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| [[Christopher Columbus]] || [[Columbus Day]] || Various || second Monday in October (US); 12 October (elsewhere) |
| [[Christopher Columbus]] || [[Columbus Day]] || Various || second Monday in October (US); 12 October (elsewhere) |
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|[[Harvey Milk]] ||[[Harvey Milk Day]]|| United States || 22 May |
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| [[Mahatma Gandhi]] || [[Gandhi Jayanti]] || India || 2 October |
| [[Mahatma Gandhi]] || [[Gandhi Jayanti]] || India || 2 October |
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| [[Rosa Parks]] || [[Rosa Parks Day]] || Four states of the United States || 4 February (California and Missouri); 1 December (Ohio and Oregon) |
| [[Rosa Parks]] || [[Rosa Parks Day]] || Four states of the United States || 4 February (California and Missouri); 1 December (Ohio and Oregon) |
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|[[John Muir]] ||[[John Muir|John Muir day]]|| United States || 11 October |
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| [[Casimir Pulaski Day]] || Illinois, Wisconsin public schools, etc. || first Monday in March |
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| [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco]] || [[Prince Rainier Day]] || Monaco || 19 November |
| [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco]] || [[Prince Rainier Day]] || Monaco || 19 November |
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Revision as of 19:35, 10 April 2019
This is a list of government-sanctioned holidays commemorating individuals.
| Person | Holiday | Observing states | Date |
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| Susan B. Anthony | Susan B. Anthony Day | United States | 15 February |
| Errol Barrow | Errol Barrow Day | Barbados | 21 January |
| Cesar Chavez | Cesar Chavez Day | United States | 31 March |
| Christopher Columbus | Columbus Day | Various | second Monday in October (US); 12 October (elsewhere) |
| Harvey Milk | Harvey Milk Day | United States | 22 May |
| Mahatma Gandhi | Gandhi Jayanti | India | 2 October |
| Martin Luther King Jr. | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | United States | third Monday in January |
| Abraham Lincoln | Lincoln's Birthday | Parts of the United States | 12 February |
| Nelson Mandela | Mandela Day | Various | 18 July |
| Rosa Parks | Rosa Parks Day | Four states of the United States | 4 February (California and Missouri); 1 December (Ohio and Oregon) |
| John Muir | John Muir day | United States | 11 October |
| Rainier III, Prince of Monaco | Prince Rainier Day | Monaco | 19 November |
| Harriet Tubman | Harriet Tubman Day | United States | 10 March |
| Queen Victoria | Victoria Day | Canada | last Monday before 25 May |
| George Washington | Washington's Birthday | United States | third Monday in February |
| Wright brothers | Wright Brothers Day | United States | 17 December |