Take our quiz and test your knowledge about January 26

So you know January 26 is a day off work, but else do you know about the date and the history of Australia Day?(Unsplash: Leio McLaren)

Each year Australians debate, celebrate, mourn, protest and ignore Australia Day on January 26.

It was the day in 1788 when governor Arthur Phillip raised the flag of Great Britain at Sydney Cove to formally declare the land a colony of the British.

Since then, NSW has marked January 26 in some form as a foundation day, while First Nations peoples have marked it as a day of sadness and loss.

But do you know when January 26 became a national public holiday, and how good is your knowledge of other events that have occurred on this day throughout history?

Take our quiz to find out.