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National Wyoming Day
National Day Calendar lists National Wyoming Day on 24 May. The U.S. Senate records Wyoming’s admission/statehood date as 10 July 1890. These are separate facts: the calendar listing is an…
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Navy Reserve Birthday
The U.S. Navy Reserve identifies 3 March as the birthday of the Navy Reserve.
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Nelson Anniversary Day
Employment New Zealand’s 2026 anniversary table lists Nelson’s actual anniversary as 1 February and the observed date as Monday 2 February 2026.
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New Brunswick Day
New Brunswick Day Act / Government of New Brunswick
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Ninoy Aquino Day
Republic Act No. 9256
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Nova Scotia Heritage Day
Nova Scotia’s official Heritage Day site states the holiday is celebrated on the third Monday in February.
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Nunavut Day
Government of Canada / Polar Knowledge Canada
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October 14 Revolution
Yemen’s Saba News Agency documents 14 October as an official holiday marking the anniversary of the October 14 Revolution and cites the public-holiday legal framework.
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October Liberation Day (Syria, historical public holiday)
Holiday records show October Liberation Day as a Syrian public holiday on 6 October through 2024. Syria’s 2025 Presidential Decree No. 188 sets the current official holiday list, adds Liber…
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Odisha Day (Utkala Dibasa)
Chief Minister of Odisha / Government of Odisha
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Official Birthday of His Majesty, King Tupou VI
The Government of Tonga’s 2026 public-holiday release lists the Official Birthday of His Majesty, King Tupou VI on 4 July 2026 as a Tonga public holiday.
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Orange Shirt Day
The Government of Canada states that 30 September marks both the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day, which began as an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative da…
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Orangemen’s Day
Newfoundland and Labrador legislation names Orangemen’s Day and sets out its July observance mechanics
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Otago Anniversary Day
Employment New Zealand’s 2026 table gives 23 March for both Otago’s actual anniversary and observed date.
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Pa-Togan Nengminza Sangma
Government of Meghalaya
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Pakistan Day
Press Information Department, Government of Pakistan
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Pakistan Independence Day
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs publishes a 14 August 2026 Pakistan Independence Day observance.
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Paraguay Independence Day
The Organization of American States’ current country page lists Paraguay National Independence Day as 14 May.
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Parakram Diwas
The Government of India designated 23 January, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary, to be observed every year as Parakram Diwas.
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Pascua Florida Day
Florida Statutes
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Paso a la Inmortalidad del General Don Martín Miguel de Güemes
Argentina’s Law 27,258 establishes 17 June each year as a national holiday commemorating the passing to immortality of General Don Martín Miguel de Güemes.
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Paso a la Inmortalidad del General José de San Martín
Government of Argentina
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Patriot Day
U.S. Government Publishing Office
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Paz del Chaco
Paraguay’s official holiday list names 12 June as Paz del Chaco, and state media commemorated the 91st anniversary on 12 June 2026.
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Peace Memorial Day (228 Peace Memorial Day)
Taiwan’s Directorate-General of Personnel Administration publishes the 2026 work calendar and the Enforcement Act memorial-day list, which identifies February 28 as Peace Memorial Day.
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Peace Officers Memorial Day
The White House’s 2026 proclamation states that law authorizes 15 May of each year as Peace Officers Memorial Day.
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Pet Owner's Independence Day
The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Pet Owner's Independence Day on April 18 and identifies the collection as created by Thomas and Ruth Roy.
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Philippine Army Founding Anniversary
Philippine Army material explains its adoption of 22 March as the annual anniversary based on the Revolutionary Army established on 22 March 1897; the Presidential Communications Office doc…
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Philippine Military Academy Foundation Day / founding anniversary
The Philippine Military Academy traces its institutional roots to the Academia Militar established on 25 October 1898; Philippine government communications mark the academy’s founding anniv…
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Philippine-American War Memorial Day / Araw ng Paggunita sa Digmaang Pilipino-Amerikano
Republic Act No. 11304 declares 4 February every year the Philippine-American War Memorial Day and specifies that it is a special working holiday.
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Philippine-British Friendship Day
Proclamation No. 1592 moved Philippine-British Friendship Day from the older 7 December date to 20 October and declares 20 October every year thereafter.
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Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day
Republic Act No. 9187 declares 30 June each year Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day, a national special working holiday and a special non-working holiday in Aurora Province.
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Pioneer Day
State of Utah public-agency holiday calendar
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Platinum Jubilee bank holiday
UK government material records the additional one-off bank holiday on Friday 3 June 2022 for the Platinum Jubilee weekend
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Police Commemoration Day
India’s Press Information Bureau documents Police Commemoration Day on 21 October and its connection to the 1959 Hot Springs police sacrifice.
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Polish National Flag Day / National Flag Day of the Republic of Poland
Poland’s National Security Bureau states that Polish National Flag Day is celebrated on May 2 and was established by the Sejm in 2004 to commemorate the history and significance of the nati…
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Political Flag Day
Timeanddate lists Political Flag Day in Mongolia every July 10 and explicitly distinguishes it from a public holiday; National Today independently places the observance on July 10.
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Pony Express first-ride anniversary
The National Park Service documents the first official Pony Express delivery beginning on 3 April 1860 and ongoing annual re-enactment traditions.
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Popular Consultation Day
Government of Timor-Leste
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Portugal, Camões and the Portuguese Communities Day
Government of Portugal
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Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day
The Federal Register records the statutory proclamation framework for Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day and the annual Memorial Day observance; Memorial Day falls on the last Monday in May.
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Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
Health Canada’s health-promotion calendar lists Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day on 15 October, and federal public-health statements recognize the day.
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President’s Day
Government of Botswana
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Primer Grito de Independencia / 10 de Agosto de 1809
Ecuador’s Ministry of Education commemorates 10 August 1809 as the Primer Grito de Independencia, and the Ministry of Tourism holiday calendar records the national observance in Ecuador’s h…
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Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Day
Hawaiʻi law designates 26 March as Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Day.
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Proclamation Day
Government of South Australia / Public Holidays Act 2023 context
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Proclamation of Independence
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Mali — Proclamation of Independence on 22 September.
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Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia (National Day)
Latvia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists November 18 as the Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia (National Day).
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Proclamation of the Republic of Upper Volta / 11 December national-day context
The Presidency of Burkina Faso states that the Republic of Upper Volta was proclaimed on 11 December 1958. Current government sources call 11 December the national celebration and frame it…
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Proclamation of the Republic — Brazil
Brazilian government calendars identify November 15, Proclamation of the Republic, as a national civil holiday.
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Puducherry Liberation Day
Government of Puducherry materials identify 1 November as Puducherry Liberation Day, including official holiday/circular references.
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Pulse Day of Remembrance Ceremony
The City of Orlando’s 2026 announcement describes its annual Pulse remembrance ceremony on 12 June and uses the current “Pulse Day of Remembrance” / “Pulse Remembrance Ceremony” wording.
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Purple Heart Day
U.S. Army sources commemorate Purple Heart Day on 7 August and describe it as observed each year.
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Queen’s Day (Koninginnedag) — historical Netherlands observance
The Royal House of the Netherlands states that King’s Day would be celebrated from 2014, replacing the planned Queen’s Day on 30 April.
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Rafik Hariri Memorial Day
The Association of Banks in Lebanon’s current 2026 official-holidays table lists Rafik Hariri Memorial Day on Saturday 14 February 2026.
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Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
Founder Deborah Barnes documents creating Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day in 2015 in memory of her cat Mr. Jazz and observing it every August 28.
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Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Day
Proclamation No. 15 declares 17 March 1966 and every March 17 thereafter as Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Day.
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Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day)
India’s Press Information Bureau states that Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is celebrated every year on 31 October to commemorate Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary and reaffirm unity, inte…
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Reconquest Day
Timeanddate lists Reconquest Day on January 2 as an observance in Spain, and Calendarific independently records January 2 for the same observance.
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Remembrance Day
The Government of the Netherlands states that each year at 20:00 on 4 May a two-minute silence is observed for victims of the Second World War.
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Remembrance Day
Veterans Affairs Canada and the Department of National Defence identify Remembrance Day as November 11 and provide official remembrance guidance and ceremony context.
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Remembrance Day
Australia’s Department of Veterans’ Affairs states that Remembrance Day is held on 11 November each year and commemorates those who died or suffered in wars, conflicts and peace operations.
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Remembrance Day
Turkmenistan’s government identifies 6 October as Remembrance Day commemorating victims of the 1948 Ashgabat earthquake as well as national heroes who died in war; the public search title i…
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Remembrance Sunday
UK government and Royal British Legion material place Remembrance Sunday on the second Sunday in November; in 2026 that falls on 8 November.
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Republic Day
Ghana’s Presidency states that Republic Day is July 1 every year and that the date was officially declared Ghana’s National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving in 2025.
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Republic Day
Guyana’s Department of Public Information documented the national Republic Day flag-raising ceremony on 23 February 2026, marking the 56th Republic anniversary.
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Republic Day
India’s National Portal identifies Republic Day as a national occasion observed on January 26 and maintains a dedicated Republic Day facts page.
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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.
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Republic Day
The Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs identifies October 29 as Republic Day and links the date to the proclamation of the Republic on October 29, 1923.
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Republic Day
Tunisia’s official government information records the proclamation of the Republic on 25 July 1957, and the state news agency documented Republic Day on 25 July 2026.
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Republic Day (Philippines; July 4 historical statutory commemoration)
Republic Act No. 4166 declared July 4 Philippine Republic Day in 1964, and the current DILG Aurora advocacy calendar still lists July 4 as Republic Day while later holiday frameworks mean i…
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Restauration de la République
The Canton of Geneva’s official holiday calendar lists Restauration de la République on 31 December, including 31 December 2026 and subsequent calendars.