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Toggle Events subsection. 1.1 Pre-1600. 1.2 1601–1900. 1.3 1901–present. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; ...
Saint Urho (Finnish: Pyhä Urho [ˈpyhæ ˈurho]) is a fictional saint of Finland, created and elaborated by Finnish Americans in Northern Minnesota in the 1950s, to celebrate their heritage and extend celebrations of Saint Patrick's Day. [1] His celebration day is set to March 16, the day before the March 17 feast day of Saint Patrick.
Latvian Legion in 1943. The idea of a Remembrance Day for the Latvian legionnaires was raised in exile by the Daugavas Vanagi [] veterans' organization in 1952. The date of 16 March was chosen because in 1944 both divisions of the Latvian Legion, the 15th (1st Latvian) and the 19th (2nd Latvian) fought alongside each other, for the first and only time, against the Red Army.
March 15. World Consumer Rights Day. March 16. National Corn Dog Day. March 17. Evacuation Day. Saint Patrick's Day. World Sleep Day. March 18. National Biodiesel Day. Awkward Moments Day. March 19.
Here's a list of the March holidays and observances to know about in 2025. St. Patrick's Day, World Compliment Day, and more make it on this list.
However, the celebrations of the first National Day were delayed until 23 February and that day continues to be celebrated since. [19] Bulgaria: Liberation Day: 3 March: 1878 Ottoman Empire: Treaty of San Stefano which created the autonomous Principality of Bulgaria. [20] Independence Day: 22 September: 1908 [21] Bulgarian Declaration of ...
Events. 1802 - The United States Military Academy West Point is established. 1861 - Edward Clark became Governor of Texas, replacing Sam Houston, who was evicted from the office for refusing to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy. 1865 - The Battle of Averasborough. confederate forces suffer unreplacable casualties.
New York's first Saint Patrick's Day observance was similar to that of Boston. It was held on 16 March 1762 in the home of John Marshall, an Irish Protestant, and over the next few years informal gatherings by Irish immigrants were the norm. The first recorded parade in New York was by Irish soldiers in the British Army in 1766.