Muggle World: Deaths of George MacDonald Fraser, author (born 1925) and Galyani Vadhana, Princess of Naradhiwas, Princess of Thailand (born 1923).
Prompt: January 2 is Run Up the Flagpole and See if Anybody Salutes It Day.
03 Wed
Muggle World: Deaths of Jimmy Stewart, racing driver (born 1931) and Choi Yo-sam, Korean boxer (born 1972).
Prompt: January 3 is Festival of Sleep Day.
04 Thu
Prompt: January 4 is Trivia Day and Humiliation Day.
05 Fri
Prompt: January 5 is Bird Day.
06 Sat
Prompt: January 6 is Bean Day.
07 Sun
Prompt: January 7 is Old Rock Day.
08 Mon
Prompt: January 8 is National Joy Germ Day and Man Watcher's Day.
09 Tue
Birthday: Jade Dorny (1982)
Muggle World: Death of John Harvey-Jones, businessman (born 1924).
Prompt: January 9 is Play God Day.
10 Wed
Muggle World: Death of Maila Nurmi (better known as Vampira), Finnish-American actress and television personality (born 1922).
Prompt: January 10 is Peculiar People Day.
11 Thu
Muggle World: Death of Sir Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist (born 1919).
Prompt: January 11 is National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend Day.
12 Fri
Prompt: January 12 is Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day.
13 Sat
Prompt: January 13 is Make Your Dream Come True Day and Blame Someone Else Day.
14 Sun
Muggle World: At 19:04:39 UTC, the MESSENGER space probe is at its closest approach during its first flyby of the planet Mercury.
Prompt: January 14 is National Dress Up Your Pet Day.
15 Mon
Muggle World: Death of Brad Renfro, American actor (born 1982).
Prompt: January 15 is Hat Day.
16 Tue
Muggle World: Death of Nikola Kljusev, 1st Prime Minister of Macedonia (born 1927).
Prompt: January 16 is Hot and Spicy Food International Day and National Nothing Day.
17 Wed
Muggle World: The number of people affected by norovirus stomach bug in the UK reached an estimated 3 million. Death of Bobby Fischer, American-Icelandic chess grandmaster and former World Chess Champion (born 1943).
Prompt: January 17 is Blessing of the Animals at the Cathedral Day.
18 Thu
Muggle World: Last working of Tower Colliery, the last deep mine in the South Wales Valleys (official closure: 25 January).
Prompt: January 18 is Winnie the Pooh Day.
19 Fri
Muggle World: Deaths of Morris Maddocks, bishop (born 1928) and Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (born 1937).
Prompt: January 19 is National Popcorn Day.
20 Sat
Prompt: January 20 is National Buttercrunch Day.
21 Sun
Muggle World: Stock markets around the world plunge amid growing fears of a U.S. recession, fueled by the 2007 subprime mortgage crisis.
Prompt: January 21 is National Hugging Day.
22 Mon
Muggle World: Deaths of Heath Ledger, Australian actor (born 1979) and Claude Piron, Swiss linguist and psychologist (born 1931).
Prompt: January 22 is National Answer Your Cat's Question Day and National Blonde Brownie Day.
23 Tue
Birthday: Anzelm Szczepanski (1977)
Prompt: January 23 is National Handwriting Day, National Pie Day and Measure Your Feet Day.
24 Wed
Muggle World: Peter Hain resigned as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions over irregular donations. A peace deal is signed in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, ending the Kivu conflict.
Prompt: January 24 is Eskimo Pie Patent Day.
25 Thu
Muggle World: Death of Aziz Sedky, 36th Prime Minister of Egypt (born 1920).
Prompt: January 25 is Opposite Day.
26 Fri
Muggle World: Death of George Habash, Palestinian politician (born 1926).
Prompt: January 26 is Australia Day.
27 Sat
Muggle World: Deaths of Gordon B. Hinckley, American Mormon leader (born 1910) and Suharto, 2nd President of Indonesia (born 1921).
Prompt: January 27 is Punch the Clock Day and Thomas Crapper Day.
28 Sun
Muggle World: Death of Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens (born 1939).
Prompt: January 28 is National Kazoo Day, Clash Day and Rattle Snake Round-Up Day.
29 Mon
Muggle World: Death of Margaret Truman, American singer and writer (born 1924).
Prompt: January 29 is National Cornchip Day.
30 Tue
Muggle World: Death of Jeremy Beadle, television presenter, writer and producer (born 1948).
Prompt: January 30 is Escape Day.
31 Wed
Muggle World: Conservative Party MP Derek Conway was suspended from the House of Commons for 10 days over payments made to his son from his parliamentary allowances. Four men were jailed for 15 years each for their part in the 2006 Securitas raid, the UK's biggest cash robbery.
Prompt: January 31 is National Popcorn Day and Child Labor Day.