Category: Anniversaries & Historic Events

Liberation Day, (CU)(1899/1959): January 1

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Liberation Day in Cuba marks the anniversary of January 1, 1959, the day the government of Batista was overthrown by rebels headed by Fidel Castro. It also marks the January 1, 1899 anniversary of the end...

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Independence Day, (HT)(1804): January 1

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Independence Day in Haiti marks the anniversary of January 1, 1804, the day the people declared their independence from France. This is a national holiday.

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Independence Day, (SU)(1956): January 1

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Independence Day in Sudan marks the anniversary of January 1, 1956, the day the nation was proclaimed independent of the Anglo-Egyptian condominium created in 1899. This is a national holiday.

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Foundation Days, (TW)(1912): January 1-2

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Foundation Days in Taiwan marks the anniversary of January 1, 1912, the day the Republic of China was created. This is a public holiday.

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Independence Day, (MM)(1948): January 4

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Independence Day in Myanmar marks the anniversary of January 4, 1948, the day then Burma was granted independence from Britain. This is a national holiday.

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Rotating Earth Day (1851): January 8

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Physicist Jean Foucault had a theory, actually a lot of them he would go on to prove. But, on January 8, 1851, he put one of those theories to test. He believed the earth, being spherical, rotated on an a...

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Revolution Day, (TZ)(1963/1964): January 1...

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Revolution Day in Tanzania marks the anniversary of January 12, 1963, the day then Zanzibar became independent under a Sultan. It didn't last long. On January 12, 1964, the sultan was overthrown and the a...

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Liberation Day, (TG)(1967): January 13

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Liberation Day in Togo marks the anniversary of January 13, 1967, the day the government of Grunitzky was overthrown by rebels headed by Eyadema. This is a national holiday.

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Army Day, (UZ)(1992): January 14

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Army Day, also referred to as Day of the Defenders in Uzbekistan marks the anniversary of January 14, 1992, the day the Armed Forces were established in the nation. This is a national holiday.

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John Chilembwe Day (MW)(1995): January 16

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John Chilembwe was a Baptist pastor who helped lead an uprising against British colonial rule in now Malawi (Nyasaland). The uprising lasted from January 23-26, 1915. Though the revolt would fail, and Chi...

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Liberation Day, (PO)(1945): January 17

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Liberation Day in Poland marks the anniversary of January 17, 1945, the day the city of Warsaw was liberated from Nazi occupation by Russian forces. This is a national holiday.

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Heroes Day, Ntl. (GW)(1973): January 20

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National Heroes Day in Guinea-Bissau marks the anniversary of January 20, 1973, the day Amilcar Cabral, a leader of the independence movement, was assassinated. This is a national holiday.

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Army Day, (LS)(1986): January 20

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Army Day in Lesotho marks the anniversary of January 20, 1986, the day Prime Minister Leabua Jonathan and his government were overthrown by the Army. This is a public holiday.

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Juan Pablo Duarte Day, (DO)(1813): January...

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Juan Pablo Duarte Day in the Dominican Republic marks his birthday January 26, 1813. Duarte is considered the father of the Dominican Republic. This is a national holiday.

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Kings Birthday, (JO)(1962): January 30

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The King's Birthday in the Jordan marks King Abdullah II's birth on January 30, 1962. This is a national holiday.

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Bhishma Ashtami (H): February 2

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Bhishma Ashtami is marked on the eighth day of Shukla Paksha during the month of Magha. It marks the day Bhishma of Mahabharata, (Ganga Putr Bhism), died. Fasting and various rituals are performed on th...

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Constitution Day (MX)(1917): February 3

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Día de la Constitución (Constitution Day) is national holiday celebrating the signing of the Mexican Constitution on February 5, 1917 following the Mexican Revolution of 1910. The holiday is celebrated on...

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Guru Ravidas Jayanti (H)(S)(1377): Februar...

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Today marks the birthday of Hindu Guru Ravidas who was born on the full moon of this month in 1377 AD or 1450 AD, depending upon the source, (historians disagree). Each year on this day the faithful fo...

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Magha Puja (B)(531 BC): February 9-10

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Magha Puja, Māgha Pūjā, Makha Bucha or the Full Moon of Tabodwe is a Buddhist holy day celebrated at the full moon during the month of Māgha in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar. It celebrates the anni...

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Louis Riel Day (CA)(2008): February 17

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In 2008, the Canadian Government decided to honor one of its folk heroes, Louis Riel. The day commemorates the anniversary of the events of February 17, 1870. Riel was born in 1844 and served in the Cana...

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