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Accession of King Hussein, August 11
Adams, (Sir) Grantley Herbert (1898–1971), November 28
Advent begins, December 3
Africa Day, May 25
African American History Month, February 1
Ailey, Alvin (1931–1989), January 5
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (1971), December 18
Aldridge, Ira (c. 1805–1867), August 7
Aleichem, Sholom (born Solomon Rabinowitz) (1854–1916), February 18
All Saints Day, November 1
All Saints Eve, October 31
All Souls Day, November 2
Allen, Richard (1760–1831), February 14
Alvarez, Luis (1911–1988), June 13
Americans with Disabilities Act (1990), July 26
Anderson, Marian (1902–1993), February 17
Anniversary of 1979 Coup, June 4
Anniversary of the Battle of Rivas, April 11
Anniversary of the Crowning of Haile Selassie, November 2
Anniversary of the Death of Qaid-i-Azam, September 11
Anniversary of the Founding of Panama City, August 15
Anniversary of the Green March, November 6
Anniversary of the May Revolution, May 25
Anniversary of the Revolution, November 20
Anthony, Susan B. (1820–1906), February 15
Antin, Mary (1881–1949), June 13
Anzac Day, April 25
Apess, William (1798–1840?), January 31
Arab League Day, March 22
Armed Forces Day, October 6
Armstrong, Louis (1900–1971), August 4
Army Day, September 19
Ascension Day, May 25
Ascension Day, June 1
Ascension of Baha'u'llah, May 29
Ash Wednesday (beginning of Lent), March 1
Ashe, Arthur (1943–1993), July 10
Ashura, February 9
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, May 1
Atatürk and Youth Day, May 19
Australia Day, January 26
Autumnal Equinox Day (Shubun No Hi), September 23
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Baldwin, James (1924–1987), August 2
Banneker, Benjamin (1731–1806), November 9
Barbosa, Pilar (189?–1997), January 22
Bastille (bass-steel) Day, July 14
Battle of Angamos, October 8
Battle of Ayucucho, December 9
Battle of Boyacá, August 7
Battle of Boyne Day, July 12
Battle of Carabobo, June 24
Battle of Iquique, May 21
Battle of Little Bighorn (1876), June 25
Bean Scattering Festival (Setsubun), February 3
Beckett, Samuel (1906–1989), April 13
Beginning of Great Lent, Eastern Orthodox Christian, March 6
Beginning of Japanese internment (1942), February 19
Bellow, Saul (1915–2005), July 10
Beltaine, May 1
Benito Pablo Juárez (1806–1872), March 21
Berchtold's Holiday, January 2
Berlin, Irving (1888–1989), May 11
Betances, Ramón Emeterio (1827–1898), April 8
Bethune, Mary McLeod (1875–1955), May 18
Birthday of Baha'u'llah (1817–1892), November 12
Birthday of Prophet Zarathushtra (Khordad Sal), March 26
Birthday of Queen Sirikit, August 12
Birthday of the Bab (1819–1850), October 20
Bodhi Day (Buddha's Enlightenment), December 8
Bolívar, Simón (1783–1830), July 24
Bonifacio Day, November 30
Bontemps, Arna (1902–1973), October 13
Boxing Day, December 26
Braille, Louis (1809–1852), January 4
Brandeis, Louis D. (1856–1941), November 13
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), May 17
Brown, Christy (1932–1981), September 6
Brown, Claude (1937-2003), February 23
Brown, Ronald H. (1941–1996), October 1
Bruce, Blanche K. (1841–1898), March 1
Brumidi, Constantine (1805–1880), July 12
Buddha's Birth (c. 563–483 B.C.E.), April 8
Bulosan, Carlos (1913–1956), November 23
Bun Day (Shrove Monday), February 27
Bunche, Ralph (1904–1971), August 7
Burns, Robert (1759–1796), January 25
Bursting Day (Shrove Tuesday), February 28
Butter Sculpture Festival, February 12
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Cabrillo Day, September 25
Cabrini, (Saint) Frances Xavier (1850–1917), July 15
Canada Day, July 1
Candlemas, February 2
Capra, Frank (1897–1991), May 18
Capture of Alcatraz Island (1969), November 20
Cárdenas, Lázaro (1895–1970), May 21
Carter, Betty (1929–1998), May 16
Caruso, Enrico (1873–1931), February 25
Carver, George Washington (1864–1943), January 5
Cary, Mary Shadd (1823–1893), October 9
Celebrezze, Anthony J. (1910–1998), September 14
Chakri Day, April 6
Chandler Hovey, Jr. (?–1998), April 9
Charles, Ray (1930–2004), September 23
Chávez, Carlos (1899–1978), June 13
Chávez, César (1927–1993), March 31
Chávez, Dennis (1888–1962), April 8
Chen, Joyce (1918–1994), August 23
Children's Day, June 1
Children's Day, June 1
Children's Day, November 1
Children's Day (Kodomo No Hi), May 5
Children's Day (Tano), May 5
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, May 6
Chino, Wendell (1923–1998), December 25
Christmas, January 6
Christmas, January 7
Christmas, December 25
Christophe, Henri (1767–1820), October 6
Chulalongkorn Day, October 23
Chusok (choo-sock) (Harvest Festival), October 6
Cinco de Mayo (sinko-de-myo), May 5
Clark, Kenneth B. (1914–2005), July 14
Clark, Septima (1898–1987), May 3
Clemente, Roberto (1934–1972), August 18
Columbus Day observed, October 9
Coming of Age Day (Seijin No Hi), January 9
Commemoration Day, November 7
Composition of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" (1900), December 12
Confederation Agreement Day, February 1
Confucius' Birthday (551–479 B.C.E.), September 28
Confucius' Death (551–479 B.C.E.), September 9
Conrad, Joseph (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski) (1857–1924), December 3
Constitution Day, February 5
Constitution Day, February 8
Constitution Day, May 3
Constitution Day, June 4
Constitution Day, July 17
Constitution Day, July 25
Constitution Day, August 20
Constitution Day, November 6
Constitution Day, December 6
Constitution Day, December 10
Constitution Day (Kempo Kinen Bi), May 3
Constitution Day (observed), December 12
Copland, Aaron (1900–1990), November 14
Coronation Day, May 5
Crummell, Alexander (1819–1898), March 3
Cruz, Philip Vera (1904–1994), December 25
Culture Day (Bunka No Hi), November 3
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da Ponte, Lorenzo (1749–1838), March 10
Dassehra (da-sheerah) (Durga Puja), October 2
Davis, [William] Allison (1902–1983), October 14
Davis, Alice Brown (1852–1935), September 10
Day of Accord and Reconciliation (observed), November 7
Day of Goodwill, December 26
Day of Statehood, July 6
Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos), November 1
de la Cruz, Sor Juana Inés (1651–1695), November 12
de Martinez, Maria Cadilla (1886–1951), December 21
de Priest, Oscar (1871–1951), May 12
de Tio, Lola Rodríguez (1843–1924), September 14
Death of General José de San Martín observed, August 21
Declaration of the Bab, May 23
Defenders of the Motherland Day, February 23
Defense of Pakistan Day, September 6
Delaney, Sarah (Sadie) (1889–1999), September 19
Delany, Martin (1812–1885), May 6
Deloria, Ella Cara (1889–1971), January 31
Dessalines, Jean Jacques (c. 1758–1806), October 17
Dett, Robert Nathaniel (1882–1943), October 11
Día de la Raza (deeah-delah-rahzah) (Columbus Day), October 12
DiMaggio, Joe (1914–1999), November 25
Discovery Day, December 5
Discovery of Puerto Rico Day, November 19
Diwali, October 21
Dixon, Dean (1915–1976), January 10
Doll Festival (Hina Matsuri), March 3
Dorsey, Thomas A. (1899–1993), January 23
Dos Passos, John (1898–1976), January 14
Double Tenth Day (Shuang-shih), October 10
Douglass, Frederick (1817–1895), February 14
Dragon Boat Festival (Tuan-wu), May 31
Drew, Charles Richard (1904–1950), June 3
Du Bois, W[illiam] E[dward] B[urkhardt] (1868–1963), February 23
Dunbar, Paul Laurence (1872–1906), February 9
Dunbar-Nelson, Alice (1875–1935), July 19
Dutch American Heritage Day, November 14
Dybwad, Gunnar (1909-2002). Advocate for people with disabilities, July 12
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Easter (Pascha), April 23
Easter Monday, April 17
Education for All Handicapped Children Act (1975), November 29
Eid al-Adha, January 10
Eid al-Adha, December 31
Eid al-Fitr, October 23
Einstein, Albert (1879–1955), March 14
Elizabeth Ann B. Seton Feast Day, January 4
Ellington, Edward Kennedy (Duke) (1899–1974), April 29
Ellison, Ralph (1914–1994), March 1
Emancipation Day, March 22
Emancipation Proclamation (1863), January 1
Emperor's Birthday, December 23
Epiphany, January 6
Epiphany, January 19
Eugenio Maria de Hostos (1839–1903), January 11
Evacuation Day, June 18
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Feast of St. Joseph, March 19
Feast of the Assumption, August 15
Feast of the Immaculate Conception, December 8
Feast of Valborg, April 30
Fermi, Enrico (1901–1954), September 29
Festival of Ridvan, April 21
Fiesta de Guadalupe, December 12
First publication of Freedom's Journal (1827), March 16
First publication of the Cherokee Phoenix (1828), February 21
First Special Olympics Games (1968), July 19
Fitzgerald, Ella (1917–1996), April 25
Flag Day, February 24
Flag Day, November 4
Flemish Community Holiday, July 11
Flipper, Henry O. (1856–1940), March 26
Forman, James (1928–2005), October 5
Founder's Day, April 7
Founding of Communist Party, July 1
Founding of the University of Mexico (1551), April 13
Frank, Anne (1929–1945), June 12
Freedom Day, April 27
French Community Holiday, September 27
Funk, Casimir (1884–1967), February 23
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Gallaudet, T[homas] H[opkins] (1787–1851), December 10
Garcia, Hector P. (1914–1996), July 26
Garibaldi, Giuseppe (1807–1882), July 4
Garvey, Marcus (1887–1940), August 17
Gathering of Nations Powwow, April 27
Gay and Lesbian Pride Month, June 1
Genocide Memorial Day, April 24
German Unity Day, October 3
Gershwin, George (1898–1937), September 26
Gershwin, Ira (1896–1983), December 6
Ghost Festival (Kui chieh), August 8
Giannini, Amadeo (1870–1949), May 6
Golden Week (April 29–May 5), April 29
Good Friday, April 14
Gordone, Charles (1925–1995), October 12
Goyaale (Geronimo) (1829–1909), February 17
Granting of citizenship to American Indians (1924), June 2
Granting of citizenship to Puerto Ricans (1917), March 2
Great Lent begins, March 6
Greenery Day (Midori No Hi), April 29
Grimké, Charlotte Forten (1837–1914), August 17
Grito de Lares (greeto-de-laraz) (1868), September 23
Grito de Yara (greeto-de-yarah) (1868), October 10
Guerrero, Eduardo “Lalo” (1916–2005), December 24
Guillén, Nicolás (1902–1989), July 10
Guru Gobind Singh Ji's Birthday (1666–1708), January 5
Guru Nanak Ji's Birthday (1469–1539), November 5
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Haje, Helen (1929?–1998), January 12
Halloween, October 31
Hamer, Fannie Lou (1917–1977), October 6
Handy, W[illiam] C[hristopher] (1873–1958), November 16
Han'gul Day, October 9
Hansberry, Lorraine (1930–1965), May 19
Hanukkah, December 16
Haring, Keith (1959–1990), May 4
Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins (1825–1911), September 24
Hayes, Roland (1887–1976), June 3
Health Sports Day (Taiiku No Hi), October 9
Hearne, Paul G. (1950?–1998), May 3
Heritage Day observed, September 25
Hidalgo y Costilla, Miguel (1753–1811), May 8
Holi (hah-lee), March 13
Holiday for a Nation, May 4
Holy Friday (Great Friday), April 21
Holy Innocents' Day, December 28
Hopkins, Sarah Winnemucca (1844–1887), October 16
Howe, James Wong (1898–1976), August 28
Hughes, Langston (1902-1967), February 1
Human Rights Day, March 21
Human Rights Day, December 10
Hurston, Zora Neale (1891–1960), January 6
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Imbolc, February 2
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, December 1
Inauguration of Nelson Mandela (1994), May 10
Independence Day, June 17
Independence Day (El Día de Independencia), September 16
Independence Day (Yom Ha'atzma'ut), May 3
Independence Day, Algeria, July 5
Independence Day, Argentina, July 9
Independence Day, Armenia, September 21
Independence Day, Bahamas, July 3
Independence Day, Bahamas, July 10
Independence Day, Barbados, November 30
Independence Day, Bolivia, August 6
Independence Day, Brazil, September 7
Independence Day, Central American nations, September 15
Independence Day, Chile, September 18
Independence Day, Colombia, July 20
Independence Day, Dominican Republic, February 27
Independence Day, Ecuador, August 10
Independence Day, Finland, December 6
Independence Day, Ghana, March 6
Independence Day, Greece, March 25
Independence Day, Haiti, January 1
Independence Day, India, August 15
Independence Day, Indonesia, August 17
Independence Day, Jamaica, August 6
Independence Day, Jordan, May 25
Independence Day, Kenya, December 12
Independence Day, Laos, December 2
Independence Day, Lebanon, November 22
Independence Day, Lithuania, February 16
Independence Day, Nigeria, October 1
Independence Day, Pakistan, August 14
Independence Day, Peru, July 28
Independence Day, Philippines, June 12
Independence Day, Poland, November 11
Independence Day, Portugal, December 1
Independence Day, Russia, June 12
Independence Day, Senegal, August 20
Independence Day, Sierra Leone, April 27
Independence Day, Tanzania, December 9
Independence Day, Tunisia, March 20
Independence Day, Uganda, October 9
Independence Day, Ukraine, August 24
Independence Day, United States, July 4
Independence Day, Venezuela, July 5
Independence Day, Vietnam, September 2
Independence Day, Zimbabwe, April 18
Independence from Colombia, November 3
Independence from Spain, November 28
Independence Manifesto Day, January 11
Independence Movement Day, March 1
Independence of Cartagena observed, November 13
Independence of Cuenca, November 3
Independence of Morocco, November 18
Independence of Quito, December 6
Indian Appropriations Act (1871), March 3
Intercalary Days, February 26
International Women's Day, March 8
Irish American Heritage Month, March 1
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Jackson, Mahalia (1911–1972), October 16
James, C[yril] L[ionel] R[obert] (1901–1989), January 4
Janmashtami, August 15
John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry (1859), October 16
Johnson, Jack (1878–1946), March 31
Johnson, James Weldon (1871–1938), June 17
Johnson, Mordecai (1890–1976), January 12
Joplin, Scott (1868–1917), December 24
Jordan, Barbara (1936–1996), February 21
José Celso Barbosa's Birthday, July 27
José de Diego (1866–1918), April 16
José de San Martín (1778–1850), February 25
Juan Pablo Duarte's Birthday, January 26
Julia, Raul (1940–1994), March 9
Juneteenth, June 19
Just, Ernest Everett (1883–1941), August 14
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Karva Chauth, October 10
Kazin, Alfred (1915–1998), June 6
Keller, Helen (1880–1968), June 27
King Hassan's Birthday, July 9
King Hussein's Birthday, November 14
King Jr., Martin Luther (1929–1968), January 15
Kino, Eusebio Francisco (1645–1711), March 15
Kosciuszko, Tadeusz (Thaddeus) (1746–1817), February 12
Kressyn, Miriam (1912–1996), October 26
Kwanzaa, December 26
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Labor Thanksgiving Day (Keiro Kansha No Hi), November 23
Lag B'Omer, May 16
LaGuardia, Fiorello (1882–1947), December 11
Land, Edwin H. (1909–1991), May 6
Lantern Festival (Yuan-hsiao), February 12
Las Posadas, December 16
Latimer, Lewis H. (1848–1928), September 4
Lawrence, Jacob (1917–2000), September 17
Laylat al-Qadr, October 19
Lee, Rose Hum (1904–1964), August 20
Leif Ericsson Day, October 9
Lewis, Edmonia (1845–unknown date, after 1911), July 4
Lewis, Henry (1932–1996), October 16
Liberation Day, April 25
Liberation Day, April 25
Liberation Day, May 5
Liberation Day, August 15
Liberation from France, October 12
Liliuokalani (1838–1917), September 2
Limón, José (1908–1972), January 12
Locke, Alain Leroy (1886–1954), September 13
Lorde, Audre Geraldin (1934–1992), February 18
Louis [Barrow], Joe (1914–1981), May 13
Lughnasadh, August 1
Luis Muñoz Marín (1898–1980), February 18
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Madero, Francisco (1873–1913), October 30
Maha Shivaratri (ma-ha-sheevah-rahtree) (Shiva's Night), February 26
Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948), October 2
Mahavir Jayanti, April 11
Malcolm X (1925–1965), May 19
Manila Day, June 24
Manlapit, Pablo (1891–1969), January 17
Marine Day, July 20
Marley, Bob (1945–1981), February 6
Marshall, Thurgood (1908–1993), July 2
Martí, José Julian (1853–1895), January 28
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 16
Martyrdom of the Bab, July 9
Martyrs' Day, January 9
Martyrs' Day, April 9
Matzeliger, Jan E. (1852–1889), September 15
Maulid an-Nabi (Prophet Muhammad's Birthday), April 10
May Day (Labor Day), May 1
Mazzei, Filippo (1730–1810), December 25
Memorial Day, June 6
Memorial Day observed, May 29
Metacomet (Philip) (c. 1639–1676), August 12
Mexia, Ines (1870–1938), May 24
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival (Chung-ch'iu), October 6
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival (Tet Trung Thu), October 6
Milk, Harvey (1930–1978), May 22
Morelos, José (1765–1815), September 30
Morgan, Garrett (1877–1963), March 4
Mother's Day, May 10
Mother's Day, May 30
Mother's Day, December 8
Muhammad, Elijah (born Elijah Poole) (1897–1975), October 10
Muharram (moo-hah-ram) (New Year), January 31
Muskie, Edmund (1914–1996), March 28
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National Acadian Day, August 15
National American Indian Heritage Month, November 1
National Coming Out Day/March on Washington (1987), October 11
National Day (King's Birthday), Thailand, December 5
National Day observed, Luxembourg, June 23
National Day, Austria, October 26
National Day, Bangladesh, March 26
National Day, Burkina Faso, August 4
National Day, Hungary, March 15
National Day, Kuwait, February 25
National Day, Malaysia, August 31
National Day, Morocco, March 3
National Day, Morocco, May 23
National Day, Norway, May 17
National Day, People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Nigeria, October 1
National Day, Senegal, April 4
National Day, Singapore, August 9
National Day, Spain, October 12
National Day, Sweden, June 6
National Day, Switzerland, August 1
National Disability Employment Awareness Month, October 1
National Farm Workers Association (1962), September 30
National Foundation Day (Kaech'on-jol), October 3
National Foundation Day (Kenkoku Kinen Bi), February 11
National Heroes Day, August 31
National Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15–October 15, September 1
National Holiday, Belgium, July 21
National Italian American Heritage Month, October
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National Liberation Day, Egypt, October 23
National Liberation Day, Nicaragua, July 19
National Mourning Day, Bangladesh, February 21
National Mourning Day, Bangladesh, August 15
National Revolution Day, November 7
National Unity Day, Chile, September 6
National Unity Day, Nepal, January 11
National Women's History Month, March 1
Naw Ruz (New Year), Baha'i, March 21
Naw Ruz (New Year), Zoroastrian, March 21
New Year (Sol), Korea, January 29
New Year (Enqutatash), Ethiopia, Rastafarian, September 11
New Year (Gao Nian), China, January 29
New Year (Losar), Tibet, January 29
New Year (Tet Nguyen Dan), Vietnam, January 29
New Year, Cambodia, Laos, April 13
New Year, Coptic Orthodox Christian, September 11
New Year, Eastern Orthodox Christian, January 14
New Year, Sikh, March 14
New Year's Day, January 1
Ngor, Haing (1951–1996), February 25
Nirvana (Buddha's Death), February 15
Noguchi, Isamu (1904–1988), November 7
Now Rouz (now-rooz) (New Year), March 20
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Occupation of Wounded Knee (1973), February 27
Ochi Day, October 28
Older Americans Month, May 1
O'Neill , Eugene (1888–1953), October 16
Orozco, José Clemente (1883–1949), November 23
Osceola (1800–1838), January 30
Our Lady Aparecida, October 12
Our Lady of Altagarcia, January 21
Our Lady of Fatima Day, May 13
Our Lady of Las Mercedes, September 24
Our Lady of the Angels, August 2
Outbreak of Philippine revolt against the United States (1899), February 4
Owens, Jesse (1913–1980), September 12
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Paige, LeRoy (Satchel) (1906–1982), June 8
Palm Sunday, April 9
Palm Sunday, April 16
Pan American Day, April 14
Passover (First day of 8-day observance), April 13
Paz, Octavio (1931–1998), March 31
Pentecost, June 11
Pentecost (Whit Sunday), June 4
People Power Day, February 22
Petry, Ann (1908–1997), April 28
Philippine-American Friendship Day, July 4
Picotte, Susan LaFlesche (1865–1915), June 17
Pilsudski, Josef (1867–1935), December 5
Pinchback, Pinckney Benton Stewart (1837–1921), May 10
Pioneer Day, July 24
Portuguese National Day, June 10
Potowski-Rose, Ernestine (1810–1892), January 13
Presidents Day, February 20
Proclamation of the Republic, November 15
Pueblo Revolt (1680), August 10
Puente, Tito (1923–2000), April 20
Puerto Rican Day Parade, June 11
Pulaski, Kazimierz (Casimir) (1748–1779), March 4
Purim (poor-îm) (Feast of Lots), March 14
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Queen's Birthday, June 12
Queen's Day, April 30
Quezon, Manuel (1876–1944), August 19
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Rainey, Joseph H. (1832–1887), June 21
Ramadan, September 24
Ramanavami (rama-na-vamee) (Birthday of Rama), April 6
Randolph, A(sa) Philip (1889–1982), April 15
Ray, Charlotte (1850–1911), January 13
Ray, Satyajit (1921–1992), May 2
Reconciliation Day, December 16
Reeve, Christopher (1952–2004), September 25
Reformation Day, October 31
Remembrance Day, November 11
Repeal of Chinese Exclusion Acts (1943), December 17
Republic Day, Ghana, July 1
Republic Day, Hungary, October 23
Republic Day, India, January 26
Republic Day, Italy, June 2
Republic Day, Pakistan, March 23
Republic Day, Portugal, October 5
Republic Day, Tunisia, July 25
Republic Day, Turkey, October 29
Respect for Ancestors Day (Ch'ing-ming), April 5
Respect for Ancestors Day (Thanh Minh), April 2
Respect for the Aged Day (Keiro No Hi), September 15
Restoration Day, Dominican Republic, August 16
Restoration of Statehood Day, March 11
Restoration of Statehood Day, May 28
Reunification Day, August 14
Revels, Hiram (1822–1901), January 16
Revolution Day, January 18
Revolution Day, July 23
Revolution Day, August 20
Revolution Day, December 31
Rivera, Diego (1886–1957), December 8
Rivera, Luis Muñoz (1859–1916), July 17
Rivera, Tomás (1935–1984), December 22
Rizal (reezahl-day) Day, December 30
Robeson, Paul (1898–1976), April 9
Robinson, Jack Roosevelt (Jackie) (1919–1972), January 31
Rogers Jr., William (Will) (1879–1935), November 4
Romulo, Carlos P. (1899–1985), January 14
Rosa Parks Day, December 1
Rosh Hashanah, September 23
Rosh Hashanah (New Year, second day of observance), September 24
Ross, John (1790–1866), October 3
Rudolph, Wilma (1940–1994), June 23
Rustin, Bayard (1912–1987), March 17
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Saint Nicholas Day, December 5
Samhain, November 1
San Jose Day, March 19
Sánchez, George I. (1906–1972), October 4
Santa Lucia, December 13
Santo Christo Day, May 21
SAR Establishment Day, July 1
Satow, Masao (1908–1977), February 14
Saund, Dalip Singh (1899–1973), September 20
Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso (1874–1938), January 24
Seaborg, Glenn (1912-1999), April 19
Seafarers’ Day (Sjómannadagur), June 5
Selassie, Haile, July 23
Sending Off the Kitchen God Day (January 22-23), January 22
September 11, September 11
Seven, Five, Three Festival (Shichi-go-san), November 15
Seventh Night (Ch'i-hsi), July 31
Shavuoth (Festival of Weeks), June 2
Shilts, Randy (1952–1994), February 16
Sh'mini Atzeret, October 14
Shrove Monday, February 27
Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras), February 28
Sienkiewicz, Henryk (1846–1916), May 4
Simchat Torah, October 15
Sinai Liberation Day, April 25
Sinatra, Frank (1915–1998), December 12
Singer, Isaac Bashevis (1904–1991), July 14
Sklodowska-Curie, Marie (1867–1934), November 7
Smalls, Robert (1839–1915), March 22
Smith, Bessie (1894–1937), September 26
Smith, Joseph (1805–1844), December 23
So Jae-P'il (Philip Jaisohn) (1866–1951), October 28
Sousa, John Philip (1854–1932), November 6
Sovereignty Day, April 23
St. George's Day, April 23
St. John the Baptist, June 24
St. Maroon's Day, February 9
St. Patrick's Day, March 17
St. Peter and St. Paul Day, June 29
St. Rosa of Lima, August 30
St. Stephen's Day, December 26
Stein, Gertrude (1874–1946), February 3
Still, William Grant (1895–1978), May 11
Stonewall Rebellion (1969), June 27
Sukkoth, October 7
Sullivan, John L. (1858–1918), October 15
Sun Yat-sen's Birthday (1866–1925), November 12
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Szold, Henrietta (1860–1945), December 21
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Tecumseh (1768?–1813), October 5
Terrell, Mary Church (1863–1954), September 23
Thanksgiving Day, October 9
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Thorpe, James Francis (Jim) (1888–1953), May 24
Three Kings Day (Día de los Trés Magos), January 6
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Tibbles, Susette LaFlesche (1854–1903), May 26
Tiradentes Day, April 21
Tisha B'Av, August 3
Toscanini, Arturo (1867–1957), March 25
Toussaint-Louverture, François Dominique (c. 1743–1803), April 7
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848), February 2
Tresca, Carlo (c. 1882–1943), January 11
Truth, Sojourner (1797?–1883), November 26
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Turner, Nat (1800–1831), October 2
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Wheatley, Phillis (1753–1784), December 5
Williams, Daniel Hale (1858–1931), January 18
Williams, Eric (1911–1981), September 25
Witko, Tashunka (Crazy Horse) (c. 1842–1877), September 5
Women's Day, August 9
Women's Day, August 13
Women's Equality Day, August 26
Woods, Granville T. (1856–1910), January 30
Woodson, Carter G. (1875–1950), December 19
World AIDS Day, December 1
Wounded Knee Massacre (1890), December 29
Wright, Richard (1908–1960), September 4
Wu, Chien-Shiung (1912–1997), May 29
WWI Victory Day (observed), November 5
Yamasaki, Minoru (1912–1986), December 1
Yankovic, Frank (1915–1998), October 14
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Yutang, Lin (1895–1976), October 10
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Zapata, Emiliano (c. 1877–1919), August 8
Zitkala-Sa (Gertrude Bonnin) (1876–1938), February 22