National Days - Table Sorted By Date

Table Sorted By Date

The above list (with the same information) plus flags is given below as a collapsed table, initially sorted by date.

Date Flag & National Day
1 January Cuba (Liberation Day, Fidel Castro takes power in 1959 (and Spanish rule ends 1899))
1 January Haiti (Declaration of independence from France 1804)
1 January Sudan (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom and the Egyptian Republic 1956)
8 January Northern Mariana Islands, United States (Commonwealth Day, the constitutional government takes office 1978)
9 January Serbia (Serbian Republic Day celebrated in Republika Srpska)
17 January Minorca, Spain (Alfonso III of Aragon took the island from Muslims, 1287)
26 January Australia (Australia Day, date of the founding of Sydney, the first European settlement in Australia, 1788)
26 January India (Republic Day, becoming the first republic in the British Commonwealth of Nations 1950)
31 January Nauru (Independence from the Australia, NZ, and UK-administered UN trusteeship 1968)
4 February Sri Lanka (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom 1948, still under name of Ceylon)
6 February New Zealand (Waitangi Day, signing of the Treaty of Waitangi 1840)
7 February Grenada (Independence from United Kingdom 1974)
11 February Iran (Victory of Islamic Revolution)
11 February Japan (National Foundation Day, Jimmu, the first emperor, is crowned in year 660 BC)
15 February Serbia (The beginning of the Serbian revolution against Ottoman rule 1804, first constitution 1835)
16 February Lithuania (Lithuanian State Reestablishment Day, declaration of independence from Russia and Germany 1918)
17 February Kosovo (see 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence)
17 February Libya (The revolution against El-Gazafi)
18 February Gambia (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom 1965)
18 February Nepal (Martyr's Day)
23 February Brunei
23 February Guyana (Republic Day, also known as Mashramani, republic 1970)
24 February Estonia (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Russia 1918)
25 February Kuwait (National Day)
26 February Kuwait Kuwait Liberation Day (from Iraq 1991)
27 February Dominican Republic (independence from Haiti 1844)
28 February Andalusia, Spain (Dia de Andalucia)
1 March Bosnia and Herzegovina (Dan nezavisnosti; Proclamation of independence from Yugoslavia in 1992)
1 March South Korea (declaration of independence of modern Korea and the March 1st movement)
1 March Wales, United Kingdom (St. David's Day, patron saint)
3 March Bulgaria (Liberation Day, autonomy within Ottoman Empire 1878)
6 March Ghana (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom 1957)
8 March Syria (Independence Day from The Ottoman Empire and declaration of The Arab Kingdom of Syria, the first modern Arab state in 1920)
12 March Mauritius (Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom 1968, republic 1992)
15 March Hungary (1848 Revolution memorial day)
17 March Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (St. Patrick's Day)
17 March Republic of Ireland (St. Patrick's Day, patron saint of Ireland)
18 March Aruba (Kingdom of the Netherlands) (Flag Day: autonomy within the Netherlands in 1945)
20 March Tunisia (Declaration of independence from France 1956)
21 March Kurdistan (Nawroz, Kurdish New Year celebrated on the spring equinox)
21 March Namibia (Independence Day, from South African mandate 1990)
23 March Pakistan (Pakistan day, the Pakistan resolution passed in Lahore)
25 March Greece (Declaration of independence from Ottoman Empire 1821)
26 March Bangladesh (Independence Day, declaration of independence from Pakistan in 1971)
31 March Malta (Freedom Day, withdrawal of British troops from Malta 1979)
31 March United States Virgin Islands (US) (Transfer Day, transfer of the islands from Denmark to the United States 1917)
3 April Guinea (Independence from France 1958 on 2 October)
4 April Senegal (Independence from France 1960)
17 April American Samoa (US) (Flag Day)
17 April Syria (Evacuation Day, from France 1946)
18 April Zimbabwe (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the United Kingdom 1980; it had previously declared independence as Rhodesia in 1965)
23 April Aragon, Spain (St George's Day, patron saint)
23 April England, United Kingdom (St George's Day, patron saint of England, not a bank holiday)
24 April Vatican City (Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope 2005)
25 April Italy (Partisans liberate Genoa, Milan and Tourin from German troops in 1945)
27 April Mayotte, France Abolition of slavery day (regional only)
27 April Sierra Leone (Republic Day, independence from the United Kingdom 1961)
27 April Togo (Independence from the French-administered UN trusteeship 1960)
27 April South Africa (first democratic general election 1994)
28 April Sardinia, Italy (Sa die de sa Sardinia (Sardinia's Day) celebrating the uprising of 28 April 1794)
30 April Netherlands (country) and Netherlands Antilles (Kingdom of the Netherlands) (Queensday, Queen Juliana's birthday)
1 May Marshall Islands (Constitution Day, 1979)
3 May Poland (Święto Konstytucji 3 Maja, Constitution Day, 1791)
5 May Netherlands (country) (Liberation Day, from Nazi Germany in 1945)
9 May Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Herm, Sark, British Islands (Liberation Day, the end of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II 1945)
14 May Israel (date varies) according to Jewish calendar at 5 Iyar (Yom Ha'atzmaut, proclamation of independence from the British Mandate of Palestine 1948)
14 May Paraguay (Independence Day (Día de Independencia), declaration of independence from Spain in 1811)
17 May Norway (Constitution Day, the signing of the first Norwegian Constitution in Eidsvoll 1814)
20 May Cameroon (National Day, creation of a unitary state 1972)
20 May East Timor (Independence from Indonesia in 2002)
21 May Montenegro (independence on the referendum in 2006)
22 May Martinique, France Abolition of slavery day (regional only)
22 May Yemen (Unity Day or National Day, North and South Yemen are unified as the Republic of Yemen 1990)
24 May Bermuda, United Kingdom (Originally Queen Victoria's birthday; now "Bermuda Day" to celebrate the islands' heritage and culture)
24 May Eritrea (Eritrean rebels enter the capital Asmara 1991; independence from Ethiopia 1993)
25 May Argentina (First Patriotic Government, the Spanish viceroy is removed and replaced by the Primera Junta during the May Revolution)
25 May Jordan (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom 1946; the parliament of Transjordan makes Abdullah I of Jordan their king 1946)
25 May Lebanon (Resistance and Liberation Day from Israel 2000)
26 May Georgia (Day of First Republic, declaration of independence from Russia 1918)
27 May Guadeloupe, France Abolition of slavery day (regional only)
28 May Armenia (Republic Day, independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic 1918)
28 May Azerbaijan (Republic Day, independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic 1918)
28 May Ethiopia (Downfall of the Derg Day, the Derg regime is defeated 1991)
28 May Nepal (Nepal a federal republic 2008, earlier the king's birthday)
29 May Nigeria (Democracy Day, return of democracy 1999)
30 May Anguilla, United Kingdom (Anguilla Day; the beginning of the Anguillian Revolution in 1967)
1 June Samoa (Independence Day, from New Zealand 1962)
2 June Italy (Festa della Repubblica, Italy is voted a republic in 1946 – Giuseppe Garibaldi died on this date in 1882)
4 June Tonga (Emancipation Day abolition of serfdom 1862, independence from the United Kingdom 1970)
5 June Denmark (no official National Day) (Constitution of 1849)
6 June Sweden (Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden 1523, the constitutions of 1809 and 1974)
7 June Malta (Sette Giugno, bread riot of 1919 where 4 Maltese men died)
8 June Norfolk Island, Australia (second settlement established (everybody from the Pitcairn Islands))
8 June * Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, (all United Kingdom) * 2nd Saturday in June
8 June * United Kingdom does not have a recognized national day (see proposed British national day), although the Queen's Official Birthday (which is declared annually, usually falling on the second Saturday in June *) is sometimes considered as such, for example, in British diplomatic institutions overseas
10 June Portugal (Portugal Day, "Day of Camões, Portugal, and the Portuguese Communities", National Poet Luís de Camões dies in 1580)
12 June Philippines (Araw ng Kalayaan), Philippine Declaration of Independence, from Spain in 1898
12 June Russia Russia Day, declaration of sovereignty in 1990, (law priority over Soviet Union laws)
14 June Falkland Islands, United Kingdom 14 June (Liberation Day, the end of the Falklands War 1982)
17 June Iceland (National Day, founding of republic and dissolution of personal union with Denmark 1944)
18 June Seychelles (National Day: the return of a multi-party democracy to the Seychelles in 1993)
21 June Greenland (Denmark) (Longest Day of the Year) (The National Day was introduced in 1983 as one of the Home Rule's traditions and is thus one of several expressions of national identity, which is also reflected in the flag, clothing, national anthem and language)
23 June Luxembourg (the Monarch's birthday)
24 June Québec (National Holiday, since 1977; also celebration of John the Baptist, patron saint of French Canadians, since 1834)
24 June Malta: Sovereign Military Order of Malta (Feast of St. John The Baptist, Patron Saint)
25 June Croatia (Statehood Day, declaration of independence from Yugoslavia 1991)
25 June Mozambique (Independence from Portugal 1975)
25 June Slovenia ((Statehood Day), declaration of independence from Yugoslavia 1991)
26 June Madagascar (Independence from France 1960)
27 June Djibouti (Independence from France 1977)
30 June Democratic Republic of Congo (Independence from Belgium in 1960)
1 July British Virgin Islands, United Kingdom
1 July Burundi (Independence from Belgium in 1962)
1 July Canada (Canada Day, Canada a confederation of four provinces 1867)
1 July Hong Kong (Transfer of sovereignty to the PRC 1997)
1 July Madeira Madeira Day (Autonomy from Portugal)
1 July Rwanda (Independence from Belgium in 1962)
1 July Somalia (Foundation of the Republic, from Italy and the formation of Somali Republic 1960)
1 July * Cayman Islands, United Kingdom * 1st Monday in July
2 July Curaçao (Kingdom of the Netherlands) (the first elected island council is instituted 1954)
3 July Belarus (Independence Day, liberation of Minsk from German occupation by Soviet troops in 1944)
4 July United States (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain 1776)
5 July Venezuela (Independence Day, declaration of independence from Spain 1811)
5 July * Isle of Man, British Islands (* usual date) (Tynwald Day, Tynwald (parliament) annual meeting)
6 July Comoros (Independence from France 1975)
6 July Lithuania (Statehood Day, establishment of the medieval Lithuanian kingdom by Mindaugas in 1253.
6 July Malawi (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom 1964; and Republic Day 1966)
7 July Solomon Islands (Independence Day, from United Kingdom 1978)
9 July Palau (Constitution Day, the world's first nuclear-free constitution 1981; "nuclear-free" dropped in 1994 in order to become an associated state to the United States in the Compact of Free Association)
9 July Argentina (Declaration of Independence, from Spain in 1816)
9 July South Sudan (Independence Day, from Sudan 2011)
10 July Bahamas (Independence from the United Kingdom in 1973)
11 July Mongolia (Naadam Holiday, declaration of independence from China 1921 Naadam is also celebrated in China by both Han Chinese and Mongols without political attachments).
12 July Kiribati (Independence from the United Kingdom in 1979)
12 July Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (Battle of the Boyne Day)
12 July São Tomé and Príncipe (Independence from Portugal 1975)
13 July Montenegro (recognised as independent at the Congress of Berlin 1878)
14 July France (Bastille Day, 14 July 1789); (Fête de la Fédération, 14 July 1790)
14 July French Guiana (France) (Fête de la Fédération)
14 July Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Réunion, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, (all France) (Bastille Day)
20 July Colombia (Declaration of independence from Spain 1810)
21 July Belgium (Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld takes the oath as first king of the Belgians in 1831)
21 July Guam (US) (Liberation Day, Americans landing on Guam 1944, the beginning of the Battle of Guam (1944))
23 July Egypt (Revolution Day, the revolution of 1952)
25 July Puerto Rico (Constitution Day, establishment of Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 1952.

Formerly Invasion Day (1898)

26 July Liberia (Proclamation of the Republic: independence from the United States 1847)
28 July Peru (Declaration of independence from Spain in 1821)
29 July Faroe Islands (Denmark) (Ólavsøka (Saint Olaf's death at the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030): opening of the Løgting (parliament) session)
30 July Vanuatu (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom and France 1980)
1 August Benin (Independence from France in 1960)
1 August Switzerland (National Day, alliance against the Holy Roman Empire 1291, between Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden)
4 August Burkina Faso (change of name from Upper Volta in 1984)
4 August Cook Islands (Self-government in free association with New Zealand 1965)
5 August Burkina Faso (Independence Day, from France in 1960)
5 August * Jamaica * 1st Monday in August (Independence from the United Kingdom 6 August 1962)
6 August Bolivia (Proclamation of Republic (independent from Spain) in 1825)
7 August Côte d'Ivoire (Independence from France 1960)
9 August Afghanistan (Independence from United Kingdom control over Afghan foreign affairs in 1919)
9 August Singapore (National Day), Gained independence from Malaysia 1965)
10 August Ecuador (Proclamation of independence from Spain in 1809)
11 August Balochistan, (Pakistan) (Independence from India in 1947)
11 August Chad (Independence from France in 1960)
14 August Pakistan (Independence Day, independence from the British Indian Empire in 1947)
15 August India (Independence Day, from the British Empire 1947)
15 August South Korea (both the liberation from Japanese rule in 1945 (Gwangbokjeol) and the declaration of the South Korean state in 1948)
15 August Liechtenstein (The Hereditary Prince becomes Regent 2004)
15 August Republic of the Congo (Independence from France in 1960)
16 August Dominican Republic (Restoration Day, independence from Spain in 1865)
17 August Gabon (Independence from France in 1960)
17 August Indonesia (Proclamation of Independence day, (Hari Proklamasi Kemerdekaan R.I.), from Japan and the Netherlands 1945
20 August Hungary (St. Stephen's day)
24 August Ukraine (Independence from the Soviet Union 1991)
25 August Uruguay (Día de la Independencia, declaration of independence from Brazil 1825)
27 August Moldova (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Soviet Union 1991)
29 August Slovakia (Slovak National Uprising Day, start of a Slovak uprising against Nazi Germany in 1944)
30 August Kazakhstan (Constitution Day, approval of the independent constitution in 1995)
30 August Tatarstan (Declaration of independence from the RSFSR in 1990)
30 August Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom (Constitution Day, 1976)
31 August Kyrgyzstan (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the USSR in 1991)
31 August Malaysia (Hari Merdeka, independence (within the Commonwealth) from the United Kingdom in 1957)
31 August Trinidad and Tobago (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom in 1962)
1 September Slovakia (Constitution Day, independence from Czechoslovakia in 1993)
1 September Uzbekistan (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991)
2 September Transnistria (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Moldova in 1990)
2 September Vietnam (National Day, declaration of independence from France and China in 1945)
3 September San Marino (Independence from the Roman Empire in year 301 (traditional date))
6 September Swaziland (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom 1968)
7 September Brazil (Dia da Independência, declaration of independence from Portugal in 1822)
8 September Andorra (Our Lady of Meritxell Day, patron saint of Andorra)
8 September Republic of Macedonia (Den na nezavisnosta or Ден на независноста, declaration of independence from Yugoslavia 1991)
9 September North Korea (declaration of a democratic people's republic in 1948)
9 September Tajikistan (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991)
10 September Belize (Independence from Spain in 1798, alternatively celebrated as Battle of St. George's Caye Day)
10 September Gibraltar, United Kingdom (Gibraltar National Day, people of Gibraltar vote to reject Spanish sovereignty or association 1967)
11 September Catalonia, Spain (loses its nominal independence and constitutions after the fall of Barcelona 1714)
12 September Cape Verde
15 September Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua (Independence from the Kingdom of Spain in 1821)
16 September Malaysia (Malaysia Day, the formation of Malaysia)
16 September Mexico (Grito de Dolores, declaration of independence from Spain in 1810)
16 September Papua New Guinea (Independence from Australia in 1975)
18 September Chile (the first Government Junta is created 1810)
19 September Saint Kitts and Nevis (Independence from the United Kingdom 1983)
21 September Belize (Independence from the United Kingdom in 1981)
21 September Malta (Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1964)
22 September Mali (Independence from the Mali Federation in 1960)
23 September Saudi Arabia (unification of the kingdoms Nejd and Hejaz in 1932)
24 September Guinea-Bissau (Declaration of independence from Portugal in 1973)
30 September Botswana (Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966)
1 October People's Republic of China National Day of the People's Republic of China (Proclamation of People's Republic of China 1949)
1 October Cyprus (Independence Day 1960)
1 October Hong Kong (National Day of the People's Republic of China)
1 October Macau (National Day of the People's Republic of China)
1 October Nigeria (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom in 1960 (and becoming a republic in 1963)
1 October Tuvalu (Independence Day, independence from the Gilbert Islands (Kiribati) in 1975 and from the United Kingdom in 1978)
3 October Germany (German Unity Day, unification of West Germany and East Germany in 1990)
3 October Iraq (Independence from the United Kingdom in 1932)
3 October South Korea (Gaecheonjeol, the ancient Korea founded in 2333 BC)
4 October Lesotho (Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966)
6 October Egypt (Armed Forces Day, the beginning of the October War in 1973)
10 October Fiji (Fiji Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1970)
10 October Taiwan (Double Ten Day commemorating the 1911 Wuchang Uprising that led to abolishment of monarchy in China and founding of the Republic of China in 1911)
12 October Equatorial Guinea (Independence from Spain in 1968)
12 October Spain (Fiesta Nacional de España, Columbus discovery of America in 1492)
19 October Niue
23 October Hungary (1956 Revolution memorial day)
24 October Zambia (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the United Kingdom in 1964)
25 October Basque Country, Spain (Day of the Basque Country) (official from 2011)
25 October Kazakhstan (Republic Day, declared sovereign republic within the USSR 1990)
26 October Austria (The Neutrality Constitution of 1955)
27 October Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom in 1979)
27 October Turkmenistan (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991)
28 October Czech Republic (Independence from Austria-Hungary (as Czechoslovakia) in 1918)
28 October Greece (Ohi Day, rejection of the Italian ultimatum in 1940)
29 October Turkey (Republic Day (Cumhuriyet Bayramı), republican constitution in 1923)
1 November Algeria (start of the War of Independence in 1954)
1 November Antigua and Barbuda (Independence from the United Kingdom in 1981)
3 November Dominica (Independence from the United Kingdom in 1978 (discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493))
3 November Micronesia (Independence Day, from the US-administered UN Trusteeship 1979)
3 November Panama (Separation Day, declaration of independence from Colombia 1903)
9 November Cambodia (Independence from France in 1953)
11 November Angola (Independence from Portugal in 1975)
11 November Poland (Święto Niepodległości, Independence Day, restoration of independence from Austro-Hungary, Prussia, and Russia in 1918)
11 November Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
15 November Palestine
15 November Northern Cyprus (Declaration of independence from the Cyprus in 1983)
18 November Latvia (Declaration of independence from Russia in 1918)
18 November Morocco (Independence from France in 1956)
18 November Oman (birthday of Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said of Oman)
19 November Monaco (the levée of Prince Albert II in 2005)
22 November Lebanon (Independence from France in 1943)
25 November Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian Republic Day celebrated in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, or the 1st session of the State's Antifascist Council of National Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1943)
25 November Suriname (Independence Day, from the Netherlands in 1975)
28 November Albania ("Dita e Pavarësisë", declaration of independence from Ottoman rule in 1912)
28 November Mauritania (Independence Day, from France in 1960)
30 November Barbados (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom in 1966)
30 November Scotland, United Kingdom (St. Andrew's Day, patron saint of Scotland, now a bank holiday in Scotland)
late Nov/Dec. Myanmar 10th day following the full moon of the month of Tazaungmone (beginning of Student led protests against British colonial government in 1920)
1 December Central African Republic (autonomous territory within the French Community 1958)
1 December Romania (Union Day, unification with Transylvania in 1918)
2 December Laos (National Day, people's republic declared 1975)
2 December United Arab Emirates (National Day, formation of federation of seven emirates on independence from the United Kingdom in 1971)
3 December Saba (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
5 December Thailand (birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej)
6 December Finland (Independence Day, declaration of independence from Russia 1917)
9 December Tanzania (Independence Day 1961)
12 December Kenya (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom 1963; Republic Day, (Jamhuri Day), 1964)
13 December Malta (Republic Day, republican constitution of 1974)
13 December Saint Luciaɡ (National Day, independence from United Kingdom 1979; the saint's day)
15 December Kingdom of the Netherlands (Kingdom day, signing of the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands 1954)
16 December Bahrain (Accession Day for the late Amir Sh. Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa)
16 December Bangladesh (Victory Day, the day the Bangladesh Liberation War ended in 1971)
17 December Bhutan (Ugyen Wangchuck elected hereditary king in 1907)
18 December Niger (Republic Day, autonomous state within the French Community from 1958)
18 December Qatar (Official National Day Qatar National Day; the assumption of power of Sheikh Jassem bin Mohamed al-Thani in 1878)
20 December French Guiana (France) Abolition of slavery day)
20 December Macau (Transfer of sovereignty to the PRC in 1999)
20 December Réunion, France Abolition of slavery day (regional only)

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