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Most public offices and schools are closed on June 12. If the day falls on a weekend, the public holiday shifts to the following Monday. However, many Russians see Russia Day only as a day off. As it commemorates the Soviet Union's dissolution, it brings back bitter memories for some. This is because the dissolution coincided with severe ...
King George VI, born on 14 December, celebrated his official birthday from 7 to 12 June. Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday was (usually) the second Saturday in June. [58] [59] King Charles III's first official birthday was on 17 June 2023, the third Saturday in June; [60] and his second on 15 June 2024, also the third Saturday in June. [61]
On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the law that made June 19th a federal holiday. Officially designated as " Juneteenth National Independence Day ", Juneteenth commemorates the belated June 19, 1865, announcement that enslaved people in the Confederate states had been freed by President Abraham Lincoln as of January 1, 1863.
June 11. National Call Your Doctor Day. National Corn on the Cob Day. National German Chocolate Cake Day. National Making Life Beautiful Day. Say "Hi" Day. World Pet Memorial Day. June 12. Eat ...
In addition to New Year's Day (Новый год, Novy god) on 1 January, 2–5 January are public holidays as well, [1] [2] called New Year holiday (новогодние каникулы, novogodniye kanikuly). The holiday includes 6 and 8 January, with Christmas being 7 January, declared as non-working days by law. Until 2005, only 1 and 2 ...
On May 12, 1962, in response to the US government's failure to approve a payment of $73 million, President Diosdado Macapagal issued Presidential Proclamation No. 28, which declared June 12 a special public holiday throughout the Philippines, "... in commemoration of our people's declaration of their inherent and inalienable right to freedom ...
Add these January holidays and observances to your calendar. Find official awareness days and various weekly and monthly observances in 2024.
1990 – Jrue Holiday, American basketball player [55] 1990 – David Worrall , English footballer 1991 – Avisaíl García , Venezuelan baseball player [ 56 ]