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In April 1961, Philippine President Carlos P. Garcia signed Republic Act No. 3022 into law, declaring April 9 of every year as "Bataan Day". [9]In June 1987, Executive Order No. 203 revised all national holidays in the Philippines, referring to the April 9 holiday as "Araw ng Kagitingan (Bataan and Corregidor Day)". [10]
April 9: Vimy Ridge Day in Canada ; Day of Valor in the Philippines 193 – Year of the Five Emperors: Septimius Severus was proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops at Carnuntum in modern-day Austria. 1388 – Despite being vastly outnumbered, forces of the Old Swiss Confederacy defeated an Austrian army at the Battle of Näfels.
April 9 is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; ... Day of Valor or Araw ng Kagitingan (Philippines)
9 April, the day Bataan fell into Japanese hands, was declared a national holiday in the Philippines. [25] Previously called Bataan Day, the day is now known as Day of Valor or Araw ng Kagitingan, commemorating both the Fall of Bataan and the Fall of Corregidor.
It stayed dark until Pearl Harbor Day in 1964, when Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, Commander in Chief of Pacific Forces during World War II, relit the Beacon in a commemorative ceremony and ...
April 9 (2024) Day of Valor: Araw ng Kagitingan: Fixed Regular Commemorates the Fall of Bataan during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, and by extension, the courage of Filipino and American soldiers throughout the Second World War. R.A. No. 3022 [20] May 1 Labor Day: Araw ng Paggawa: Fixed Regular
President Joe Biden announced that Thursday, Jan. 9 will be a national day of mourning in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday in his hometown of Plains, Georgia at the age of 100.
The United States Postal Service is expected to close on Jan. 9, as well. The last national day of mourning observed was when former President George H. W. Bush died in December 2018, when the ...