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What is celebrated on April 9?

For 2026, these source-backed observances resolve to Thursday, April 9. Recurring rules can move in another year, so each record keeps its own date logic.

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10 unique authority records

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4 explicit country-scope records

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Topics represented on April 9

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Civic, Remembrance & History 3 Community, Causes & Advocacy 2 Food, Drink & Hospitality 2 Arts, Entertainment & Lifestyle 1 Workplace, Professions & Appreciation 1 Celebrations & Social 1

10 date-resolved records

All observances on this date

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AANHPI Women’s Equal Pay Day

9 April 2026 in Equal Pay Today’s current campaign calendar · United States / Equal Pay Today wage-equity campaign

Equal Pay Today’s official 2026 calendar uses AANHPI Women’s Equal Pay Day and lists 9 April 2026; the public AAPI wording is retained as a search alias rather than treated as the current o…

Source-backedFixed Annual

Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)

9 April · Philippine regular holiday; “Bataan Day” is a common/legacy English label

Philippine Presidential proclamation and official legal sources

Source-backedEdition Specific

Constitution Day of the Republic of Kosovo

9 April; current observance confirmed in 2026 · Kosovo / national Constitution Day

The Office of the President of Kosovo marked Constitution Day on April 9, 2026; earlier Prime Minister communications also identify April 9 as Constitution Day.

Source-backedFixed Annual

International ASMR Day

9 April · Community/media observance associated with ASMR creators and audiences

YouTube’s official Culture & Trends blog identified 9 April 2024 as International ASMR Day; independent observance calendars consistently use 9 April as the annual date.

Source-backedFixed Annual

National Chinese Almond Cookie Day

9 April · Informal food-calendar usage documented by Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter material

ANFP chapter calendar material lists National Chinese Almond Cookie Day on April 9.

Source-backedFixed Annual

National Former POW Recognition Day

9 April annually · United States / Department of Veterans Affairs remembrance observance

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs states that National Former POW Recognition Day is observed annually on April 9 to honor former prisoners of war who returned home.

Source-backedFixed Annual

National Gin and Tonic Day

9 April · Informal beverage observance with independent brand/industry-media usage

Marketing Dive records Bombay Sapphire launching campaign content on National Gin and Tonic Day, April 9, and Forbes independently identifies the same April 9 observance date.

Source-backedFixed Annual

National Mature Women’s Day

9 April · United States / Laura Geller Beauty brand-created observance

Laura Geller Beauty’s own releases identify April 9 as National Mature Women’s Day and state that the brand created the observance.

Source-backedFixed Annual

National Name Yourself Day

9 April · United States / informal identity-and-fun observance

National Day Calendar and National Today independently place National Name Yourself Day on April 9 each year.

Source-backedFixed Annual

Vimy Ridge Day

9 April · Canadian national day of remembrance of the Battle of Vimy Ridge

Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada

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