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| January 1st, 2045 | Event | The Julian calendar takes effect for the first time. |
| January 1st, 2008 | Event | A New Hampshire law legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples comes into effect. |
| January 1st, 2008 | Event | Malta and Cyprus officially adopt the Euro currency. |
| January 1st, 2007 | Event | Bulgaria and Romania officially join the European Union. Also, Bulgarian, Romanian, and Irish become official languages of the European Union, joining 20 other official languages. |
| January 1st, 2007 | Event | Adam Air Flight 574 disappears over Indonesia with 102 people on board. |
| January 1st, 2004 | Event | In a vote of confidence, General Pervez Musharraf wins 658 out of 1,170 votes in the Electoral College of Pakistan, and according to Article 41(8) of the Constitution of Pakistan, was "deemed to be elected" to the office of President until October 2007. |
| January 1st, 2002 | Event | Euro banknotes and coins become legal tender in twelve of the European Union s member states. |
| January 1st, 2002 | Event | Taiwan officially joins the World Trade Organization, as Chinese Taipei. |
| January 1st, 2002 | Event | The Open Skies mutual surveillance treaty, initially signed in 1992, officially comes into force. |
| January 1st, 2002 | Event | Pluto is officially declared not a planet. |
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