Sunday 16 June Father’s Day around the world
In the USA, the first noted Father's Day celebration was held on July 5th 1908, in Fairmont, West Virginia. It was first celebrated as a…
Saturday 15 June Day of Arafah in United Arab Emirates
At dawn on Arafat Day, Muslim pilgrims will make their way from Mina to a nearby hillside and plain called Mount Arafat and the Plain…
Friday 14 June Liberation Day in Falkland Islands
On April 2nd 1982, Argentina invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands. Argentina asserted that the islands are Argentine territory. Three days later, the British government…
Thursday 13 June Feast of St. Anthony in Portugal
Saint Anthony of Padua (August 15th 1195 – June 13th 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and Franciscan friar who became a saint in 1232…
Wednesday 12 June Chaco Armistice Day in Paraguay
The Gran Chaco or Chaco Boreal is a large lowland plain that today is part of Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina. From the late nineteenth…
Tuesday 11 June King Kamehameha I Day in Hawaii
There is some uncertainty as to when King Kamehameha was born with several years between 1736 and 1761 being proposed. What is known is that…
Monday 10 June Sacred Heart in Colombia
The Feast of the Sacred Heart is devoted to the physical heart of Jesus as a symbol of his divine love for all humanity. The…
Sunday 9 June Primary elections for mayors and governors in Chile
Voters directly-elect one mayor and a number of councilmen per municipality. Mayors are elected by a simple majority, while councilmen seats are decided using a…
Saturday 8 June Temotu Province Day in Solomon Islands
In the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands, Temotu Province Day is a public holiday. It celebrates the moment this region attained provincial government status in…
Friday 7 June Randol Fawkes Labour Day in Bahamas
Sir Randol Fawkes was a free trade unionist, civil rights activist and author who had an important impact on the modern Bahamas. Fawkes is often…
Thursday 6 June Children’s Union Foundation Day in North Korea
The Korean Children's Union was founded on June 6th 1946 by Kim Il-sung. Between the ages of 7 and 13, all North Korean children join the…
Wednesday 5 June President’s Day in Equatorial Guinea
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is the current president of Equatorial Guinea. He was born on June 5th 1942. He has been the political leader of…
Tuesday 4 June Demise of Imam Khomeini in Iran
Imam Khomeini dedicated most of his life to resistance against the US-backed Pahlavi dynasty, which finally led to its downfall in the 1979 Islamic Revolution. …
Monday 3 June Western Australia Day in Western Australia
Though the first Europeans to arrive in the region had been Dutch, the western part of Australia had been claimed for Britain on May 2nd…
Sunday 2 June Republic Day in Italy
Italy became a nation on March 17th 1861, when most of the states of the region and the two Sicilies were united under King Victor Emmanuel II,…
Saturday 1 June Royal Brunei Armed Forces Day in Brunei
Brunei had been a British protectorate since 1888, and as such, was reliant on the British armed forces for protection and defense. On 31 May 1961,…
Friday 31 May Ratu Sukuna Day in Fiji
Ratu Sukuna Day is a national public holiday commemorated annually to celebrate the life and service of Lieutenant Colonel Ratu Sir Josefa Lalabalavu Vana'ali'ali Sukuna (22 April 1888…
Thursday 30 May Statehood Day in Croatia
Historically part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire until its collapse at the end of World War I, Croatia was one of the six republics that formed…
Wednesday 29 May Day of the Azores in Azores
The Azores is a region of Portugal composed of nine islands. The archipelago discovered by Portuguese explorers in the 15th century, became an Autonomous Region…
Tuesday 28 May Day of the First Republic in Armenia
From the 15th century, Armenia had been part of the Ottoman Empire. By the 19th century, most of modern-day Armenia had come under the control…