A Afghanistan 19 August (Independence from United Kingdom control over Afghan foreign Albania 28 November ("Dita e Pavarsis", declaration

of independence from Ottoman ru Alderney, Guensey British Islands 9 May (Liberation Day, the end of the German Occupat Algeria 1 November (start of the War of Independence in 1954) American Samoa (US) 17 April (Flag Day) Andalusia, Spain 28 February (Dia de Andalucia) Andorra 8 September (Our Lady of Meritxell Day, patron saint of Andorra) Angola 11 November (Independence from Portugal in 1975) Anguilla, United Kingdom 30 May (Anguilla Day; the beginning of the Anguillian Revolutio Antigua and Barbuda 1 November (Independence from the United Kingdom in 1981) Aragon, Spain 23 April (St George's Day, patron saint) Argentina 25 May (First Patriotic Government, the Spanish viceroy is removed and replac Armenia 28 May (Republic Day, independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Fede Aruba (Kingdom of the Netherlands) 18 March (Flag Day: autonomy within the Netherlan Australia 26 January (Australia Day, date of the founding of Sydney, the first European se Austria 26 October (The Neutrality Constitution of 1955) Azerbaijan 28 May (Republic Day, independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Fe [edit]B Bahamas 10 July (Independence from the United Kingdom in 1973) Bahrain 16 December (Accession Day for the late Amir Sh. Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa) Balochistan, (Pakistan) 11 August (Independence from India in 1947)[4] Bangladesh 26 March (Independence Day, declaration of independence from Pakistan in Barbados 30 November (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom in 1966) Basque Country, Spain 25 October (Day of the Basque Country) (official from 2011) Belarus 3 July (Independence Day, liberation of Minsk from German occupation by Soviet Belgium 21 July (Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld takes the oath as first king of the Belg Belize 10 September, 21 September (Independence from the United Kingdom in 1981) Benin 1 August (Independence from France in 1960) Bermuda, United Kingdom 24 May (Originally Queen Victoria's birthday; now "Bermuda D Bhutan 17 December (Ugyen Wangchuck elected hereditary king 1907) Bolivia 6 August (Proclamation of Republic (independent from Spain) in 1825) Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 March (Dan nezavisnosti; Proclamation of independence from Botswana 30 September (Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966) Brazil 7 September (Dia da Independncia, declaration of independence from Portugal in British Virgin Islands, United Kingdom 1 July Brunei 23 February Bulgaria 3 March (Liberation Day, autonomy within Ottoman Empire 1878) Burkina Faso 4 August (change of name from Upper Volta in 1984) (Independence Day, f Burundi 1 July (Independence from Belgium in 1962) [edit]C Cambodia 9 November (Independence from France in 1953) Cameroon 20 May (National Day, creation of a unitary state 1972) Canada 1 July (Canada Day, Canada a confederation of four provinces 1867) Cape Verde 12 September Catalonia (Spain) 11 September (Catalonia loses its nominal independence and constitut Cayman Islands, United Kingdom 1st Monday in July Central African Republic 1 December (autonomous territory within the French Communit Chad 11 August (Independence from France 1960)

Chile 18 September (the first Government Junta is created 1810) Republic of China 10 October (Double Ten Day, outbreak of the Wuchang Uprising that le People's Republic of China 1 October (Proclamation of People's Republic of China 1949) Colombia 20 July (Declaration of independence from Spain 1810) Comoros 6 July (Independence from France 1975) Cook Islands 4 August (Self-government in free association with New Zealand 1965) Costa Rica 15 September (Independence from Spain 1821) Cte d'Ivoire 7 August (Independence from France 1960) Croatia 25 June (Statehood Day, declaration of independence from Yugoslavia 1991) Cuba 1 January (Liberation Day, Fidel Castro takes power in 1959 (and Spanish rule ends Curaao (Kingdom of the Netherlands) 2 July (the first elected island council is instituted Cyprus 1 October (Independence Day 1960) Czech Republic 28 October (Independence from Austria-Hungary (as Czechoslovakia) 19 [edit]D Democratic Republic of Congo 30 June (Independence from Belgium in 1960) Denmark (no official National Day) 5 June (Constitution of 1849) Djibouti 27 June (Independence from France 1977) Dominica 3 November (Independence from the United Kingdom 1978 (discovered by Chr Dominican Republic 27 February (independence from Haiti 1844), 16 August (Restoration [edit]E East Timor 20 May (Independence from Indonesia in 2002) Ecuador 10 August (Proclamation of independence from Spain 1809) Egypt 23 July (Revolution Day, the revolution of 1952), 6 October (Armed Forces Day, the El Salvador 15 September (Independence from Spain 1821) England, United Kingdom 23 April (St George's Day, patron saint of England, not a bank Equatorial Guinea 12 October (Independence from Spain 1968) Eritrea 24 May (Eritrean rebels enter the capital Asmara 1991; independence from Ethiop Estonia 24 February (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Russia 19 Ethiopia 28 May (Downfall of the Derg Day, the Derg regime is defeated 1991) [edit]F Falkland Islands, United Kingdom 14 June (Liberation Day, the end of the Falklands War 1 Faroe Islands (Denmark) 29 July (lavska (Saint Olaf's death at the Battle of Stiklestad Fiji 10 October (Fiji Day, independence from United Kingdom 1970) Finland 6 December (Independence Day, declaration of independence from Russia 1917) France 14 July (Fte de la Fdration, 14 July 1790) French Guyana (France) 14 July (Fte de la Fdration), 20 December Abolition of slavery [edit]G Wikinews has related news: Greenland assumes self rule Sunday Gabon 17 August (Independence from France 1960) Gambia 18 February (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom 1965) Georgia 26 May (Day of First Republic, declaration of independence from Russia 1918) Germany 3 October (German Unity Day, unification of West Germany and East Germany Ghana 6 March (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom 1957) Gibraltar, United Kingdom 10 September (Gibraltar National Day, people of Gibraltar vote Greece 25 March (Declaration of independence from Ottoman Empire 1821), 28 October Greenland (Denmark) 21 June (Longest Day of the Year) (The National Day was introduce Grenada 7 February (Independence from United Kingdom 1974) Guadeloupe, France 14 July (Bastille Day), 27 May Abolition of slavery day (regional only Guam (US) 21 July (Liberation Day, Americans landing on Guam 1944, the beginning of t Guatemala 15 September (Independence from Spain 1821)

Guernsey and Dependencies, British Islands 9 May (Liberation Day, the end of the Germa Guinea 3 April (Independence from France 1958 on 2 October) Guinea-Bissau 24 September (Declaration of independence from Portugal 1973) Guyana 23 February (Republic Day, also known as Mashramani, republic 1970) [edit]H Haiti 1 January (Declaration of independence from France 1804) Herm 9 May (Liberation Day, the end of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands d Honduras 15 September (Independence from Kingdom of Spain 1821) Hong Kong 1 July (Transfer of sovereignty to the PRC 1997) 1 October (National Day of th Hungary 15 March (1848 Revolution memorial day), 20 August (St. Stephen's day), 23 O [edit]I Iceland 17 June (National Day, founding of republic and dissolution of personal union with India 26 January (Republic Day, becoming the first republic in the British Commonwealth Indonesia 17 August (Proclamation of Independence day, (Hari Proklamasi Kemerdekaan Iran 11 February (Victory of Islamic Revolution) Iraq 3 October (Independence from United Kingdom 1932) Ireland 17 March (St. Patrick's Day, patron saint of Ireland) Isle of Man, British Islands (usually) 5 July (Tynwald Day, Tynwald (parliament) annual me Israel around 14 May, according to Jewish calendar at 5 Iyar (Yom Ha'atzmaut, proclamat Italy 25 April (Partisans liberate Genoa, Milan and Tourin from German troops in 1945), 2 [edit]J Jamaica 1st Monday in August (Independence from the United Kingdom 6 August 1962) Japan 11 February (National Foundation Day, Jimmu, the first emperor, is crowned in yea Jersey, British Islands 9 May (Liberation Day, the end of the German Occupation of the C Jordan 25 May (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom 1946; the parliament of Tra [edit]K Kazakhstan 25 October (Republic Day, declared sovereign republic within the USSR 1990 Kenya 12 December (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom 1963; Republic Day, Kiribati 12 July (Independence from the United Kingdom in 1979) North Korea 9 September (declaration of a democratic people's republic 1948) South Korea 15 August (both the liberation from Japanese rule 1945 (Gwangbokjeol) and Kurdistan 21 March (Nawroz, Kurdish New Year celebrated on the spring equinox) Kuwait 25 February (National Day) (26 February is Liberation Day, from Iraq 1991) Kyrgyzstan 31 August (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the USSR in Kosovo 17 February (see 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence) [edit]L Laos 2 December (National Day, people's republic declared 1975) Latvia 18 November (Declaration of independence from Russia 1918) Lebanon 22 November (Independence from France 1943),25 May (Resistance and Libera Lesotho 4 October (Independence from the United Kingdom 1966) Liberia 26 July (Proclamation of the Republic: independence from the United States 1847 Libya 17 February (The revoultion against El-Gazafi) Liechtenstein 15 August (The Hereditary Prince becomes Regent 2004) Lithuania 16 February (Lithuanian State Reestablishment Day, declaration of independen Luxembourg 23 June (the Monarch's birthday) [edit]M Macau 20 December (Transfer of sovereignty to the PRC 1999) 1 October (National Day o Macedonia 8 September (Den na nezavisnosta or , declaration of in Madagascar 26 June (Independence from France 1960) Madeira Day 1 July (Autonomy from Portugal)

Malawi 6 July (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom 1964; and Republic Day 196 Malaysia 31 August (Hari Merdeka, independence (within the Commonwealth) from the U Maldives 1st of Rabi' al-awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar Mali 22 September (Independence from the Mali Federation 1960) Malta 21 September (Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom 1964), Marshall Islands 1 May (Constitution Day, 1979) Martinique, France 14 July (Bastille Day)), 22 May Abolition of slavery day (regional only) Mauritania 28 November (Independence Day, from France 1960) Mauritius 12 March (Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom 1968, re Mayotte France 14 July (Bastille Day)), 27 April Abolition of slavery day (regional only)[6] Mexico 16 September (Grito de Dolores, declaration of independence from Spain 1810) Micronesia, Federated States of 3 November (Independence Day, from the US-administe Minorca, Spain 17 January (Alfonso III of Aragon took the island from Muslims, 1287) Moldova 27 August (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Soviet Un Monaco 19 November (the leve of Prince Albert II 2005) Mongolia 11 July (Naadam Holiday, declaration of independence from China 1921; howev Montenegro 13 July (recognised as independent at the Congress of Berlin 1878), 21 May Montserrat, United Kingdom 2nd Saturday in June Morocco 2 March (Independence from France 1956) Mozambique 25 June (Independence from Portugal 1975) Myanmar 10th day following the full moon of the month of Tazaungmone (beginning of S [edit]N Namibia 21 March (Independence Day, from South African mandate 1990) Nauru 31 January (Independence from the Australia, NZ, and UK-administered UN trustee Nepal 18 February (Martyr's Day), 28 May (Nepal a federal republic 2008, earlier the king Netherlands Antilles (Kingdom of the Netherlands) 30 April (Queensday, Queen Juliana's Netherlands (country) 30 April (Queensday, Queen Juliana's birthday), 5 May (Liberation Kingdom of the Netherlands 15 December (Kingdom day, signing of the Charter for the K New Caledonia (France) 14 July (Bastille Day)) New Zealand 6 February (Waitangi Day, signing of the Treaty of Waitangi 1840) Nicaragua 15 September (Independence from Spain 1821) Niger 18 December (Republic Day, autonomous state within the French Community 1958 Nigeria 1 October (Independence Day, from United Kingdom 1960 (and republic 1963)), Niue 19 October Norfolk Island, Australia 8 June ((second) settlement established (everybody from the Pit Northern Ireland, United Kingdom 17 March (St. Patrick's Day), 12 July (Battle of the Boyn Northern Mariana Islands, United States 8 January (Commonwealth Day, the constitution Norway 17 May (Constitution Day, the signing of the first Norwegian Constitution in Eidsv [edit]O Oman 18 November (birthday of Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said of Oman) [edit]P Pakistan 23 March(Pakistan day, the Pakistan resolution passed in Lahore),14 August (In Palau 9 July (Constitution Day, the world's first nuclear-free constitution 1981; "nuclear-f Palestine 15 November[7] Panama 3 November (Separation Day, declaration of independence from Colombia 1903 Papua New Guinea 16 September (Independence from Australia in 1975) Paraguay 14 May (Independence Day (Da de Independencia), declaration of independen Peru 28 July (Declaration of independence from Spain in 1821) Philippines 12 June (Araw ng Kalayaan), Philippine Declaration of Independence, from Sp Pitcairn Islands, United Kingdom 2nd Saturday in June

Poland 3 May (wito Konstytucji 3 Maja, Constitution Day, 1791), 11 November, (wito Portugal 10 June (Portugal Day, "Day of Cames, Portugal, and the Portuguese Communi Puerto Rico 25 July (Constitution Day, establishment of Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 19 [edit]Q Qatar, 18 December (Official National Day Qatar National Day; the assumption of power Qubec 24 June (National Holiday, since 1977; also celebration of John the Baptist, patro [edit]R Republic of China 10 October (Anniversary of the Wuchang Uprising) Republic of the Congo 15 August (Independence from France in 1960) Runion, France 14 July Bastille Day, 20 December Abolition of slavery day (regional only Romania 1 December (Union Day, unification with Transylvania 1918) Russian Federation 12 June - Russia Day, declaration of sovereignty in 1990, (law priority Rwanda 1 July (Independence from Belgium in 1962) [edit]S Saba (Kingdom of the Netherlands) 3 December Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, United Kingdom 2nd Saturday in June St Kitts and Nevis 19 September (Independence from the United Kingdom 1983) St Lucia 13 December (National Day, independence from United Kingdom 1979; the sain St. Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) 11 November Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 14 July (Bastille Day)) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27 October (Independence Day, from United Kingdom Samoa 1 June (Independence Day, from New Zealand 1962) San Marino 3 September (Independence from the Roman Empire in year 301 (traditional So Tom and Prncipe 12 July (Independence from Portugal 1975) Sardinia, Italy 28 April (Sa die de sa Sardinia - Sardinia's Day - celebrating the uprising o Sark, Guernsey, British Islands 9 May (Liberation Day on 10 May, the end of the German Saudi Arabia 23 September (unification of the kingdoms Nejd and Hejaz 1932) Scotland, United Kingdom 30 November (St. Andrew's Day, patron saint of Scotland, now Senegal 4 April (Independence from France 1960) Serbia 15 February (The beginning of the Serbian revolution against Ottoman rule 1804, Seychelles 18 June (National Day) Sierra Leone 27 April (Republic Day, independence from the United Kingdom 1961) Singapore 9 August (National Day), Gained independence from Malaysia 1965) Slovakia 29 August (Slovak National Uprising Day, start of a Slovak uprising against Nazi Slovenia 25 June ((Statehood Day), declaration of independence from Yugoslavia 1991) Solomon Islands 7 July (Independence Day, from United Kingdom 1978) Somalia 1 July (Foundation of the Republic, from Italy and the formation of Somali Repub Sovereign Military Order of Malta 24 June (Feast of St. John The Baptist, Patron Saint)[1][ South Africa 27 April (first democratic general election 1994) South Sudan 9 July (Independence Day, from Sudan 2011) South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom 2nd Saturday in June Spain 12 October (Fiesta Nacional de Espaa, Columbus discovery of America 1492) Sri Lanka 4 February (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom 1948, still under nam Sudan 1 January (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom and the Egyptian Republi Suriname 25 November (Independence Day, from the Netherlands 1975) Swaziland 6 September (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom 1968) Sweden 6 June (Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden 1523, the constitutions of 1809 a Switzerland 1 August (National Day, alliance against the Holy Roman Empire 1291, betw Syria 17 April (Evacuation Day, from France 1946) [edit]T

Tajikistan 9 September (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Sovie Tanzania 9 December (Independence Day 1961) Tatarstan 30 August (Declaration of independence from the RSFSR 1990) Thailand 5 December (birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej) Togo 27 April (Independence from the French-administered UN trusteeship 1960) Tonga 4 June (Emancipation Day abolition of serfdom 1862, independence from the Unite Transnistria 2 September (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Mol Trinidad and Tobago 31 August (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom 1962) Tunisia 20 March (Declaration of independence from France 1956) Turkey 29 October (Republic Day (Cumhuriyet Bayram), republican constitution 1923) Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus 15 November (Declaration of independence from th Turkmenistan 27 October (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Sov Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom 30 August (Constitution Day, 1976) Tuvalu 1 October (Independence Day, independence from the Gilbert Islands (Kiribati) 19 [edit]U Uganda 9 October (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom 1962, also a republic) Ukraine 24 August (Independence from the Soviet Union 1991) United Arab Emirates 2 December (National Day, formation of federation of seven emira United Kingdom does not have a recognized national day (see proposed British national United States 4 July (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Kingdom United States Virgin Islands (US) 31 March (Transfer Day, transfer of the islands from De Uruguay 25 August (Da de la Independencia, declaration of independence from Portuga Uzbekistan 1 September (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Sovi [edit]V Vanuatu 30 July (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom and France 1980) Vatican City 24 April (Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope 2005) Venezuela 5 July (Independence Day, declaration of independence from Spain 1811) Vietnam 2 September (National Day, declaration of independence from France and Japan [edit]W Wales, United Kingdom 1 March (St. David's Day, patron saint) [edit]Y Yemen 22 May (Unity Day/National Day, North and South Yemen are unified as the Repu [edit]Z Zambia 24 October (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the United Kin Zimbabwe 18 April (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the United Kin

control over Afghan foreign affairs in 1919) ependence from Ottoman rule in 1912) end of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II 1945)

t of Andorra)

g of the Anguillian Revolution in 1967) nited Kingdom in 1981)

ceroy is removed and replaced by the Primera Junta during the May Revolution) and 9 July (Declaration of In scaucasian Democratic Federative Republic 1918) onomy within the Netherlands in 1948) ydney, the first European settlement in Australia, 1788)

anscaucasian Democratic Federative Republic 1918)

a Bin Salman Al Khalifa) n 1947)[4] ependence from Pakistan in 1971); 16 December (Victory Day, the day the Bangladesh Liberation War ended Kingdom in 1966) ry) (official from 2011) erman occupation by Soviet troops in 1944) oath as first king of the Belgians in 1831) United Kingdom in 1981)

s birthday; now "Bermuda Day" to celebrate the islands' heritage and culture) king 1907) m Spain) in 1825) ation of independence from Yugoslavia in 1992), 25 November (Bosnian Republic Day, 25 November celebra gdom in 1966) ependence from Portugal in 1822)

Empire 1878) 1984) (Independence Day, from France in 1960, is 5 August)

provinces 1867)

independence and constitutions after the fall of Barcelona 1714)

within the French Community 1958)

he Wuchang Uprising that led to abolishment of monarchy in China and founding of the Republic of China (1 's Republic of China 1949)

with New Zealand 1965)

e from Yugoslavia 1991) 1959 (and Spanish rule ends 1899)) d island council is instituted 1954)

gary (as Czechoslovakia) 1918)

Belgium in 1960)

om 1978 (discovered by Christopher Columbus 1493)) 844), 16 August (Restoration Day, independence from Spain 1865)

ober (Armed Forces Day, the beginning of the October War 1973)

aint of England, not a bank holiday)

1; independence from Ethiopia 1993) pendence from the Russia 1918) is defeated 1991)

e end of the Falklands War 1982) h at the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030): opening of the Lgting (parliament) session)

pendence from Russia 1917)

ecember Abolition of slavery day

lf rule Sunday

ngdom 1965) ndence from Russia 1918) Germany and East Germany 1990)

Day, people of Gibraltar vote to reject Spanish sovereignty or association 1967) n Empire 1821), 28 October (Ohi Day, rejection of the Italian ultimatum 1940) National Day was introduced in 1983 as one of the Home Rule's traditions and is thus one of several expres

of slavery day (regional only)[6] am 1944, the beginning of the Battle of Guam (1944))

n Day, the end of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II 1945)

rom Portugal 1973) ani, republic 1970)

ion of the Channel Islands during World War II 1945)

October (National Day of the People's Republic of China) st (St. Stephen's day), 23 October (1956 Revolution memorial day)

lution of personal union with Kingdom of Denmark 1944) n the British Commonwealth of Nations 1950), 15 August (Independence Day, from the British Empire 1947) ari Proklamasi Kemerdekaan R.I.), from Japan and the Netherlands 1945)

wald (parliament) annual meeting) Yom Ha'atzmaut, proclamation of independence from the British Mandate of Palestine 1948) m German troops in 1945), 2 June (Festa della Repubblica, Italy is voted a republic in 1946 - Giuseppe Gariba

d Kingdom 6 August 1962) emperor, is crowned in year 660 BC) German Occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II 1945) 1946; the parliament of Transjordan makes Abdullah I of Jordan their king 1946)

public within the USSR 1990) ngdom 1963; Republic Day, (Jamhuri Day), 1964)

e's republic 1948) e 1945 (Gwangbokjeol) and the declaration of the South Korean state 1948), 3 October (Gaecheonjeol, the a n the spring equinox) Day, from Iraq 1991) ependence from the USSR in 1991)

May (Resistance and Liberation Day from Israel 2000)

rom the United States 1847)

gent 2004) y, declaration of independence from Russia and Germany 1918)

9) 1 October (National Day of the People's Republic of China) , declaration of independence from Yugoslavia 1991)

1964; and Republic Day 1966) Commonwealth) from the United Kingdom 1957) and 16 September (Malaysia Day, the formation of Malays calendar

the United Kingdom 1964), 31 March (Freedom Day, withdrawal of British troops from Malta 1979), 13 Dece

f slavery day (regional only)[6]

the United Kingdom 1968, republic 1992) avery day (regional only)[6] endence from Spain 1810) Day, from the US-administered UN Trusteeship 1979) nd from Muslims, 1287) endence from the Soviet Union 1991)

nce from China 1921; however, Naadam is also celebrated in China by both Han Chinese and Mongols withou ess of Berlin 1878), 21 May (independence on the referendum in 2006)

azaungmone (beginning of Student led protests against British colonial government in 1920), in late Novemb

andate 1990) UK-administered UN trusteeship 1968) public 2008, earlier the king's birthday) Queensday, Queen Juliana's birthday) birthday), 5 May (Liberation Day, from Nazi Germany in 1945) ning of the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands 1954)

y of Waitangi 1840)

the French Community 1958) 1960 (and republic 1963)), 29 May (Democracy Day, return of democracy 1999)

hed (everybody from the Pitcairn Islands)) y), 12 July (Battle of the Boyne Day) wealth Day, the constitutional government takes office 1978) wegian Constitution in Eidsvoll 1814)

aid of Oman)

ed in Lahore),14 August (Independence Day, independence from the British Indian Empire in 1947) onstitution 1981; "nuclear-free" dropped in 1994 in order to become an associated state to the United State

ndence from Colombia 1903) alia in 1975) ), declaration of independence from Spain in 1811)

n of Independence, from Spain in 1898

791), 11 November, (wito Niepodlegoci, Independence Day, restoration of independence from Austro-Hu nd the Portuguese Communities", National Poet Lus de Cames dies in 1580) monwealth of Puerto Rico 1952. Formerly Invasion Day (1898))

y; the assumption of power of Sheikh Jassem bin Mohamed al-Thani in 1878) on of John the Baptist, patron saint of French Canadians, since 1834)

of slavery day (regional only)[6]

reignty in 1990, (law priority over Soviet Union laws)

om 2nd Saturday in June ted Kingdom 1983) ted Kingdom 1979; the saint's day)

Day, from United Kingdom 1979)

pire in year 301 (traditional date))

- celebrating the uprising of April 28, 1794) May, the end of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II 1945) d and Hejaz 1932) atron saint of Scotland, now a bank holiday)

against Ottoman rule 1804, first constitution 1835)

United Kingdom 1961) m Malaysia 1965) Slovak uprising against Nazi Germany 1944), 1 September (Constitution Day, independence from Czechoslov nce from Yugoslavia 1991) dom 1978) e formation of Somali Republic 1960) he Baptist, Patron Saint)[1][2]

2nd Saturday in June overy of America 1492) ngdom 1948, still under name of Ceylon) m and the Egyptian Republic 1956) lands 1975) Kingdom 1968) , the constitutions of 1809 and 1974) y Roman Empire 1291, between Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden)

dependence from the Soviet Union 1991)

RSFSR 1990)

UN trusteeship 1960) ndependence from the United Kingdom 1970) independence from the Moldova 1990) e United Kingdom 1962)

ublican constitution 1923) on of independence from the Cyprus 1983) independence from the Soviet Union 1991) ution Day, 1976) e Gilbert Islands (Kiribati) 1975 and the United Kingdom 1978)

dom 1962, also a republic)

f federation of seven emirates and independence from the United Kingdom 1971) e proposed British national day), although the Queen's Official Birthday (which is declared annually, usually endence from the Kingdom of Great Britain 1776) nsfer of the islands from Denmark to the United States 1917) ndependence from Portugal 1825) ndependence from the Soviet Union 1991)

m and France 1980) d as the 265th Pope 2005) dence from Spain 1811) ence from France and Japan 1945)

men are unified as the Republic of Yemen 1990)

endence from the United Kingdom 1964) endence from the United Kingdom 1980; it had previously declared independence as Rhodesia in 1965)

and 9 July (Declaration of Independence, from Spain in 1816)

adesh Liberation War ended in 1971)

c Day, 25 November celebrate in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Serbian Republic Day celebrate in R

of the Republic of China (1911)

s thus one of several expressions of national identity, which is also reflected in the flag, clothing, national an

ar II 1945)

m the British Empire 1947)

estine 1948) c in 1946 - Giuseppe Garibaldi died on this date in 1882)

October (Gaecheonjeol, the ancient Korea founded in 2333 BC), 1 March (declaration of independence of mod

Day, the formation of Malaysia)

s from Malta 1979), 13 December (Republic Day, republican constitution of 1974, therefore becoming a repu

Chinese and Mongols without political attachments)

ent in 1920), in late November or December

an Empire in 1947) ed state to the United States in the Compact of Free Association)

dependence from Austro-Hungary, Prussia, and Russia in 1918)

ependence from Czechoslovakia 1993)

declared annually, usually falling on a Saturday in the first half of June) is sometimes considered as such, fo

e as Rhodesia in 1965)

Republic Day celebrate in Republika Srpska, 9 January)[5]

he flag, clothing, national anthem and language)

ion of independence of modern Korea and the March 1st movement)

, therefore becoming a republic), 7 June (Sette Giugno, bread riot of 1919 where 4 Maltese men died), 8 Sep

times considered as such, for example, in British diplomatic institutions overseas. However, the four constitu

4 Maltese men died), 8 September (Victory Day, victory over the Ottoman Empire in the Great Siege of Malt

. However, the four constituent nations of the UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) all have N

e in the Great Siege of Malta 1565; Italian government publicly announced agreement to an armistice with t

Northern Ireland) all have National Saints' days.

ement to an armistice with the WWII Allies, therefore ending the attacks on Malta by the Italians 1943)

a by the Italians 1943)