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What is celebrated on March 16?

For 2026, these source-backed observances resolve to Monday, March 16. Recurring rules can move in another year, so each record keeps its own date logic.

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9 unique authority records

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0 stable or rule-calculated

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0 edition-specific

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5 explicit country-scope records

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Topics represented on March 16

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All observances on this date

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Benito Juárez birth-anniversary observance / statutory March holiday

Third Monday in March; 16 March in 2026, commemorating the 21 March birth anniversary · Mexico / federal statutory rest-day context

Mexico’s Diario Oficial de la Federación identifies 16 March 2026 as the third Monday in March observed in commemoration of Benito Juárez’s birth anniversary under the Federal Labor Law.

Source-backedFixed Annual

Black Press Day

16 March annually; Black Press Week ran 16–20 March 2026 and Howard’s 2026 convening was 18 March · U.S. Black press history and journalism commemoration

NNPA Fund material places Black Press Week 2026 on 16–20 March around the anniversary of Freedom’s Journal, first published 16 March 1827; Howard University hosted Black Press Day 2026 on 1…

Source-backedFixed Annual

Lips Appreciation Day

16 March · United States / creator-defined informal Wellcat observance

The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Lips Appreciation Day on March 16.

Source-backedFixed Annual

National Artichoke Day

16 March · United States / informal food observance

Days Of The Year and National Today place National Artichoke Day on March 16; other calendars separately use National Artichoke Hearts Day on the same date, so this record does not merge th…

Source-backedFixed Annual

National Freedom of Information Day

16 March annually · U.S. open-government and freedom-of-information awareness observance associated with Sunshine Week

The National Freedom of Information Coalition states that Sunshine Week coincides with National Freedom of Information Day on 16 March, James Madison’s birthday.

Source-backedFixed Annual

National Panda Day

16 March in cited Smithsonian observance · Panda awareness and conservation observance

Smithsonian’s National Zoo explicitly identifies 16 March as National Panda Day in its giant-panda conservation and anniversary coverage.

Source-backedEdition Specific

Robert H. Goddard first liquid-fueled rocket anniversary

16 March anniversary; 2026 marked 100 years · Spaceflight-history anniversary documented by NASA

NASA’s 2026 centennial material marks 16 March 1926 as Robert Goddard’s first successful liquid-fueled rocket flight.

Source-backedFixed Annual

St. Urho's Day

16 March annually in Finnish-American tradition · Finnish-American cultural folklore tradition

Finlandia Foundation National identifies St. Urho’s Day on 16 March and describes it within Finnish-American heritage programming.

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