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The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting
The Compassionate Friends; annual remembrance begun in 1997
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Remembrance observances
Days of remembrance, memorial observance and collective memory.
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The Salvation Army Founders' Day
Salvation Army International Headquarters identifies 2 July as Founders’ Day and anchors it to the beginning of the movement on 2 July 1865.
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The Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s Birthday
Malaysia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2026 public-holiday listing gives Monday, 1 June 2026 for the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s Birthday.
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Thomas Jefferson's birthday
36 U.S.C. §141 requires an annual proclamation inviting observance of April 13 in commemoration of Thomas Jefferson's birthday.
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Tibetan National Uprising Day
The Central Tibetan Administration publishes annual Kashag statements on March 10 for Tibetan National Uprising Day, commemorating the events of March 10, 1959.
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Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War
A/RES/59/26
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Trafalgar Day
The Royal Navy describes Trafalgar Day on 21 October as an annual commemoration and the most important day in HMS Victory’s calendar.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance
GLAAD identifies Transgender Day of Remembrance as recognized annually on 20 November.
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Triumph of the Cuban Revolution anniversary
Cuba's official tourism information lists January 1 as the anniversary of the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution among national days celebrated each year.
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U Tirot Sing Day / Death Anniversary of U Tirot Sing
Government of Meghalaya
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U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day
A White House presidential proclamation designated Friday, March 1, 2002 as U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day pursuant to congressional authorization; the cited authority does not establ…
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UNICEF founding anniversary
UNICEF states that the United Nations established UNICEF on 11 December 1946; the date supports a founding-anniversary page rather than a formal UN “UNICEF Birthday” observance.
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United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
A/RES/52/149
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V.C. Bird Day / National Heroes Day
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda lists V.C. Bird Day on 9 December; its Government Information Service also identifies 9 December as V.C. Bird Day/National Heroes Day.
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Veterans Day
Title 5 of the U.S. Code lists Veterans Day on November 11 as a legal public holiday, and the Department of Veterans Affairs confirms that Veterans Day is officially observed on November 11.
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Victims of Violence Wholly Day
National Today places Victims of Violence Wholly Day on April 4 and links it to the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination; Checkiday independently lists it annually on April…
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Victory Day
Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research publishes annual Victory Day messages on December 10 commemorating victory over terrorism/ISIS.
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Victory Day
The Kremlin’s official Victory Day material documents the national celebrations and military parade on 9 May.
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Victory Day
The President’s Office identifies Victory Day with the events of 3 November 1988, and official Maldives materials list the observance on 3 November.
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Victory Day
Bangladesh Armed Forces Division states that Victory Day is celebrated on 16 December to commemorate the 1971 victory in the Liberation War.
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Victory Day (Rhode Island; historically called V-J Day)
Rhode Island Department of State material confirms offices are closed for Victory Day on Monday, 10 August 2026. The inventory phrase “VJ Day” is treated as the historical/colloquial label…
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Victory in Europe Day (VE Day)
UK government material marks 8 May as VE Day and commemorates the end of the Second World War in Europe.
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Vietnam Peace Day
National Today lists Vietnam Peace Day every January 27; the U.S. National Archives independently identifies January 27, 1973 as the signing date of the Paris Peace Agreement.
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Vimy Ridge Day
Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada
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Visit a Cemetery Day
Dignity Memorial states that Visit a Cemetery Day falls on the last Sunday of October and gives a multi-year date table; List of National Days independently uses the same recurrence rule.
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West Virginia Day
West Virginia Code designates June 20 as West Virginia Day; current gubernatorial proclamations continue to recognize the date.
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World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
UN endorsement in 2005; A/RES/60/5
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World Freedom Day
U.S. presidential proclamations have designated 9 November as World Freedom Day in specific years to remember the fall of the Berlin Wall and reflect on liberty
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Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism)
Israeli diplomatic calendars place Yom HaZikaron on 21 April 2026; current presidential material also marks Israel’s Memorial Day in the same national-day sequence.
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“OHI” Day / 28 October anniversary
Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs