January 1

 January 1 is the 1st day of the year, and is thus also known as New Year's Day. There are 364 days remaining (365 in leap years) until the end of the year.

Behind the scenes

 * 1885 — William Edmunds, who portrayed Train Conductor in Anne of Windy Poplars (1940), was born in San Fele, Basilicata, Italy.
 * 1920 — Carolyn Lee, who played Mrs. Barry in 1919 film Anne of Green Gables, died in New York City, New York, USA.
 * 1937 — Akiko Tsuboi, who provided the voice of Mrs. Spencer in Akage no An (1979), was born.
 * 1939 — Masako Ikeda, the narrator of Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables, was born in Tokyo, Japan.