- Number of holidays
- 14
- Day of the year
- 9
- Days left in the year
- 356
National Law Enforcement Day honors police officers and sheriff’s deputies who protect communities — recording hundreds of line-of-duty deaths annually in the United States. National Cassoulet Day celebrates the slow-braised French stew of white beans, duck confit, and pork sausage from Languedoc — whose three cities of Carcassonne, Castelnaudary, and Toulouse each claim theirs is the authentic version. Balloon Ascension Day marks January 9, 1793, when Jean-Pierre Blanchard made the first manned balloon flight in the United States, ascending from a Philadelphia prison yard before President Washington. National Vision Board Day shifts to the second Saturday of January in 2027, established to encourage creating visual collages of goals and aspirations — research in visualization links concrete imagery to improved goal attainment.
All Holidays On January 9
International Choreographers Day
National Apricot Day
National Cassoulet Day
National Vision Board Day
National WONK Day
National Word Nerd Day
Panama's Martyrs' Day
Play God Day
Static Electricity Day
About January 9
January 9 Q&As
What is the most popular holiday on January 9?
On January 9, National Law Enforcement Day is the most widely recognized professional tribute. Balloon Ascension Day marks January 9, 1793, and National Cassoulet Day is the most recognized food observance.
What countries celebrate holidays on January 9?
January 9 observances span France (origin of National Cassoulet Day‘s Languedoc stew) and the U.S., which hosts National Law Enforcement Day, Balloon Ascension Day, International Choreographers Day, and National Vision Board Day.
What awareness days are on January 9?
January 9 includes National Law Enforcement Day, honoring officers who record hundreds of annual line-of-duty deaths, and National Vision Board Day, encouraging goal visualization through concrete imagery.