Major Events 1692 - Salem Witch Trials: 5 people executed in Salem, Massachusetts 1812 - USS Constitution defeats HMS Guerriere (“Old Ironsides”) 1942 - Dieppe Raid: Allied forces suffer heavy losses in France 1953 - CIA-backed cou…

January 1 Jan - Wednesday New Year's Day Restricted Holiday 2 Jan - Thursday Last day of Hanukkah Observance 6 Jan - Monday Guru Govind Singh Jayanti Restricted Holiday 13 Jan - Monday Lohri Observance…

January 1 Jan (Saturday) New Year's Day, It is a Restricted Holiday. 9 Jan (Sunday) Guru Govind Singh Jayanti, It is a Restricted Holiday. 13 Jan…

January 1 Jan (Friday) New Year's Day, It is a Restricted Holiday. 13 Jan (Wednesday) Lohri, It is a Restricted Holiday. 14 Jan (Thursday)…

Political Events 1227 - Death of Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire. 1945 - Reported death of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in a plane crash at Taiwan (still debated). 1960 - Gabon gained independence from France. …