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Groundhog Day (Pennsylvania German: Grund'sau dåk, Grundsaudaag, Grundsow Dawg, Murmeltiertag; Nova Scotia: Daks Day) [1] [2] [3] is a tradition observed regionally in the United States and Canada on February 2 of every year.
1502 – Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher and historian (d. 1574) 1506 – René de Birague, Italian-French cardinal and politician (d. 1583) 1509 – John of Leiden, Dutch Anabaptist leader (d. 1536) 1517 – Gotthard Kettler, the last Master of the Livonian Order and the first Duke of Courland and Semigallia (d. 1587) [23]
Día de la Bandera ("Flag Day") is a national holiday in Mexico dedicated to the flag of Mexico. Flag Day is celebrated every year on February 24 since its implementation in 1934. It was established by the President of Mexico , General Lázaro Cárdenas , in front of the monument to General Vicente Guerrero ; Guerrero was the first to pledge ...
January 0 or 0 January is an alternative name for December 31.January 0 is the day before January 1 in an annual ephemeris.It keeps the date in the year for which the ephemeris was published, thus avoiding any reference to the previous year, even though it is the same day as December 31 of the previous year.
A Dominican squadron composed of the brigantine 27 de Febrero and schooner Constitución and commanded by Captain Charles J. Fagalde, a Frenchman, appeared off the Haitian coast, taking prizes. On November 4, the squadron bombarded the Haitian village of Anse-à-Pitres and disembarked a landing party, seizing booty . [ 17 ]
February, from the Très riches heures du Duc de Berry February, Leandro Bassano. The Roman month Februarius was named after the Latin term februum, which means "purification", via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 (full moon) in the old lunar Roman calendar. January and February were the last two months to be added to the ...
Día de la Fuerza Aérea July 28-29: Independence Day: Día de la Independencia August 6: Battle of Junin: Batalla de Junin August 30: Santa Rosa de Lima: Día de Santa Rosa de Lima October 8: Battle of Angamos: Combate de Angamos November 1: All Saints’ Day: Día de Todos los Santos December 8: Immaculate Conception: Inmaculada Concepción ...
1525 – Jacques de La Palice, French nobleman and military officer (b. 1470) 1525 – Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier (b. c. 1488) 1525 – Richard de la Pole, last Yorkist claimant to the English throne (b. 1480) 1530 – Properzia de' Rossi, Italian Renaissance sculptor [128] 1563 – Francis, Duke of Guise (b. 1519)