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Abdullah, Accession of King, June 9
Adams, (Sir) Grantley Herbert (1898–1971), November 28
Advent begins, December 2
Africa Day, May 25
African American History Month, February 1
Ailey, Alvin (1931–1989), January 5
Aleichem, Sholom (born Solomon Rabinowitz) (1854–1916), February 18
All Saints Day, November 1
All Saints Day, Eastern Orthodox Christian, June 3
All Saints Eve, October 31
All Souls Day, November 2
Allen, Richard (1760–1831), February 14
Alvarez, Luis (1911–1988), June 13
American Indians, Granting of citizenship to (1924), June 2
Americans with Disabilities Act (1990), July 26
Anderson, Marian (1902–1993), February 17
Angamos, Battle of, October 8
Annunciation, The, March 25
Annunciation, The, Orthodox, April 7
Anthony, Susan B[rownell] (1820–1906), February 15
Anzac Day, April 25
Apess, William (1798–1840?), January 31
Arab League Day, March 22
Armed Forces Day, Chile, September 19
Armed Forces Day, Egypt, October 6
Armstrong, Louis (1900–1971), August 4
Ascension Day, May 17
Ascension Day, Orthodox, May 17
Ash Wednesday (beginning of Lent), February 21
Ashe, Arthur (1943–1993), July 10
Ashura, January 30
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, May 1
Assumption, Feast of the, August 15
Atatürk and Youth Day, May 19
Australia Day, January 26
Autumnal Equinox Day (Shubun No Hi) observed, September 24
Ayacucho, Battle of, December 9
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Bab, Birthday of the, October 20
Bab, Declaration of the, May 23
Bab, Martyrdom of the, July 9
Baha’u’llah, Ascension of, May 29
Baha’u’llah, Birthday of (1817–1892), November 12
Baldwin, James (1924–1987), August 2
Banneker, Benjamin (1731–1806), November 9
Barbosa, Pilar (189?–1997), January 22
Bastille (bass-steel) Day, July 14
Battle of the Boyne Day, July 12
Bean Scattering Festival (Setsubun), February 3
Beckett, Samuel (1906–1989), April 13
Bellow, Saul (1915–2005), July 10
Beltaine, May 1
Benito Pablo Juárez's Birthday, March 21
Berchtold's Day, January 2
Betances, Ramón Emeterio (1827–1898), April 8
Bethune, Mary McLeod (1875–1955), May 18
Bodhi Day (Buddha's Enlightenment), December 8
Bolívar, Simón, July 24
Bonifacio Day, November 30
Boxing Day, December 26
Boyacá, Battle of, August 7
Braille, Louis (1809–1852), January 4
Brandeis, Louis D. (1856–1941), November 13
Brown, Christy (1932–1981), September 6
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), May 17
Bruce, Blanche K. (1841–1898), March 1
Brumidi, Constantine (1805–1880), July 12
Buddha's Birth (c. 563–483 B.C.E.), April 8
Bulosan, Carlos (1913–1956), November 23
Bun Day (Shrove Monday), February 19
Bunche, Ralph (1904–1971), August 7
Burns, Robert (1759–1796), January 25
Bursting Day (Shrove Tuesday), February 20
Butter Sculpture Festival, March 3
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Cabrillo Day, September 25
Cabrini, (Saint) Frances Xavier (1850–1917), July 15
Cadilla de Martinez, Maria, December 21
Canada Day observed, July 2
Candlemas, February 2
Capra, Frank (1897–1991), May 18
Carabobo, Battle of, June 24
Cárdenas, Lázaro (1895–1970), May 21
Cartagena, Independence of, observed, November 12
Caruso, Enrico (1873–1931), February 25
Carver, George Washington (1864–1943), January 5
Cary, Mary Shadd (1823–1893), October 9
Celebrezze, Anthony J. (1910–1998), September 14
Chakri Day, April 6
Chávez, Carlos (1899–1978), June 13
Chávez, César (1927–1993), March 31
Chief Joseph, Surrender of (1877), October 5
Children's Day (Kodomo No Hi), Japan, May 5
Children's Day (Tano), South Korea, May 5
Children's Day, Laos, June 1
Children's Day, Panama, November 1
Children's Day, Republic of China, June 1
Chino, Wendell (1923–1998), December 25
Christmas, December 25
Christmas, Armenian, January 6
Christmas, Orthodox, Rastafarian, January 7
Christophe, Henri (1767–1820), October 6
Chulalongkorn Day, October 23
Chusok (choo-sock) (Harvest Festival), September 25
Cinco de Mayo (sinko-de-myo), May 5
Civic and Provincial Holidays, August 6
Columbus Day observed, October 8
Coming of Age Day (Seijin No Hi), January 8
Commemoration Day (New Era Day), Tunisia, November 7
Communist Party, Founding of, July 1
Confucius' Birthday (Teacher's Day), September 28
Confucius' Death, September 9
Conrad, Joseph (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski) (1857–1924), December 3
Constitution Day (Kempo Kinen Bi), Japan, May 3
Constitution Day, Denmark, June 5
Constitution Day, Dominican Republic, November 6
Constitution Day, Hungary, August 20
Constitution Day, Mexico, February 5
Constitution Day, Philippines, February 8
Constitution Day, Poland, May 3
Constitution Day, Puerto Rico, July 25
Constitution Day, Russia, December 12
Constitution Day, South Korea, July 17
Constitution Day, Spain, December 6
Constitution Day, Thailand, December 10
Copland, Aaron (1900–1990), November 14
Coronation Day observed, Thailand, May 7
Corpus Christi, Feast of, June 7
Cruz, Philip Vera (1904–1994), December 25
Cruz, Sor Juana Ines de la, November 12
Cuenca, Independence of, November 3
Culture Day (Bunka No Hi), November 3
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da Ponte, Lorenzo (1749–1838), March 10
Dassehra (da-sheerah) (Durga Puja), October 21
Davis, [William] Allison (1902–1983), October 14
Davis, Alice Brown (1852–1935), September 10
Day of Accord and Reconciliation, November 7
Day of Goodwill, December 26
Day of Statehood, July 6
Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos), November 1
de Priest, Oscar (1871–1951), May 12
Defenders of the Motherland Day, February 23
Defense of Pakistan Day, September 6
Delaney, Sarah "Sadie" (1889–1999), September 19
Deloria, Ella Cara (1889–1971), January 31
Dessalines, Jean Jacques (c. 1758–1806), October 17
Dett, Robert Nathaniel (1882–1943), October 11
Día de la Raza (deeah-delah-rahzah) (Columbus Day), October 12
DiMaggio, Joe (1914–1999), November 25
Discovery Day, December 5
Discovery of Puerto Rico Day, November 19
Diwali, November 9
Doll Festival (Hina Matsuri), March 3
Dorsey, Thomas A. (1899–1993), January 23
Dos Passos, John (1898–1976), January 14
Double Tenth Day (Shuang-shih), October 10
Douglass, Frederick (1817–1895), February 14
Dragon Boat Festival (Tuan-wu), June 19
Drew, Charles Richard (1904–1950), June 3
Du Bois, W[illiam] E[dward] B[urkhardt] (1868–1963), February 23
Dutch American Heritage Day, November 14
Dybwad, Gunnar (1909-2002), July 12
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Easter (Pascha), April 8
Easter Monday, April 9
Education for All Handicapped Children Act (1975), November 29
Eid al-Adha, December 21
Eid al-Fitr, October 12
Einstein, Albert (1879–1955), March 14
Elizabeth Ann B. Seton Feast Day, January 4
Ellington, Edward Kennedy "Duke" (1899–1974), April 29
Ellison, Ralph (1914–1994), March 1
Emancipation Day, Bahamas, August 6
Emancipation Day, Puerto Rico, March 22
Emancipation Proclamation (1863), January 1
Emperor's Birthday (Tenno Tanjo Bi) observed, December 24
Epiphany, January 6
Epiphany, Orthodox, January 19
Eugenio Maria de Hostos' Birthday, January 8
Evacuation Day, June 18
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Farmers' Day, December 7
Fermi, Enrico (1901–1954), September 29
Fitzgerald, Ella (1917–1996), April 25
Flag Day, Mexico, February 24
Flag Day, Panama, November 4
Flemish Community Holiday, July 11
Flipper, Henry O. (1856–1940), March 26
Founder's Day, April 26
Frank, Anne (1929–1945), June 12
Freedom Day, April 27
French Community Holiday, September 27
Funk, Casimir (1884–1967), February 23
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Gandhi, Mahatma, October 2
Garcia, Hector P. (1914–1996), July 26
Garibaldi, Giuseppe (1807–1882), July 4
Garvey, Marcus (1887–1940), August 17
Gathering of Nations Powwow, April 26
Gay and Lesbian Pride Month, June 1
Genocide Memorial Day, April 24
German Unity Day, October 3
Gershwin, George (1898–1937), September 26
Ghost Festival (Kui chieh), August 27
Giannini, Amadeo (1870–1949), May 6
Golden Week (April 29–May 5), April 29
Good Friday, April 6
Gordone, Charles (1925–1995), October 12
Goyaale (Geronimo) (1829–1909), February 17
Great Lent begins, Coptic Orthodox Christian, February 19
Great Lent, Beginning of, Eastern Orthodox Christian, February 19
Green March, Anniversary of the, November 6
Greenery Day (Midori No Hi), May 4
Grimké, Charlotte Forten (1837–1914), August 17
Grito de Lares (greeto-de-laraz) (1868), September 23
Grito de Yara (greeto-de-yarah) (1868), October 10
Guadalupe, Fiesta de, December 12
Guerrero, Eduardo “Lalo” (1916–2005), December 24
Guillén, Nicolás (1902–1989), July 10
Guru Gobind Singh Ji's Birthday, January 5
Guru Nanak Ji's Birthday, November 24
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Haggar, J[oseph] M[arion], Sr. (1892–1987), December 20
Haile Selassie, Anniversary of the Crowning of, November 2
Haile Selassie, Birthday of, July 23
Haje, Helen (1929?–1998), January 12
Hajj, The (Pilgrimage to Mecca), December 19
Halaby, Najeeb (1915–2003), September 19
Halloween, October 31
Hamer, Fannie Lou (1917–1977), October 6
Handy, W[illiam] C[hristopher] (1873–1958), November 16
Han'gul Day, October 9
Hansberry, Lorraine (1930–1965), May 19
Hanukkah, December 5
Haring, Keith (1959–1990), May 4
Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins (1825–1911), September 24
Health and Sports Day (Taiiku No Hi), October 8
Hearne, Paul G. (1950?–1998), May 3
Heritage Day, September 24
Hidalgo y Costilla, Miguel (1753–1811), May 8
Holi (hah-lee) (3/3–4), March 3
Holy Friday (Great Friday), April 6
Holy Innocents' Day, December 28
Hopkins, Sarah Winnemucca (1844–1887), October 16
Hoshanah Rabbah, October 3
Hovey, Chandler, Jr. (?–1998), April 9
Howe, James Wong (1898–1976), August 28
Hughes, Langston (1902-1967), February 1
Human Rights Day, International, December 10
Human Rights Day, South Africa, March 21
Hurston, Zora Neale (1891–1960), January 6
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Iglesias, Santiago (1872–1939), February 22
Imbolc, February 2
Immaculate Conception, Feast of the, December 8
Independence Day (El Día de Independencia), Mexico, September 16
Independence Day (Yom Ha'atzma'ut), Israel, April 23
Independence Day celebrations begin (7/3-7/10), Bahamas, July 3
Independence Day, Algeria, July 5
Independence Day, Argentina, July 9
Independence Day, Armenia, September 21
Independence Day, Bahamas, July 10
Independence Day, Barbados, November 30
Independence Day, Bolivia, August 6
Independence Day, Brazil, September 7
Independence Day, Central American nations, September 15
Independence Day, Chile, September 18
Independence Day, Colombia, July 20
Independence Day, Cuba, May 20
Independence Day, Dominican Republic, February 27
Independence Day, Ecuador, August 10
Independence Day, Finland, December 6
Independence Day, Ghana, March 6
Independence Day, Greece, March 25
Independence Day, Haiti, January 1
Independence Day, Iceland, June 17
Independence Day, India, August 15
Independence Day, Indonesia, August 17
Independence Day, Jamaica, August 6
Independence Day, Jordan, May 25
Independence Day, Kenya, December 12
Independence Day, Laos, December 2
Independence Day, Lebanon, November 22
Independence Day, Lithuania, February 16
Independence Day, Morocco, November 18
Independence Day, Nigeria, October 1
Independence Day, Pakistan, August 14
Independence Day, Peru, July 28
Independence Day, Philippines, June 12
Independence Day, Poland, November 11
Independence Day, Portugal, December 1
Independence Day, Russia, June 12
Independence Day, Senegal, August 20
Independence Day, Sierra Leone, April 27
Independence Day, Tanzania, December 9
Independence Day, Tunisia, March 20
Independence Day, Uganda, October 9
Independence Day, Ukraine, August 24
Independence Day, United States, July 4
Independence Day, Venezuela, July 5
Independence Day, Vietnam, September 2
Independence Day, Zimbabwe, April 18
Independence from Colombia, Panama, November 3
Independence from Spain, Panama, November 28
Independence Manifesto Day, Morocco, January 11
Independence Movement Day, South Korea, March 1
Intercalary Days, February 26
International Mother Language Day, February 21
International Women's Day, March 8
Iquique, Battle of, May 21
Irish American Heritage Month, March 1
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James, C[yril] L[ionel] R[obert] (1901–1989), January 4
Janmashtami, September 3
Jewish American Heritage Month, May 1
John Paul II, Pope (born Karol Józef Wojtyla) (1920–2005), May 18
Johnson, Jack (1878–1946), March 31
Johnson, Mordecai (1890–1976), January 12
Joplin, Scott (1868–1917), December 24
Jordan, Barbara (1936–1996), February 21
José Celso Barbosa's Birthday, July 27
José de Diego's Birthday, April 16
Juan Pablo Duarte's Birthday, January 26
Juneteenth, June 19
Just, Ernest Everett (1883–1941), August 14
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Kang, Younghill (1903–1972), December 13
Karva Chauth, October 29
Keller, Helen (1880–1968), June 27
King Abdullah’s Birthday, January 30
King Hussein Remembrance Day, November 14
King Muhammad’s Birthday, August 21
King, Coretta Scott (1927–2006), April 27
King, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929–1968), January 15
Kingdom, Unification of the, Saudi Arabia, September 23
Kino, Eusebio Francisco (1645–1711), March 15
Kosciuszko, Tadeusz (Thaddeus) (1746–1817), February 12
Kressyn, Miriam (1912–1996), October 26
Kwanzaa, December 26
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Labor Day, September 3
Labor Thanksgiving Day (Kinro Kansha No Hi), November 23
Labour Day, October 22
Lag B'Omer, May 6
LaGuardia, Fiorello (1882–1947), December 11
Lantern Festival (Yuan-hsiao), March 4
Las Posadas, December 16
Latimer, Lewis H. (1848–1928), September 4
Lawrence, Jacob (1917–2000), September 17
Laylat al-Qadr, October 8
Lee, Rose Hum (1904–1964), August 20
Leif Ericsson Day, October 9
Lewis, Edmonia (1845–unknown date, after 1911), July 4
Lewis, Henry (1932–1996), October 16
Liberation Day, Italy, April 25
Liberation Day, Netherlands, May 5
Liberation Day, North Korea, August 15
Liberation Day, Portugal, April 25
Liberation Day, South Korea, August 15
Liberation from France, Laos, October 12
Liliuokalani (1838–1917), September 2
Limón, José (1908–1972), January 12
Lin Yutang, October 10
Little Bighorn, Battle of (1876), June 25
Locke, Alain LeRoy (1886–1954), September 13
Lorde, Audre Geraldin (1934–1992), February 18
Lughnasadh, August 1
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Madaraka (Self-Rule) Day, June 1
Madero, Francisco (1873–1913), October 30
Maha Shivaratri (ma-ha-sheevah-rahtree) (Shiva's Night), February 16
Mahavir Jayanti, March 31
Mahfouz, Naguib (1911–2006), December 11
Malcolm X (1925–1965), May 19
Malvinas Day (Falkland Islands), April 2
Manila Day, June 24
Manlapit, Pablo (1891–1969), January 17
Marine Day (Umi No Hi), July 16
Marley, Bob (1945–1981), February 6
Marshall, Thurgood (1908–1993), July 2
Martí, José Julian (1853–1895), January 28
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 15
Martyrs' Day, Panama, January 9
Martyrs' Day, Tunisia, April 9
Martyrs’ Day (Shaheed Dibash), Bangladesh, February 21
Matzeliger, Jan E. (1852–1889), September 15
Maulid an-Nabi (Prophet Muhammad's Birthday), March 31
May Day (Labor Day), May 1
May Revolution, Anniversary of the, May 25
Mazzei, Filippo (1730–1810), December 25
Memorial Day observed, United States, May 28
Memorial Day, South Korea, June 6
Metacomet (Philip) (c. 1639–1676), August 12
Mexia, Ines (1870–1938), May 24
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival (Chung-ch'iu), September 25
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival (Tet Trung Thu), September 25
Milk, Harvey (1930–1978), May 22
Morelos, José (1765–1815), September 30
Mother's Day, Mexico, May 10
Mother's Day, Nicaragua, May 30
Mother's Day, Panama, December 8
Muhammad, Elijah (born Elijah Poole) (1897–1975), October 10
Muharram (moo-hah-ram) (New Year), January 21
Muñoz Marín, Luis (1898–1980), February 18
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National Acadian Day, August 15
National American Indian Heritage Month, November 1
National Coming Out Day/March on Washington (1987), October 11
National Day (Amendment of the Constitution), Morocco, May 23
National Day (Feast of the Throne), Morocco, July 30
National Day (King's Birthday), Thailand, December 5
National Day, Austria, October 26
National Day, Bangladesh, March 26
National Day, Burkina Faso, August 4
National Day, Hungary, March 15
National Day, Kuwait, February 25
National Day, Luxembourg, June 23
National Day, Malaysia, August 31
National Day, Norway, May 17
National Day, People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, October 1
National Day, Senegal, April 4
National Day, Singapore, August 9
National Day, Spain, October 12
National Day, Sweden, June 6
National Day, Switzerland, August 1
National Disability Employment Awareness Month, October 1
National Foundation Day (Kaech'on-jol), October 3
National Foundation Day (Kenkoku Kinen Bi) observed, February 12
National Heroes Day, Philippines, August 26
National Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15–October 15, September 1
National Holiday, Belgium, July 21
National Italian American Heritage Month, October 1
National Liberation Day, Nicaragua, July 19
National Mourning Day, Bangladesh, August 15
National Revolution and Solidarity Day, Bangladesh, November 7
National Unity Day, Chile, September 3
National Unity Day, Nepal, January 11
National Women's History Month, March 1
Naw Ruz (New Year), Baha'i, March 21
Naw Ruz (New Year), Zoroastrian, March 21
New Year (Sol), Korea, February 18
New Year (Enqutatash), Ethiopia, Rastafarian, September 12
New Year (Gao Nian), China, February 18
New Year (Losar), Tibet, February 17
New Year (Tet Nguyen Dan), Vietnam, February 17
New Year, Cambodia, Laos, April 13
New Year, Coptic Orthodox Christian, September 12
New Year, Eastern Orthodox Christian, January 14
New Year, Sikh, March 14
New Year's Day, January 1
Ngor, Haing (1951–1996), February 25
Nirvana (Buddha's Death), February 15
Noguchi, Isamu (1904–1988), November 7
Now Rouz (now-rooz) (New Year), March 21
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O'Casey, Sean (1880–1964), March 30
Ochi Day, October 28
Older Americans Month, May 1
O'Neill, Eugene (1888–1953), October 16
Orozco, José Clemente (1883–1949), November 23
Osceola (1800–1838), January 30
Our Lady Aparecida, October 12
Our Lady of Altagracia, January 21
Our Lady of Fatima Day, May 13
Our Lady of Las Mercedes, September 24
Our Lady of the Angels, August 2
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Paderewski, Jan Ignacy (1860–1941), November 18
Palm Sunday, April 1
Palm Sunday, Orthodox, April 1
Pan American Day, April 14
Panama City, Anniversary of the Founding of, August 15
Passover (first day of 8-day observance), April 3
Paz, Octavio (1931–1998), March 31
Pearl Harbor Day, December 7
Pentecost (Whit Sunday), May 27
Pentecost, Orthodox, May 27
People Power Day, February 22
Petry, Ann (1908–1997), April 28
Philippine-American Friendship Day, July 4
Pichincha, Battle of, May 24
Picotte, Susan LaFlesche (1865–1915), June 17
Pilsudski, Josef (1867–1935), December 5
Pioneer Day, July 24
Portuguese National Day, June 10
Potowski-Rose, Ernestine (1810–1892), January 13
Pueblo Revolt (1680), August 10
Puente, Tito (1923–2000), April 20
Puerto Rican Day Parade, June 10
Puerto Ricans, Granting of citizenship to (1917), March 2
Pulaski, Kazimierz (Casimir) (1748–1779), March 4
Purim (poor-îm) (Feast of Lots), March 4
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Qaid-i-Azam, Anniversary of the Death of, September 11
Qaid-i-Azam's Birthday, December 25
Queen's Birthday, June 4
Queen's Birthday, Australia, June 11
Queen's Day, Netherlands, April 30
Quezon, Manuel (1876–1944), August 19
Quito, Independence of, December 6
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Rabbani, Ruhiyyih (1910–2000), January 16
Rainey, Joseph H. (1832–1887), June 21
Ramadan, September 13
Ramanavami (rama-na-vamee) (Birthday of Rama), March 27
Randolph, A[sa] Philip (1889–1982), April 15
Ray, Charlotte (1850–1911), January 13
Ray, Satyajit (1921–1992), May 2
Reconciliation Day observed, December 17
Reeve, Christopher (1952–2004), September 25
Reformation Day, October 31
Remembrance Day (Armistice Day), November 11
Republic Day, Ghana, July 1
Republic Day, Hungary, October 23
Republic Day, India, January 26
Republic Day, Italy, June 2
Republic Day, Pakistan, March 23
Republic Day, Portugal, October 5
Republic Day, Tunisia, July 25
Republic Day, Turkey, October 29
Republic, Proclamation of the, Brazil, November 15
Respect for Ancestors Day (Ch'ing-ming), April 5
Respect for Ancestors Day (Thanh Minh), April 21
Respect for the Aged Day (Keiro No Hi), September 17
Restoration Day, Dominican Republic, August 16
Restoration of Statehood Day, Armenia, May 28
Restoration of Statehood Day, Lithuania, March 11
Reunification Day, Morocco, August 14
Revels, Hiram (1822–1901), January 16
Revolution Day, Egypt, July 23
Revolution Day, Morocco, August 20
Revolution Day, Tunisia, January 18
Revolution, Anniversary of the, Mexico, November 20
Ridvan, Festival of, April 21
Rivas, Anniversary of the Battle of (Juan Santamaría Day) , observed, April 16
Rivera, Diego (1886–1957), December 8
Rivera, Luis Muñoz, July 17
Rivera, Tomás (1935–1984), December 22
Rizal Day (reezahl-day), December 30
Robeson, Paul (1898–1976), April 9
Robinson, Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" (1919–1972), January 31
Rodriguez de Tio, Lola, September 14
Rogers, William "Will", Jr., November 4
Romulo, Carlos P. (1899–1985), January 14
Rosa Parks Day, December 1
Rosh Hashanah (New Year), September 13
Rosh Hashanah (New Year, second day of observance), September 14
Ross, John (1790–1866), October 3
Rudolph, Wilma (1940–1994), June 23
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Sagrado Corazon observed, June 18
Saint Nicholas Day, December 5
Samhain, November 1
San Martín, Death of General José de, observed, August 20
San Martín, José de, February 25
Sánchez, George I. (1906–1972), October 4
Santa Lucia, December 13
Santo Christo Day, May 13
SAR Establishment Day, July 1
Satow, Masao (1908–1977), February 14
Saund, Dalip Singh (1899–1973), September 20
Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso (1874–1938), January 24
Seaborg, Glenn (1912-1999), April 19
Seafarers’ Day (Sjómannadagur), June 3
Sending Off the Kitchen God Day (2/10-11), February 10
September 11, September 11
Seven, Five, Three Festival (Shichi-go-san), November 15
Seventh Night (Ch'i-hsi), August 19
Shavuoth (Festival of Weeks), May 23
Shilts, Randy (1952–1994), February 16
Sh'mini Atzeret, October 4
Showa Day (Showa No Hi) observed, April 30
Shrove Monday, February 19
Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras), February 20
Sienkiewicz, Henryk (1846–1916), May 4
Simchat Torah, October 5
Sinai Liberation Day, April 25
Sinatra, Frank (1915–1998), December 12
Singer, Isaac Bashevis (1904–1991), July 14
Sirikit, Birthday of Queen, observed, August 13
Sklodowska-Curie, Marie (1867–1934), November 7
Smith, Bessie (1894–1937), September 26
Smith, Joseph (1805–1844), December 23
So Jae-P'il (Philip Jaisohn) (1866–1951), October 28
Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree) (1797?—1883), November 26
Sousa, John Philip (1854–1932), November 6
Sovereignty Day, Turkey, April 23
Special Olympics Games, First (1968), July 19
St. George's Day, April 23
St. John the Baptist, June 24
St. Joseph, Feast of, March 19
St. Maroon's Day, February 9
St. Patrick's Day, March 17
St. Patrick's Day observed, Northern Ireland, March 19
St. Peter and St. Paul Day, June 29
St. Rosa of Lima, August 30
St. Stephen's Day, December 26
Stein, Gertrude (1874–1946), February 3
Still, William Grant (1895–1978), May 11
Stonewall Rebellion (1969), June 27
Suez Day, October 24
Sukkoth (9/27-10/3), September 27
Sullivan, John L. (1858–1918), October 15
Summer, First Day of, Iceland, April 19
Sun Yat-sen's Birthday, November 12
Sun Yat-sen's Death, March 12
Szold, Henrietta (1860–1945), December 21
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Tagore, Rabindranath (1861–1941), May 6
Tartan Day, April 6
Tashunka Witko (Crazy Horse), September 5
Tatanka-Yatanka (Sitting Bull) (1830s–1890), December 15
Tecumseh (1768?–1813), October 5
Thanksgiving Day, Canada, October 8
Thanksgiving Day, United States, November 22
Thomas, Danny (1914–1991), January 6
Thorpe, James Francis "Jim" (1888–1953), May 24
Three Kings Day (Día de los Trés Magos), January 6
Tibbles, Susette LaFlesche (1854–1903), May 26
Tiradentes Day, April 21
Tisha B'Av, July 24
Toscanini, Arturo (1867–1957), March 25
Toussaint-Louverture, François Dominique (c. 1743–1803), April 7
Tresca, Carlo (c. 1882–1943), January 11
T'u B'Shvat, February 3
Tubman, Harriet (1820?–1913), March 10
Turner, Nat (1800–1831), October 2
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Vaisakhi, Sikh, April 14
Valborg, Feast of, April 30
Valentine's Day, February 14
Valor Day, April 9
Vernal Equinox Day (Shumbun No Hi), March 21
Veterans Day, November 11
Victoria Day observed, May 21
Victory Day, Bangladesh, December 16
Victory Day, Egypt, December 23
Victory Day, Russia, Ukraine, May 9
Victory Day, Turkey, August 30
Victory Day, WWII, France, May 8
Vigo, Giuseppe Maria Francisco (1747–1836), December 3
Visakaha (vye-sak-hah) Day, May 31
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Waitangi Day, February 6
Walker, Sarah Breedlove (1867–1919), December 23
Washington, Booker T. (1856–1915), April 5
Washington’s Birthday (Presidents’ Day), February 19
Wells-Barnet , Ida B. (1862–1931), July 16
West, Dorothy (1907–1998), June 2
Wheatley, Phillis (1753–1784), December 5
Williams, Eric (1911–1981), September 25
Women's Day, South Africa, August 9
Women's Day, Tunisia, August 13
Women's Equality Day, August 26
Woodson, Carter G. (1875–1950), December 19
World AIDS Day, December 1
Wright, Richard (1908–1960), September 4
Wu, Chien-Shiung (1912–1997), May 29
WWI Victory Day, Italy, November 4
Yamasaki, Minoru (1912–1986), December 1
Yankovic, Frank (1915–1998), October 14
Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Memorial Day), April 15
Yom Hazikaron (Soldiers Memorial Day), April 22
Yom Kippur, September 22
Young, Brigham (1801–1877), June 1
Young, Coleman A. (1918–1997), May 24
Youth Day, People’s Republic of China, May 4
Youth Day, South Africa, June 16
Youth Day, Tunisia, March 21
Zakrzewska, Marie E. (1820–1902), September 6
Zapata, Emiliano (c. 1877–1919), August 8
Zarathushtra, Birthday of Prophet (Khordad Sal), March 26
Zitkala-Sa (Gertrude Bonnin) (1876–1938), February 22