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What is celebrated on March 9?

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

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7 unique authority records

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0 stable or rule-calculated

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0 edition-specific

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4 explicit country-scope records

Country scope stays attached to the underlying record instead of being generalized into a worldwide observance.

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Topics represented on March 9

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Civic, Remembrance & History 4 Celebrations & Social 1 Community, Causes & Advocacy 1 Animals, Nature & Environment 1

7 date-resolved records

All observances on this date

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Adelaide Cup Day

South Australia public-holiday calendar: 9 March 2026; 8 March 2027; 13 March 2028 · South Australian public holiday

Government of South Australia / SafeWork SA under the Public Holidays Act 2023

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Anniversary of the Birth of Hamilton Lavity Stoutt

9 March 2026; historical government guidance describes the first Monday in March · British Virgin Islands / territorial public holiday

The Virgin Islands Cabinet’s 2026 holiday calendar lists 9 March 2026 for the Anniversary of the Birth of Hamilton Lavity Stoutt. Earlier government pages describe the recurring public holi…

Source-backedEdition Specific

Canberra Day

9 March 2026; future ACT dates are published separately · Australian Capital Territory public holiday

ACT Government public-holiday calendar and ACT place-name history

Source-backedRule Based Annual

Commonwealth Day

Second Monday in March · Commonwealth-wide observance; not a statutory holiday in Canada

Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada

Source-backedRule Based Annual

Commonwealth Day

Second Monday in March · Canada / Commonwealth

Canadian Heritage confirms the second-Monday-in-March recurrence and that the day is an observance, not a Canadian statutory holiday

Source-backedFixed Annual

National American Paddlefish Day

9 March each year · United States / paddlefish conservation awareness day established through Shreveport Aquarium certification

Shreveport Aquarium states that it obtained certification in 2019 for National American Paddlefish Day to be observed on March 9 each year.

Source-backedEdition Specific

Taranaki Anniversary Day

Observed Monday 9 March 2026; actual anniversary 31 March · Taranaki, New Zealand / Employment New Zealand 2026 guidance

Employment New Zealand’s 2026 table lists Taranaki’s actual anniversary as 31 March and its observed date as Monday 9 March 2026.

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