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December 9 is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) ... National Heroes Day, formerly V.C. Bird Day. (Antigua and Barbuda) Navy Day (Sri Lanka) References
On December 2, the day of national mourning. [156] Andorra: 3 Death of former President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing [157] [158] France: 1 December 9 is the day of national mourning. All flags were lowered to half-mast. [159] Uruguay: 3 Death of former President Tabare Vasquez [160] [161] Zambia: 1 Death of Benjamin Mibenge [162] Venezuela: 3
Swiss National Day: 1 August: 1291 Holy Roman Empire: Alliance against the Holy Roman Empire in 1291. Syria: Evacuation Day: 17 April: 1946 France: End of the French Mandate of Syria in 1946. Tajikistan: Independence Day: 9 September: 1991 Soviet Union Tanzania: Independence Day: 9 December: 1961 United Kingdom: Independence as Tanganyika ...
Celebrated on December 25 around the world, Christmas is the day that Christians remember the birth and incarnation of Jesus Christ. In the United States, Christmas Day as a federal or public holiday is sometimes objected to by various non-Christians, [15] [16] [17] usually due to its ties with Christianity.
President Joe Biden has declared Jan. 9 as a national day of mourning to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100.. As part of the declaration, Biden ordered ...
Christmas Day: Thursday, Dec. 25 (early close at 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 24) Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA TODAY. You can follow him on X @GabeHauari or email him at ...
A national Day of Mourning will take place on Jan. 9 the day of former President Jimmy Carter's official state funeral at Washington National Cathedral. ... Harry S. Truman (1972): Dec. 28. Lyndon ...
A national day is a day on which celebrations mark the statehood or nationhood of a state or its people. It may be the date of independence, of becoming a republic, of becoming a federation, or a significant date for a patron saint or a ruler (such as a birthday, accession, or removal). The national day is often an official public holiday. Many ...