Maris Klisans (Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia), Mrs. Maria Dolores Aguero Lara (Ambassador of the Republic of Honduras), Ms. Helena Mina (Ambassador of the Republic of Cyrus), Mr. Abel Coelho de Mendonca (Ambassador of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau), Mrs. Ana Teresa Ayala Barrios (Ambassador of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay) & Mr. Muhammad Adam (Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana)]

Jan.29  Sweden: CPss Victoria attends a digital meeting with WaterAid Sweden’s Secretary General Anna Nilsdotter & Chairman Tobias Krantz

Jan.29  Norway: K.Harald V presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo [with attendance from: CP Haakon]

Jan.29-Feb.14  Norway: K.Harald V is on sick leave.  CP Haakon will act as Regent.

Jan.29  Norway: CP Haakon presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo 




SATURDAY

Jan.1-31: Month Dedicated to The Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.30:  Synaxis of the Three Holy Hierarchs: Saint Basil the Great, Saint Gregory the Theologian & Saint John Chrysostom {Eastern Orthodox Christianity} (Greece)

Jan.30:  Feast Day of Saint Anthony the Great {Coptic Christian}

Jan.30:  Feast Day of King Charles the Martyr {Anglican Christianity}

Jan.24-30: International Hot Air Balloon Week 2021

Jan.30:  School Day of Non-Violence + Peace

Jan.30:  Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi / Anniversary of the Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi {1948}

Jan.30  USA:  Death Anniversary of Betsy Ross {1836} 

Jan.30  USA:  Birthday Anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt {1882} 

Jan.30  USA:  Birthday of Vice President Dick Cheney {1941} 

Jan.30  USA:  Death Anniversary of Orville Wright {1948} 

Jan.30  USA:  Anniversary of the Launch of the Tet Offensive by the Viet Cong guerillas in Vietnam {1968}

Jan.30  USA:  Death Anniversary of Coretta Scott King {2006} 

Jan.30  USA: Fred Korematsu Day in California, Florida, Hawaii & Virginia 

Jan.28-Feb.3  USA: The Sundance Film Festival 2021 @ Park City, UT 

Jan.24-30  USA: National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week 2021 

Jan.24-30  USA: National School Choice Week 2021 

Jan.18-31  Australia: The Australian Open 2021 (tennis tournament) 

Jan.30  Azerbaijan: Day of Azerbaijani Customs 

Jan.5-Feb.5  China: The 2021 Harbin Ice + Snow Sculpture Festival @ Harbin

Jan.30  India: Martyrs’ Day 

Jan.30  Nepal: Martyrs’ Memorial Day 

Jan.30  Brazil: Day of Saudade 

Jan.30  Germany: 43rd Birthday of Princess Cornelie-Cecile of Prussia   {1978}

Jan.30  Greece:  Synaxis of the Three Holy Hierarchs: Saint Basil the Great, Saint Gregory the Theologian & Saint John Chrysostom {Eastern Orthodox Christianity} 

Jan.30  Greece: Teacher’s Day 

Jan.30-Feb.16  Italy: Carnival of Venice 2021 @ Venice 

Jan.30  Italy: Pr.Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy Pr. of Venice + Piedmont & The House of Savoy make a donation to help repair a damaged synagogue in Viareggio, Tuscany

Jan.30  Jordan: 59th Birthday of King Abdullah II of Jordan   {1962}

Jan.30  Jordan: K.Abdullah II gives an interview to the Jordan News Agency (Petra)

Jan.30  Jordan: Q.Rania posts photos on her Instagram account of K.Abdullah II & Pr.Hashem bin Al Abdullah to mark their 62nd & 16th Birthdays

Jan.30  Jordan: 16th Birthday of Prince Hashem bin Al Abdullah of Jordan   {2005}

Jan.30  Vatican City: Pope Francis attends the Meeting of by the National Catechetical Office of the Italian Episcopal Conference @ the Clementine Hall

Jan.30  Monaco: 7th Christening / Baptismal Day Anniversary of Alexandre/Alexander “Sacha” Casiraghi   {2014} 

Jan.1-31  UK: Dry January

Jan.30  UK-Northern Ireland: Remembrance of Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland {1972} 

Jan.30-Feb.6  UK: National Storytelling Week 2021 

Jan.30  UK: Engagement of Charles Innes-Kerr, 11th Duke of Roxburghe & Annabel Green.  It will be the 2nd marriage for the Duke. The groom-to-be was born Feb.18, 1981 as the elder son of the late 10th Duke of Roxburghe (1954-2019) & the former Lady Jane Meriel Grosvenor (b. Feb. 8, 1953).  The bride-to-be is the daughter of the late Ian Green & Mrs. Patrick Quirk.

Jan.27-Feb.1  Spain: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid @ Madrid 

Jan.30  Spain: 53rd Birthday of King Felipe VI of Spain  {1968}

Jan.30  Norway: K.Harald V undergoes surgery on an injured tendon in his right knee @ Rikshospitalet, Oslo

Jan.29-Feb.14  Norway: K.Harald V is on sick leave.  CP Haakon will act as Regent.

Jan.30  Denmark: CPss Mary shares a photo of herself from the weekly online meeting of The Mary Foundation


SUNDAY

Jan.1-31: Month Dedicated to The Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.31:  Septuagesima Sunday {Roman Catholic}

Jan.31:  Feast Day of Saint John Bosco {Roman Catholic}

Jan.31:  15th Sunday of Luke {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.31:  Feast Day of Saints Cyrus/Cyros & John the Unmercenaries/Wonderworkers {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.31:  Feast Day of the Venerable Saint Nikita {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.31:  Feast Day of the Venerable Saint Arsenius {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.31:  Imbolc {Celtic Pagan}

Jan.31  USA: Anniversary of the Passing of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution – Abolishing Slavery – by the U.S. Congress {1865} 

Jan.31  USA: 2021 Pro Bowl 

Jan.31  USA: 2021 63rd Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony 

Jan.28-Feb.3  USA: The Sundance Film Festival 2021 @ Park City, UT 

Jan.31-Feb.6  USA: Catholic Schools Week 2021 

Jan.31  USA: Brandy Alexander Day 

Jan.31  USA: National Backward Day 

Jan.31  USA: National Hot Chocolate Day 

Jan.31  USA: National Inspire Your Heart with Art Day 

Jan.31  USA: Appreciate Your Social Security Check Day 

Jan.18-31  Australia: The Australian Open 2021 (tennis tournament) 

Jan.5-Feb.5  China: The 2021 Harbin Ice + Snow Sculpture Festival @ Harbin

Jan.31  Nauru: Independence Day {1968} 

Jan.31  Austria: Street Children’s Day 

Jan.30-Feb.16  Italy: Carnival of Venice 2021 @ Venice 

Jan.31  Malaysia: 2nd Inauguration / Enthronement Anniversary (as King of Malaysia) of Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah ibni Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah, Sultan of Pahang, King of Malaysia   {2019}

Jan.31  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the First Vice President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of the Republic of Sudan (HE Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Daglo) & his accompanying delegation @ the Amiri Diwan

Jan.31  Netherlands: 83rd Birthday of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands   {1938}

Jan.31  Netherlands: The Dutch Royal Court releases new official photos of Pss Beatrix to mark her 83rd Birthday

Jan.31  Netherlands: Pss Beatrix celebrates her 83rd Birthday by enjoying brunch with Pr.Constantijn, Pss Lauretien, Ctss Eloise, Ct.Claus-Casimir & Ctss Leonore @ their home

Jan.1-31  UK: Dry January

Jan.31  UK: Death Anniversary of A.A. Milne {1956} 

Jan.27-Feb.1  Spain: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid @ Madrid 

Jan.29-Feb.14  Norway: K.Harald V is on sick leave.  CP Haakon will act as Regent.


Monday, January 18, 2021

Weekly Agenda :: Monday, January 18 - Sunday, January 24, 2021

MONDAY

Jan.1-31: Month Dedicated to The Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.18: Feast Day of Saint Margaret of Hungary {Roman Catholic}

Jan.18: Feast Day of the Chair of Saint Peter {Tridentine Roman Catholic}

Jan.18: Feast Day of Saint Prisca, Virgin & Martyr {Tridentine Roman Catholic}

Jan.18: Feast Day of the Confession of Peter {Eastern Orthodox Christian, Anglican, Lutheran}

Jan.18: Feast Day of Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}

Jan.18: Feast Day of Saint Athanasius the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}

Jan.18: Old Calendar Eve of Theophany {Old Calendar Eastern Orthodox Christianity}

Jan.18: Sanctity of Human Life Day

Jan.18-25: International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Jan.18: World War I - Anniversary of the Opening of The Paris Peace Conference, in Versailles, France {1919}

Jan.18  USA: Martin Luther King Day 2021 

Jan.18  USA: National Day of Service 

Jan.18  USA: Announcement of the Critics Choice Awards TV Nominations 2021 

Jan.18  USA: Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service (USA, Guam)

Jan.18  USA: Idaho Human Rights Day in Idaho 

Jan.18  USA: Civil Rights Day in Arizona & New Hampshire 

Jan.16-18  USA: Martin Luther King Day Weekend 2021 

Jan.18  USA: Anniversary of the European Discovery of the Hawaiian Islands by James Cook {1778} 

Jan.18  USA: Death Anniversary of President John Tyler {1862} 

Jan.18  USA: National Winnie The Pooh Day / Birthday of A.A. Milne (English author) {1882 (USA/UK)

Jan.16-24  USA: International Snowmobile Safety + Awareness Week 2021 

Jan.17-23  USA: Healthy Weight Week 2021 

Jan.18-19  USA: Bald Eagle Appreciation Days 

Jan.18  USA: Elementary School Teachers Day

Jan.18  USA: National Thesaurus Day 

Jan.18  Australia: Anniversary of Landing of The First Fleet of Convicts from England to Australia at Botany Bay to Setup a Penal Colony {1788} 

Jan.18-31  Australia: The Australian Open 2021 (tennis tournament) 

Jan.5-Feb.5  China: The 2021 Harbin Ice + Snow Sculpture Festival @ Harbin 

Jan.18  Germany: 150th Anniversary of the Day of the Founding Proclamation of the German Empire {1871} 

Jan.18-22  Germany: Berlin Fashion Week 2021 @ Berlin 

Jan.15-19  Italy: Milan Men’s Fashion Week 2021 @ Milan 

Jan.18  Russia: WWII - Anniversary of the Liberation of Leningrad by Soviet Forces (ending the 3-Year Nazi Siege of Leningrad) {1944} 

Jan.18  Turkey: Death of Prince Dundar Abdulkerim Osmanoglu, Head of the Imperial Ottoman House, on Jan. 18, 2021, at the age of 90, @ Damascus, Syria. He is survived by a younger brother, Pr.Harun Osmanoglu, the new Head of the Imperial House of the Ottoman Dynasty.

Jan.18  Japan: E.Naruhito opens the new 204th session of the Diet (the Japanese parliament) @ Tokyo

Jan.18  Thailand: Royal Thai Armed Forces Day {1593/2007} 

Jan.18  Jordan: K.Abdullah II & CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah receive President Abdel Fattah El Sisi of Egypt & hold an official welcoming ceremony @ Marka Airport, Amman

Jan.18  Jordan: K.Abdullah II holds talks with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi of Egypt @ Basman Palace, Amman [with attendance from: CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah]

Jan.18  Qatar: Shkh Jassim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani & Shkha Buthaina bint Hamad Al Thani welcome their 8th child, Sheikha Ghand bint Jassim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar, on Jan. 18, 2021

Jan.18  Netherlands: Q.Maxima participates in a video call with care providers, a scientist, experts & participants in the MIND Blue Monday Run @ The Hague

Jan.18  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Alexander De Croo (Prime Minister)

Jan.18  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Danny Pieters (appointed Judge of the Constitutional Court) @ the Royal Palace, Brussels

Jan.18  Belgium: 47th Birthday of Princess Claire of Belgium   {1974}

Jan.18  Luxembourg: GD Henri visits Hall Victor Hugo vaccination center @ Luxembourg-Limpertsberg

Jan.18  Liechtenstein: 17th Birthday of Marie von Lattorff   {2004} 

Jan.1-31  UK: Dry January

Jan.18  UK: Wedding Anniversary of King Henry VII of England & Elizabeth of York {1486} 

Jan.18  UK: Winnie the Pooh Day / Birthday Anniversary of A. A. Milne {1882} 

Jan.18  UK: Anniversary of the Formation of The Hockey Association in England {1886}

Jan.18-24  UK: Sugar Awareness Week 2021 

Jan.18-24  UK: Big Energy Saving Week 2021 

Jan.18-24  UK: Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2021 

Jan.18  UK: Brew Monday 2021 

Jan.18  UK: Blue Monday 2021 

Jan.18  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales attends a Philharmonia Concert soiree via video link

Jan.18  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting via video link with the British Paralympic Association, GB Snowsport, Badminton Scotland & the Commonwealth Games Federation

Jan.18  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting with Brigadier Marc Overton (Regimental Lieutenant Colonel) via video link

Jan.18  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds a Meeting with the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on the occasion of its 113th Meeting @ the Royal Palace of El Pardo, Madrid

Jan.18  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, Q.Silvia, CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel attend a digital meeting with the Swedish Public Health Agency’s Director General Johan Carlson

Jan.18  Sweden: Pr.Daniel & Pr.Carl Philip digitally attend the Sports Gala

Jan.18  Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Chief of the Norwegian Army [with attendance from: CP Haakon]

Jan.18  Denmark: Pss Marie participates in the TV channel DR1’s “The Hidden Talents” show with a pre-recorded video message


TUESDAY

Jan.19: Timkat / Theophany / Epiphany / Timket {Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity} (Eritrea, Ethiopia)

Jan.19: Feast Day of Saint Mark of Ephesus {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.19: Theophany / Epiphany / Old Calendar Theophany / Orthodox Epiphany {Old Calendar Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Oriental Orthodox} (Georgia, North Macedonia)

Jan.1-31: Month Dedicated to The Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.19: Feast Day of Saint Fabian {Roman Catholic}

Jan.19: Feast Day of Saints Marius, Martha, Audifax + Abachum {Tridentine Roman Catholic}

Jan.19: Feast Day of King Saint Canute/Knud IV of Denmark, King & Martyr {Tridentine Roman Catholic}

Jan.19: Feast Day of Saint Henry of Uppsala, Bishop of Finland {Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran}

Jan.19: World Religion Day {Baha’i}

Jan.19: World Day of Migrants + Refugees

Jan.19: World Snow Day

Jan.19: World Snowboard Day

Jan.18-25: International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Jan.19  USA: Birthday Anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe {1809} 

Jan.19  USA: Anniversary of the 1st Electric Lighting System (employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison) Begins Service @ Roselle, New Jersey {1883} 

Jan.19  USA: Anniversary of the 1st Regular Transatlantic Radio Broadcast Between the US & England {1903} (UK/USA)

Jan.16-24  USA: International Snowmobile Safety + Awareness Week 2021 

Jan.17-23  USA: Healthy Weight Week 2021 

Jan.18-19  USA: Bald Eagle Appreciation Days 

Jan.19  USA: New Friends Day 

Jan.19  USA: Archery Day 

Jan.19  USA: National Popcorn Day 

Jan.18-31  Australia: The Australian Open 2021 (tennis tournament) 

Jan.5-Feb.5  China: The 2021 Harbin Ice + Snow Sculpture Festival @ Harbin 

Jan.19  Eritrea: Timkat / Theophany / Epiphany / Timket {Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity} 

Jan.19  Ethiopia: Timkat / Theophany / Epiphany / Timket {Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity} 

Jan.19  Iceland: Husband’s Day 

Jan.19  North Macedonia: Theophany / Epiphany / Old Calendar Theophany / Orthodox Epiphany {Old Calendar Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Oriental Orthodox} 

Jan.19  Bulgaria: 49th Birthday of Princess Kalina of Bulgaria, Duchess of Saxony   {1972}

Jan.19  Egypt: 1st Wedding Anniversary of Princess Fawzia-Latifa of Egypt & Sylvain Honoudo   {2019} 

Jan.19-24  France: Paris Men’s Fashion Week 2021 @ Paris 

Jan.19  Georgia: Theophany / Epiphany / Old Calendar Theophany / Orthodox Epiphany {Old Calendar Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Oriental Orthodox} 

Jan.19  Georgia: Pr.Juan Bagration-Mukhransky & Pss Kristine Bagration-Mukhransky welcome the birth of their 1st child + son, Prince Bagrat Bagrationi on Jan. 19, 2021 (The Feast of Epiphany of the Old Calendar) @ Tbilisi, Georgia

Jan.18-22  Germany: Berlin Fashion Week 2021 @ Berlin 

Jan.15-19  Italy: Milan Men’s Fashion Week 2021 @ Milan 

Jan.19  Japan: 28th Engagement Anniversary of Emperor Naruhito of Japan & Empress Masako of Japan   {1993} [Proposal: Dec. 9, 1992; Engagement Ceremony: April 12, 1993]

Jan.19  Jordan: K.Abdullah II & CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah bid farewell to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi of Egypt @ Marka Airport, Amman

Jan.19  Jordan: K.Abdullah II attends a meeting with the Senate president, the Speaker of the House of Representatives & members of the 2 Chambers’ permanent offices @ Amman

Jan.19  Vatican City: Pope Francis sends a video message to the participants of the National Meeting of Bishops + Priests of Venezuela

Jan.19  Monaco: The Princely Palace releases a new official photo of Pr.Albert II, Pss Charlene, Her.Pr.Jacques & Pss Gabriella, taken by photographer Eric Mathon @ the Princely Palace

Jan.19-21  Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a virtual visit to Senegal as the UN Secretary General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA) @ The Hague

Jan.19  Netherlands: Q.Maxima participates in a virtual conversation with Governor Alejandro Diaz de Leon of the Central Bank of Mexico @ The Hague

Jan.19  Netherlands: Q.Maxima participates in an online conversation with Kristalina Georgieva (Director of the International Monetary Fund – IMF) @ The Hague

Jan.19  Netherlands: 78th Birthday of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld   {1943}

Jan.19  Belgium: K.Philippe receives HE Mdme. Maia Sandu (President of the Republic of Moldova) in an audience @ the Royal Palace, Brussels

Jan.19  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Jens Stoltenberg (Secretary General of NATO) on the occasion of the New Year

Jan.19  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Mathieu Michel (Secretary of State for Digitization)

Jan.19  Belgium: Q.Mathilde visits Handicap International @ Brussels

Jan.19  Luxembourg: GD Henri holds an audience with Mrs. Julie-Suzanne Bausch [President of the National Consultative Commission for Independent Ethics (CNE)]

Jan.1-31  UK: Dry January

Jan.18-24  UK: Sugar Awareness Week 2021 

Jan.18-24  UK: Big Energy Saving Week 2021 

Jan.18-24  UK: Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2021

Jan.19  UK: Anniversary of the 1st Regular Transatlantic Radio Broadcast Between the US & England {1903} (UK/USA)

Jan.19  UK: World War I - Anniversary of the 1st German Zeppelin Attack Over Great Britain {1915} 

Jan.19  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge holds a Meeting via video link with nurses from Coventry + Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Jan.19  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge speaks to Holocaust Survivors + Holocaust Educational Trust’s Youth Ambassadors via video link

Jan.19  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting with Ms. Ruth Marvel (Chief Executive Officer of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award) via video link

Jan.19  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex participates in a Meeting with The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award via video link

Jan.19  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex participates via video link in a “Warfare + Peace-making in the 21st Century” Seminar held by the London School of Economics’ Centre for Women, Peace + Security

Jan.19  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex participates via video link in a Meeting on the UK’s Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict initiative with the Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict) & HM’s Government’s “Survivor Champions”

Jan.19  Spain: K.Felipe VI attends the Closure of the Conference of Ambassadors of Spain @ the House of America, Madrid

Jan.19  Sweden/Germany: 84th Birthday of Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Princess of Hohenzollern   {1937}

Jan.19  Norway: CP Haakon sends a video greeting to the digital conference on Norwegian Seafood 2021

Jan.19  Denmark: CPss Mary participates in a virtual meeting of the UN Population Fund UNFPA’s High-Level Commission on ICPD25


WEDNESDAY

Jan.20: Timket /Timkat / Epiphany {Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity} (Eritrea, Ethiopia)

Jan.20: Feast Day of Saint Sebastian, Martyr {Eastern Orthodox Christianity & Roman Catholic}

Jan.20: Feast Day of Pope Saint Fabian, Martyr {Roman Catholic}

Jan.1-31: Month Dedicated to The Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.20: Bodhi Day 2021 {Buddhism}

Jan.18-25: International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Jan.20  USA: Inauguration Day 2021 

Jan.20-24  USA: The American Express Tournament 2021 (golf) @ La Quinta, CA 

Jan.20  USA: Anniversary of the Founding of The American Civil Liberties Union {1920} 

Jan.20  USA: Anniversary of the Freeing of 52 American Hostages in Iran After 444 Days {1981} 

Jan.20  USA: National Disc Jockey Day 

Jan.16-24  USA: International Snowmobile Safety + Awareness Week 2021 

Jan.17-23  USA: Healthy Weight Week 2021 

Jan.20  USA: Camcorder Day 

Jan.20  USA: Take a Walk Outdoors Day 

Jan.20  USA: National Penguin Awareness Day 

Jan.18-31  Australia: The Australian Open 2021 (tennis tournament) 

Jan.20  Azerbaijan: Martyrs’ Day 

Jan.20  Cape Verde: National Heroes Day / Heroes’ Day 

Jan.5-Feb.5  China: The 2021 Harbin Ice + Snow Sculpture Festival @ Harbin 

Jan.20  Eritrea: Timket /Timkat / Epiphany {Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity} 

Jan.20  Ethiopia: Timket /Timkat / Epiphany {Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity} 

Jan.20  Guinea-Bissau: Heroes Day 

Jan.20  India: Guru Govind Singh Jayanti 

Jan.20  Laos: Army Day 

Jan.20  Mali: Army Day / Armed Forces Day 

Jan.20  Bulgaria: 59th Civil Wedding Anniversary of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria & Tsaritsa Margarita of Bulgaria  {1962} 

Jan.20  Bulgaria: 19th Birthday of Prince Tassilo Preslavski of Bulgaria   {2002}

Jan.19-24  France: Paris Men’s Fashion Week 2021 @ Paris 

Jan.20  France/Italy/Spain/Denmark: Death of Prince Eric of Bourbon-Parma, on Jan. 20, 2021, aged 67 years old @ Copenhagen, Denmark.  He was the nephew of Queen Anne of Romania.  He was born on Aug. 28, 1953 @ Copenhagen, Denmark, as Prince Eric Marie Joseph Rene Michael Pierre of Bourbon-Parma, as the 2nd child + 1st son of Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma (1926-2018) & Princess Yolande de Broglie (1928-2014).  He had an older sister, Princess Ines of Bourbon-Parma (1952-1981), & 2 younger sisters, Pss Sybil of Bourbon-Parma (b.1954) & Princess Victoire of Bourbon-Parma (1957-2001),  & a brother Pr.Charles-Emmanuel of Bourbon-Parma (b.1961).  He also had a half-sister, Amelie de Bourbon-Parme.  His parents divorced in 1999.  In 2003 his father remarried to Pss Maria Pia of Savoy (daughter of King Umberto II of Italy).  On Aug. 8, 1980 Prince Eric married Ctss Lydia of Holstein-Ledreborg (b.1955) @ Ledreborg, Denmark (they divorced in 1999), & they had 5 children: Pss Antoinette of Bourbon-Parma (b.1981, m. Martin Krusbaek), Pss Marie Gabrielle of Bourbon-Parma (b.1982), Pss Alexia of Bourbon-Parma (b.1985, m. Fabian Davis), Pr.Michel of Bourbon-Parma (b.1989) & Pr.Henri of Bourbon-Parma (b.1991, m. Archdss Gabriella of Austria).  

Jan.18-22  Germany: Berlin Fashion Week 2021 @ Berlin 

Jan.20  Germany: 8th Birthday of Prince Carl Friedrich of Prussia   {2013} [TWIN]

Jan.20  Germany: 8th Birthday of Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia   {2013} [TWIN]

Jan.20  Russia: The Chancellery of the Head of the Imperial House of Russia (GDss Maria Vladimirovna) makes the Announcement of the Engagement of GD George Mikhailovich of Russia Tsesarevich of Russia & Rebecca Virginia (Victoria Romanovna) Bettarini. The bride-to-be is the daughter of HE Ambassador Nob. Roberto Bettarini & Nob.Carla Bettarini.  They became engaged in August 2020 during a private holiday or in December 2020. The wedding will take place in Autumn 2021.

Jan.20  Morocco/UAE-Abu Dhabi: K.Mohammed VI of Morocco receives Shkh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi (the Emirati Minister of Foreign Affairs + International Cooperation) @ the Royal Palace, Fez, Morocco

Jan.20  Vatican City: Pope Francis receives a visit from the soccer team of the city of La Spezia @ the Clementine Hall

Jan.20  Vatican City: Pope Francis holds a General Audience @ the Library of the Apostolic Palace

Jan.20  Monaco: Pr.Albert II attends the solemn Traditional Mass of San Sebastian, Patron of Prince Carabiniers, @ Monaco Cathedral

Jan.20  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander receives the presentation of credentials @ Noordeinde Palace, The Hague [from: the Ambassador of the Republic of El Salvador (HE Mrs. Carmen Maria Gallardo de Hernandez), the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (HE Ziad Al Atiyah) & the Ambassador of the Italian Republic (HE Giorgio Novello)]

Jan.20  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander participates in an online meeting with the Digital Infrastructure Netherlands Foundation & representatives + organizations that are committed to keeping society & the economy running digitally during the corona crisis 

Jan.19-21  Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a virtual visit to Senegal as the UN Secretary General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA) @ The Hague

Jan.20  Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes an online working visit to the “Breakthrough Method” initiative in Tilburg

Jan.20  Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a virtual working visit to Station 88 (the House for Entrepreneurship + Innovation) in Tilburg, Central Brabant

Jan.20  Netherlands: Pss Laurentien reads aloud as part of the TV program ‘Zin in Zappelin’ during the 18th edition of National Reading Days @ The Hague

Jan.20  Netherlands/Bourbon-Parma: 24th Birthday of Carlos Klynstra   {1997} 

Jan.20  Belgium: 48th Birthday of Queen Mathilde of the Belgians, Countess d’Udekem d’Acoz   {1973}

Jan.20  Belgium: The Belgian Royal House releases new photos of Q.Mathilde on the occasion of her 48th Birthday

Jan.20  Luxembourg: GD Henri receives the presentation of credentials from new ambassadors @ the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City [HE Mr. Dmitri Lobanov (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation), HE Mr. Alhassane Ide (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Niger), HE Mr. Mario de Azevedo Constantino (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Angola), HE Mr. Santosh Jha (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India), & HE Mr. Abou Dosso (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire)]

Jan.1-31  UK: Dry January

Jan.18-24  UK: Sugar Awareness Week 2021 

Jan.18-24  UK: Big Energy Saving Week 2021 

Jan.18-24  UK: Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2021

Jan.20  UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience with The Rt.Hon.Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister + First Lord of the Treasury) via telephone @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire

Jan.20  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting with General Sir John Lorimer (Colonel Commandant of The Parachute Regiment & Defense Senior Adviser to the Middle East + North Africa) via telephone

Jan.20  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting for Sustainable Markets Initiative via video link

Jan.20  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge holds an Early Years Meeting via video link

Jan.20  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, the London Mozart Players Trust, the National Youth Orchestras of Scotland & the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra via video link

Jan.20  UK: 56th Birthday of (Sophie) The Princess Edward, Countess of Wessex, Viscountess Severn, Countess of Forfar   {1965}

Jan.20  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex attends the Lincolnshire General Practice Nursing + Healthcare Assistant Conference via video link

Jan.20  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex attends a Havant Club Meeting via video link

Jan.20  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal participates in a Conference with Opportunity International UK via video link

Jan.20  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal participates in a St. John Ambulance Health Cadets Discussion Meeting via video link

Jan.20  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal holds a Meeting via video link with Commodore Angus Topshee (Commander of the Canadian Fleet Pacific)

Jan.20  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds an audience with General Tod D. Wolters (Supreme Allied Commander in Europe – SACEUR) @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid

Jan.20  Spain: 20th Christening / Baptismal Day Anniversary of Pablo Urdangarin y de Borbon   {2001} 

Jan.20  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf digitally attends Forest Day

Jan.20  Norway: CP Haakon visits “Sporveien” – Oslo public transport service

Jan.20  Norway: 11th Christening / Baptismal Day Anniversary of Emma Behn   {2009} 


THURSDAY

Jan.21: Feast Day of Saint Maximus/Maximos the Confessor {Eastern Orthodox Church}

Jan.21: Feast Day of Saint Agnes of Rome, Virgin + Martyr {Eastern Orthodox Christianity & Roman Catholic}

Jan.21: Feast Day of Saint Demiana + the 40 Virgins {Coptic Orthodox Christian}

Jan.1-31: Month Dedicated to The Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.21: Feast Day of Our Lady of Altagracia {Roman Catholic} (Dominican Republic)

Jan.21: Feast Day of Our Lady of Consolation {Roman Catholic}

Jan.21: Celtic Tree Month Luis (Rowan) begins {Celtic Pagan}

Jan.21: International Sweatpants Day

Jan.21: International Playdate Day

Jan.21: Anniversary of Black Monday in Worldwide Stock Markets {2008}

Jan.18-25: International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Jan.21-23  USA: Sundance Film Festival 2021 @ Park City, UT 

Jan.20-24  USA: The American Express Tournament 2021 (golf) @ La Quinta, CA 

Jan.16-24  USA: International Snowmobile Safety + Awareness Week 2021 

Jan.17-23  USA: Healthy Weight Week 2021 

Jan.21  USA: National Hugging/Hug Day 

Jan.21  USA: Squirrel Appreciation Day 

Jan.21  Canada: Flag Day in Quebec 

Jan.21  Canada: Lincoln Alexander Day 

Jan.18-31  Australia: The Australian Open 2021 (tennis tournament) 

Jan.21  Barbados: Errol Barrow Day 

Jan.5-Feb.5  China: The 2021 Harbin Ice + Snow Sculpture Festival @ Harbin 

Jan.21  Dominican Republic: Feast Day of Our Lady of Altagracia {Roman Catholic} 

Jan.21  Poland: Grandmother’s Day 

Jan.21  Bulgaria: Babinden 

Jan.21  Bulgaria: 59th Religious Wedding Anniversary of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria & Tsaritsa Margarita of Bulgaria {1962} 

Jan.19-24  France: Paris Men’s Fashion Week 2021 @ Paris 

Jan.21  France: Birthday Anniversary of Christian Dior {1905} 

Jan.21  France: Pr.Jean of Orleans Ct of Paris gives an interview/speech as a guest of L’Heure des Pros on C News

Jan.21  France: Pr.Jean of Orleans Ct of Paris & Pss Philomena of Orleans Ctss of Paris attend a mass in celebration of the memory of King Louis XVI on the occasion of the commemoration of the 228th anniversary of his execution @ the Saint Maurice de Mirepoix Cathedral, Ariege

Jan.21  France/Italy/Spain: Pr.Joseph & Pss Anna Louise of Bourbon-Parma welcome the birth of their 1st child, a son named Prince Arthur of Bourbon-Parma, on Jan. 21, 2021.

Jan.18-22  Germany: Berlin Fashion Week 2021 @ Berlin 

Jan.21  Germany: 84th Birthday of Prince Max-Emanuel of Bavaria, Duke in Bavaria   {1937}

Jan.21  Germany: 10th Engagement Anniversary of Georg Friedrich, The Prince of Prussia & Sophie, The Princess of Prussia, Princess of Isenburg   {2011}

Jan.21  Germany: Death of Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst on Jan. 21, 2021, @ Waldhof.  He was born on Mar. 11, 1935 @ Waldenburg, as the 2nd of 5 children + younger son of Friedrich Karl, Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst (1908-1982) & Princess Mechtilde of Urach (1912-2001).  He married Baroness Adelheid von Ow (b. Dec. 11, 1937) on July 18, 1959 (Civil) @ Piesing, Upper Bavaria, Germany, & on July 21, 1959 (Religious) @ Haiming, & they had 4 children: Pss Antonia of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst (b.1961), Pr.Felix of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst (b.1963), Pr.Franz of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst (b.1965) & Pr.Maximilian of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst (b.1967). He is also survived by 16 grandchildren & 3 great-grandchildren.

Jan.21  Montenegro: CP Nikola II attends a meeting with the Minister of Ecology, Spatial Planning + Town Planning of Montenegro (Ratko Mitrovic) regarding the launch of their respective partnership to lay the foundation of a collaboration to develop future greener & sustainable urbanization projects (EKOMED) @ the Premises of the Ministry of Ecology

Jan.21  Montenegro: 41st Birthday of Hereditary Prince Boris Petrovic-Njegos of Montenegro, Grand Duke of Grahovo + Zeta   {1980}

Jan.21  Poland: Death of Prince Stanislaw Jan Andrzej Maria Czartoryski, on Jan. 21, 2021, he was a Polish diplomat.  He was born on June 8, 1939 @ Konarzewo, as the 8th child + youngest son of Prince Roman Jacek Maria Czartoryski (1898-1958) & Countess Teresa Zamoyska, Princess Czartoryski (1902-1978). He 1st married Krystyna Godlewska (b. 1936) from 1970-1983. He 2nd married Ewa Minkowska (b.1959) on Aug. 13, 1983 @ Warsaw, Poland, & they had 2 children, & divorced in 2001.  He 3rd married Joanna Elzbieta Gardowska (b.1956) on Aug. 9, 2002 @ Warsaw, Poland. He is survived by his daughter Pss Anna Maria Teresa Czartoryska (b. Jan.8, 1984); son Pr.Michal Roman Czartoryski (b.Mar.11, 1986); son-in-law Michal Niemczycki; & daughter-in-law Pss Zofia Czartoryska.  He is also survived by 4 grandchildren: Ksawery Niemczycki (b.July 11, 2014), Janina Niemczycki (b. Jan. 9, 2016), Antoni Niemczycki (b. May 12, 2019) & Pr.Stanislaw Ignacy Czartoryski (b. Jan. 15, 2018), as well as numerous nieces, nephews + their families. He is also survied by 1 sister, Pss Anna Maria Ksawera Czartoryska Pss Radziwill (b. July 14, 1932).

Jan.21  Serbia: Babinden 

Jan.21  Vietnam/Italy: Private Burial of the late Princess Phuong Mai of Vietnam, Dowager Duchess of Addis Abeba.

Jan.21  Monaco: Point de Vue magazine publishes an interview with Pss Charlene, conducted @ their residence at Rocagel

Jan.21  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander virtually attends the 15th  KVK Innovation Top 100 & the announcement of the Chamber of Commerce (KVK)’s 100 most innovative SMEs in the Netherlands @ The Hague

Jan.21  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander participates in a video call with representatives of the bookseller industry

Jan.19-21  Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a virtual visit to Senegal as the UN Secretary General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA) @ The Hague

Jan.21  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with HE Mdme. Salome Zurabishvili (President of the Republic of Georgia) @ the Royal Palace, Brussels

Jan.21  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Ms. Tinne Van der Straeten (Minister of Energy)

Jan.21  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Ms. Zakia Khattabi (Minister of Climate, Environment, Sustainable Development & Green Deal)

Jan.21  Belgium: Q.Mathilde participates in a virtual conversation with Mr. Etienne Denoel & Ms. Caroline de Cartier from the association Teach for Belgium

Jan.21  Luxembourg: GD Henri holds an audience with the new president of the Union des Entreprises Luxembourgeoises (UEL) (Mr. Michel Reckinger) @ the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City

Jan.21  Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume visits the night center of La Wanteraktioun (welcoming homeless people during cold months) @ Findel

Jan.21  Liechtenstein: 21st Civil Wedding Anniversary of Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein & Princess Angela of Liechtenstein   {2000} 

Jan.1-31  UK: Dry January

Jan.18-24  UK: Sugar Awareness Week 2021 

Jan.18-24  UK: Big Energy Saving Week 2021 

Jan.18-24  UK: Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2021

Jan.21  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting for the Sustainable Markets Initiative via video link

Jan.21  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall holds a Meeting via telephone with Mrs. Pamela Creaven (Services Director of the Silver Line + Age UK)

Jan.21  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Dr. Lauren Dixon (General Practitioner Lead for Morecambe Bay Clinical Commissioning Group), Bridgegate Medical Centre, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, via telephone

Jan.21  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Ms. Trudi Marshall (Nurse Director of North Lanarkshire Health + Social Care Partnership) via telephone

Jan.21  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Dr. Gareth Robinson (Clinical Lead Doctor of Oakley Health Group), Blackwater, Camberley, Surrey, via telephone

Jan.21  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Mr. Cyril Williamson (Managing Partner of Castlegate + Derwent Surgery), Cockermouth Community Hospital, Cockermouth, Cumbria, via telephone

Jan.21  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Ms. Margaret Magowan (Lead Nurse of the South Eastern Trust Staff Vaccination Centre), Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, Belfast, Northern Ireland, via telephone

Jan.21  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks to Ms. Mereid Bowley (Consultant of Public Health of St. Cadoc’s Hospital), Caerleon, Gwent, Wales, via telephone

Jan.21  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex speaks online to representatives of the medical sector

Jan.21  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal chairs the Corporation of Trinity House’s Quarterly Meeting of the Court via video link

Jan.21  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal chairs a Committee Meeting for the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers via video link

Jan.21  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal chairs a Discussion Meeting for the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers via video link

Jan.21  Spain: K.Felipe VI visits the Hydrographic Institute of the Navy @ Cadiz

Jan.21  Spain: K.Felipe VI visits the Hydrographic Vessel “TOFINO” @ the Rota Naval Base

Jan.21  Spain: Q.Letizia attends a working day of the Fundacion Telefonica Management Committee @ the Headquarters of the Telefonica Foundation, Madrid

Jan.21  Norway: 30th Inauguration Anniversary of King Harald V of Norway   {1991}

Jan.21  Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Minister of Foreign Affairs [with attendance from: Q.Sonja & CP Haakon]

Jan.21  Norway: Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s Day / Birthday of Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway 

Jan.21  Norway: 17th Birthday of Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway   {2004}

Jan.21  Denmark: 15th Christening / Baptismal Day Anniversary of Prince Christian of Denmark, Count of Monpezat   {2006} 


FRIDAY

Jan.22: Feast Day of Saint Timothy the Apostle of the 70 {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}

Jan.22: Feast Day of Martyr Peter of Bulgaria {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.22: Feast Day of Saint Anastasius/Anastasios of Persia, Martyr {Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.22: Feast Day of Saints Vincent of Zaragossa/Saragozza + Anastasius, Martyrs {Tridentine Roman Catholic}

Jan.22: Votive Mass for Peace {Tridentine Roman Catholic} (USA)

Jan.22: Feast Day of the Eve of the Espousals of Our Lady & St. Joseph {Roman Catholic}

Jan.1-31: Month Dedicated to The Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.18-25: International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Jan.22  USA: Anniversary of the Creation of the Central Intelligence Group (forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency) {1946} 

Jan.22  USA: Death Anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson {1973} 

Jan.22  USA: Anniversary of the Introduction of The Apple Macintosh Computer during the “1984” Television Commercial during Super Bowl XVIII {1984} 

Jan.22  USA: Death Anniversary of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy {1995} 

Jan.22  USA: Wedding Anniversary of President Donald Trump & First Lady Melania (Knauss) Trump {2005}

Jan.21-23  USA: Sundance Film Festival 2021 @ Park City, UT 

Jan.20-24  USA: The American Express Tournament 2021 (golf) @ La Quinta, CA 

Jan.22  USA: Celebration of Life Day 

Jan.22  USA: National Sanctity of Human Life Day / Pro-Life Day 

Jan.16-24  USA: International Snowmobile Safety + Awareness Week 2021 

Jan.17-23  USA: Healthy Weight Week 2021 

Jan.18-31  Australia: The Australian Open 2021 (tennis tournament) 

Jan.22  Bolivia: Plurinational State Foundation Day 

Jan.5-Feb.5  China: The 2021 Harbin Ice + Snow Sculpture Festival @ Harbin 

Jan.22  Poland: Grandfather’s Day 

Jan.22  Ukraine: Ukrainian Unity Day / Day of Unity of Ukraine 

Jan.19-24  France: Paris Men’s Fashion Week 2021 @ Paris 

Jan.22  Germany: Franco-German Day 

Jan.18-22  Germany: Berlin Fashion Week 2021 @ Berlin 

Jan.22  Greece/Denmark: 34th Birthday of Princess Nina-Nastassja of Greece + Denmark {1987}

Jan.22  Portugal: Duarte Pio Dk of Braganza & Isabel Dss of Braganza appear on the morning show ‘Dois as 10’ on TV1 [with a surprise remote appearance from: Infe Afonso Pr of Beira Dk of Barcelos, Infa Maria Francisca Dss of Coimbra & Infe Dinis Dk of Porto]

Jan.22  Belgium: Q.Mathilde participates in a virtual interview with secondary school teachers located in Brussels, Wallonia & Flanders

Jan.1-31  UK: Dry January

Jan.18-24  UK: Sugar Awareness Week 2021 

Jan.18-24  UK: Big Energy Saving Week 2021 

Jan.18-24  UK: Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2021

Jan.22  UK: Death Anniversary of Queen Victoria {1901} 

Jan.22  UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience with The Rt.Hon.Justin Trudeau MP (Prime Minister of Canada) via telephone

Jan.22  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge holds a Meeting for the Earthshot Prize via video link

Jan.22  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge participates in a video call with nurses from the University Hospitals Coventry + Warwickshire NHS Trust @ Sandringham House, Norfolk

Jan.22  UK: 3rd Engagement Anniversary of Princess Eugenie of York & Jack Brooksbank   {2018}

Jan.22  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz (Chairman of Cancer Research UK) & Ms. Michele Mitchell (Chief Executive) via telephone

Jan.22  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds an audience with a representation of the Association Sociedad Civil Now @ the Royal Palace of El Pardo, Madrid

Jan.22  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds an audience with a representation of the Board of the Euroamerica Foundation @ the Royal Palace of El Pardo, Madrid

Jan.22  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds an audience with the Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council @ the Royal Palace of El Pardo, Madrid

Jan.22  Norway: K.Harald V presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo [with attendance from: CP Haakon]

Jan.22  Denmark: CP Frederik participates in a virtual meeting about Save the Children’s counseling service Delete

Jan.22  Denmark: Pr.Nikolai participates in the fashion show during Dior by Kim Jones Winter 2021-2022 Collection @ Paris, France


SATURDAY

Jan.1-31: Month Dedicated to The Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.23: Feast Day of Saint Marianne Cope of Molokai {Roman Catholic}

Jan.23: Feast Day of Saint Vincent, Martyr {Roman Catholic}

Jan.23: Feast Day of the Espousals of Our Lady & St. Joseph {Roman Catholic}

Jan.23: Feast Day of Saint Ildefonso {Roman Catholic} [Toledo (Spain)]

Jan.23: Feast Day of Saint Raymond of Penafort, Confessor {Tridentine Roman Catholic}

Jan.23: Feast Day of The Holy Hieromartyr Saint Clement, Bishop of Ancyra {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.18-25: International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Jan.21-23  USA: Sundance Film Festival 2021 @ Park City, UT 

Jan.20-24  USA: The American Express Tournament 2021 (golf) @ La Quinta, CA 

Jan.23  USA: Birthday Anniversary of John Hancock, 1st Governor of Massachusetts & Signer of the Declaration of Independence {1737}

Jan.23  USA: Anniversary of Madeleine Albright Becoming the 1st Woman to Serve as US Secretary of State {1997} 

Jan.23  USA: Death Anniversary of Johnny Carson {2005} 

Jan.16-24  USA: International Snowmobile Safety + Awareness Week 2021 

Jan.17-23  USA: Healthy Weight Week 2021 

Jan.23  USA: Local Quilt Shop Day 2021 

Jan.23  USA: National Handwriting Day 

Jan.23  USA: National Pie Day 

Jan.23  USA: Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day 

Jan.18-31  Australia: The Australian Open 2021 (tennis tournament) 

Jan.5-Feb.5  China: The 2021 Harbin Ice + Snow Sculpture Festival @ Harbin 

Jan.23  Philippines: 1st Philippine Republic Day

Jan.23  Pitcairn Islands: Bounty Day 

Jan.23  South Korea: World Freedom Day

Jan.23  Taiwan: World Freedom Day 

Jan.19-24  France: Paris Men’s Fashion Week 2021 @ Paris 

Jan.23  Italy: Pr.Emanuele-Filiberto of Savoy Pr. of Venice + Piedmont presents a letter of apology to the Jewish community via a video on the occasion of the upcoming International Day Dedicated to the Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, communicating that the Royal House of Savoy is distancing itself from the actions of King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy, his great-grandfather.

Jan.23  Romania: Christening of Maria-Alexandra de Roumanie Medforth-Mills @ the Royal Cathedral of Curtea de Arges, Curtea de Arges Monastery [with attendance from: Nicholas de Roumanie Medforth-Mills & Alina-Maria de Roumanie Medforth-Mills]

Jan.23  Russia: GD George Mikhailovich & Rebecca Victoria Romanovna Bettarini give an interview to Paris Match magazine @ Moscow, Russia

Jan.23  Bhutan: 39th Birthday of Princess Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck of Bhutan   {1982}

Jan.23  Japan: Wakakusa Yamayaki 2021 (Ceremonial Bonfire, Temple Procession & Fireworks Display) @ Nara Park, Nara 

Jan.23  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the Minister of the Interior of Oman (Hamoud bin Faisal Al Busaidi) & the Minister of the Interior of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Sameer Ibrahim) @ the Police Training Institute, Al Sailiya [with attendance from: Shkh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani]

Jan.23  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attends the graduation ceremony of the 3rd batch of candidate students of the Ministry of the Interior’s Police College @ the Police Training Institute, Al Sailiya [with attendance from: Shkh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani]

Jan.23  Saudi Arabia: 6th Accession Anniversary of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia   {2015}

Jan.23  Monaco/Germany: 64th Birthday of Princess Caroline of Monaco, The Princess of Hanover   {1957}

Jan.23  Monaco/Germany: 22nd Wedding Anniversary of Princess Caroline of Monaco, The Princess of Hanover & Ernst August V, The Prince of Hanover, Head of the House of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, Prince of Great Britain + Ireland   {1999} 

Jan.23  Netherlands: 16th Christening / Baptismal Day Anniversary of Samuel van Vollenhoven   {2005} 

Jan.23  Liechtenstein: Anniversary of the Creation of the Principality of Liechtenstein within the Holy Roman Empire {1719} 

Jan.1-31  UK: Dry January

Jan.18-24  UK: Sugar Awareness Week 2021 

Jan.18-24  UK: Big Energy Saving Week 2021 

Jan.18-24  UK: Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2021

Jan.23  Spain: Feast Day of Saint Ildefonso / Day of Saint Ildefonso in Toledo  {Roman Catholic} 


SUNDAY

Jan.24: 14th Sunday of Luke {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.24: Feast Day of Venerable Mother Saint Xenia {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}

Jan.24: Old Calendar Sunday After Theophany {Old Calendar Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.24: Feast Day of Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop + Doctor of the Church {Roman Catholic}

Jan.24: Feast Day of Our Lady, Queen of Peace {Roman Catholic} (USA, etc.)

Jan.24: Feast Day of Saint Timothy, Bishop + Martyr {Tridentine Roman Catholic}

Jan.1-31: Month Dedicated to The Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.24: International Day of Education

Jan.24: International Mobile Phone Recycling Day

Jan.24: World Leprosy Day 2021

Jan.24-30: International Hot Air Balloon Week 2021

Jan.18-25: International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Jan.24  USA: National Bible Sunday 

Jan.24  USA: Birthday Anniversary of Edith Wharton {1862} 

Jan.24  USA: National Compliment Day 

Jan.24  USA: Belly Laugh Day 

Jan.24  USA: Change a Pet’s Life Day 

Jan.20-24  USA: The American Express Tournament 2021 (golf) @ La Quinta, CA 

Jan.16-24  USA: International Snowmobile Safety + Awareness Week 2021 

Jan.24-30  USA: National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week 2021 

Jan.24-30  USA: National School Choice Week 2021 

Jan.18-31  Australia: The Australian Open 2021 (tennis tournament) 

Jan.5-Feb.5  China: The 2021 Harbin Ice + Snow Sculpture Festival @ Harbin 

Jan.19-24  France: Paris Men’s Fashion Week 2021 @ Paris 

Jan.24  Germany: 54th Religious Wedding Anniversary of Prince Max-Emanuel of Bavaria, Duke in Bavaria & Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria, Duchess in Bavaria, Countess Douglas-Stjernorp auf Muhlhausen und Langenstein   {1967} 

Jan.24  Romania: Unification Day {1859} 

Jan.24  Russia: GD George Mikhailovich & Rebecca Victoria Romanovna Bettarini attend Divine Liturgy @ The Epiphany Convent of St. Anastasia (the Holy Epiphany-St. Anastasia), Kostroma

Jan.24  Russia: Betrothal Ceremony GD George Mikhailovich & Rebecca Victoria Romanovna Bettarini @ Holy Trinity Cathedral, Ipatievskii Monastery, Kostroma, Russia

Jan.24  Russia: GD George Mikhailovich & Rebecca Victoria Romanovna Bettarini visit the construction site of the new church @ the Second City Hospital of Kostroma & the Children’s Maritime Center, Kostroma

Jan.24  Tonga: 9th Engagement Anniversary of Crown Prince TupoutoÊ»a Ê»Ulukalala of Tonga & Crown Princess Siniatakala TukuÊ»aho of Tonga   {2012} [FORMAL ENG.] [the Faitohi ceremony previously took place at the end of July 2011]

Jan.24  Malaysia: 2nd Accession Anniversary of (as King of Malaysia) Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah ibni Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah, Sultan of Pahang, King of Malaysia   {2019}

Jan.24  Jordan: K.Abdullah II inaugurates the Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Field Hospital @ Aqaba

Jan.24  UAE-Dubai/Abu Dhabi: Shkh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai chairs a meeting of the UAE Cabinet @ Qasr Al Watan, Abu Dhabi

Jan.24  Vatican City: Pope Francis gives an Angelus prayer @ the Library of the Apostolic Palace

Jan.24  Vatican City: Pope Francis sends a video message to mark the online presentation of the Ecclesial Assembly of Latin American + the Caribbean 

Jan.24  Luxembourg: GDss Maria Teresa makes a video call to students at The Biermans-Laporte Foundation on the occasion of International Education Day

Jan.24  Liechtenstein: 18th Civil Wedding Anniversary of Prince Alexander of Liechtenstein & Princess Astrid Liechtenstein  {2003} 

Jan.1-31  UK: Dry January

Jan.18-24  UK: Sugar Awareness Week 2021 

Jan.18-24  UK: Big Energy Saving Week 2021 

Jan.18-24  UK: Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2021

Jan.24  UK: Anniversary of the Organization of the 1st Boy Scout Troop in England by Robert Baden-Powell {1908} 

Jan.24  UK: Death Anniversary of Prime Minister Winston Churchill {1965} 

Jan.24  Denmark: 9th Birthday of Princess Athena of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat   {2012}

Jan.24  Denmark: The Danish Royal Court releases 4 new photos of Pss Athena to celebrate her 9th Birthday, taken by Pss Marie

Jan.24  Denmark/Greece: 58th Engagement Anniversary of King Constantine II of Greece & Queen Anne Marie of Greece, Princess of Denmark   {1963}