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What is celebrated on January 17?

For 2026, these source-backed observances resolve to Saturday, January 17. Recurring rules can move in another year, so each record keeps its own date logic.

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5 unique authority records

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3 explicit country-scope records

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Topics represented on January 17

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Arts, Entertainment & Lifestyle 2 Food, Drink & Hospitality 2 Civic, Remembrance & History 1

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All observances on this date

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Cable Car Day

17 January · United States / cable-car history observance tied to Andrew Smith Hallidie’s 1871 patent

NFTA’s public-transport history feature identifies 17 January as National Cable Car Day and ties it to Andrew Smith Hallidie’s 1871 cable-car patent.

Source-backedFixed Annual

Hot-Buttered Rum Day

17 January · Informal food-calendar usage documented by Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter material

Two Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter calendars from different publication years list Hot-Buttered Rum Day on 17 January.

Source-backedFixed Annual

James Leonard Tagle Gordon Day

17 January annually · Special nonworking holiday in Olongapo City and Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Philippines

Republic Act No. 11217 / Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference

Source-backedRule Based Annual

National Soup Swap Day

Third Saturday in January · United States-origin community food-sharing tradition

Independent observance histories trace Soup Swap Day to Knox Gardner and document a third-Saturday-in-January recurrence for community soup exchanges.

Source-backedRule Based Annual

National Use Your Gift Card Day

Third Saturday of January · United States / consumer gift-card reminder campaign

The campaign site states that National Use Your Gift Card Day is held on the third Saturday of every January; its 2026 page identifies Saturday, 17 January 2026.

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