Friday 20 June Indigenous People’s Day in Chile
On June 17th 2021, the upper house (Senate of Chile, Senado in Spanish) unanimously passed the law that establishes that, from 2022, the day of the…
Wednesday 18 June King’s Mothers’ Birthday in Cambodia
Queen Mother Norodom Monineath was born on June 18th 1936 in Saigon, when it was part of French Indochina. Her birth name was Paule-Monique Izzi…
Tuesday 17 June Independence Day in Iceland
Iceland was proclaimed an independent republic on June 17th 1944. Iceland actually gained independence from Denmark much earlier, on December 1st 1918 with the signing…
Sunday 15 June YMA Day in Mizoram India
The Young Mizo Association (YMA) is the largest non-profit, secular and non-governmental organisation of the Mizo people. There are over 250,000 members of the YMA,…
Saturday 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 12 June Russia Day in Russia
Since 1991, this holiday in the world's largest country has changed its name twice. It was originally called 'Independence Day', though it was not a…
Wednesday 11 June Eid-ul-Azha in Bangladesh
Known as Eid al-Adha, Eid ul Adha, Id-ul-Azha, Id-ul-Zuha, Hari Raya Haji or Bakr-id; the 'Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast of the Muslim calendar.…
Tuesday 10 June Whit Monday in Luxembourg
Whit Monday, also known as Pentecost Monday is a public holiday in several countries on the Monday after Whitsunday. Also known as Pentecost or Whitsun, Whitsunday is observed fifty days…
Monday 9 June 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…
Saturday 7 June Sette Giugno in Malta
Malta's position in the Mediterranean sea has made the islands a strategically important location since classical times, with the islands passing from one ruler to…