A birthday with calendar stories, traditions, people and reasons to keep exploring.
January 15 is the 15th day of a common year. It falls near the opening of the calendar year, a period widely associated with planning, renewal and mid-winter routines in the Northern Hemisphere.
January 15 is the 15th day of a common year. It falls near the opening of the calendar year, a period widely associated with planning, renewal and mid-winter routines in the Northern Hemisphere.
People born on this date share the Capricorn zodiac sign, January’s garnet birthstone and the carnation birth flower. In 2026, January 15 falls on a Thursday; the weekday of an actual birth depends on the birth year.
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Explore how birthstones became associated with calendar months and the traditions connected with January.
Explore birthstones →Discover the flower traditions linked with January and how birth flowers became part of modern birthday culture.
Explore birth flowers →The same calendar date has opposite seasonal settings in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Explore calendar stories →Cakes, candles, songs and milestone ages vary across families and cultures.
Traditions around the world →There is no single universal way to mark a birthday. Customs differ by family, community and country, which is part of what makes birthday culture so interesting.
Wikipedia launched as a free online encyclopedia.
TechnologyCroatia and Slovenia received broad international recognition as independent states.
WorldU.S. President Richard Nixon announced a halt to offensive operations in North Vietnam.
WorldJames Naismith’s original rules of basketball were published.
SportThe British Museum opened to the public.
Arts & CultureNorthern Irish actor born on January 15.
American singer-songwriter and artist born on January 15.
American civil-rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate born on January 15.
Egyptian president born on January 15.
French playwright and actor born on January 15.
January 15 is day 15 of a common year, with 350 days remaining after it. Its traditional January birthday associations include Garnet and Carnation.
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