National Guard Birthday
The National Guard identifies 13 December as its birthday.
Date and recurrence
13 December annually
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is United States / National Guard institutional anniversary. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
U.S. National Guard Birthday
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- National Guard — 389th BirthdayUs Military
Frequently asked questions
When is National Guard Birthday?
13 December annually The stored recurrence guidance is: 13 December.
Does National Guard Birthday fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is National Guard Birthday an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / National Guard institutional anniversary. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes National Guard Birthday?
The stored designation basis is: The National Guard identifies 13 December as its birthday.. Supporting provenance includes National Guard — 389th Birthday. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Guard Birthday international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / National Guard institutional anniversary.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-08.
Other observances on December 13
These records also resolve to December 13, 2026 under the current authority data.
National Cream Cheese Frosting Day
Arla Foods announced December 13 as the inaugural National Cream Cheese Frosting Day in 2018.
National Day of the Horse
The U.S. Senate agreed to S. Res. 452 designating December 13, 2004 as National Day of the Horse; the American Horse Council continues to recognize December 13 as National Day of the Horse.
Pick A Pathologist Pal Day
The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Pick A Pathologist Pal Day on December 13 and identifies the collection as created by Thomas and Ruth Roy.
Republic Day
The Government of Malta’s 2026 public-holiday page lists December 13 as Republic Day and marks it as a national holiday under Malta’s National Holidays and Other Public Holidays framework.
The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting
The Compassionate Friends; annual remembrance begun in 1997