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REGISTER of NATIONAL DAYS DATE COUNTRY TITLE January 01 REGISTER OF NATIONAL DAYS DATE COUNTRY TITLE January 01 Cuba Anniversary of the Revolution 01 Haiti Independence Day 07 Maldives National Day 26 Australia National Day 26 India Republic Day February 04 Sri Lanka Independence Day 06 New Zealand National Day 07 Grenada Independence Day 11 Iran National Day 11 Japan National Day 15 Serbia National Day 16 Democratic People’s Birthday of Chairman Republic of Korea Kim Jong II 16 Lithuania National Day 18 The Gambia Independence Day 22 Saint Lucia Independence Day 23 Guyana Republic Day 24 Estonia Independence Day 27 Dominican Republic Independence Day March 01 Bosnia & Herzegovina Independence Day 03 Bulgaria National Day 06 Ghana National Day 12 Mauritius Republic Day 18 Aruba National Day 20 Tunisia National Day 23 Pakistan Pakistan Day 25 Greece Independence Day April 01 Iran National Day 04 Senegal National Day 09 Iraq National Day 16 Kingdom of Birthday of H. M. Denmark The Queen 19 Holy See Anniversary of the Elevation of His Holiness the Pope to the Pontificate 21 United Kingdom Official Birthday of of Great Britain H.M. The Queen 27 South Africa Freedom Day 30 Kingdom of Birthday of H.M. Sweden The King 30 Kingdom of the National Day – Netherlands Queen’s Birthday May 01 Marshall Islands National Day 03 Poland Constitution Day 09 EEC Europe Day 12 Israel National Day 15 Paraguay Independence Day 17 Norway Constitution Day 25 Argentina National Day 26 Georgia Independence Day 26 Guyana Independence Day 28 Armenia National Day 28 Azerbaijan National Day 28 Ethiopia National Day June 02 Italy National Day 05 Kingdom of Constitution Day Denmark 06 Kingdom of Sweden National Day 10 Portugal National Day 12 Philippines National Day 12 Russian Federation National Day 17 Iceland Republic Day 18 Seychelles National Day 23 Luxembourg National Day 24 Sovereign Military Order of Malta St. John’s Day 25 Croatia Statehood Day 25 Slovenia National Day 27 Djibouti National Day July 01 Canada Canada Day 03 Belarus Independence Day 04 United States of America Independence Day 05 Cape Verde National Day 06 Comoros Independence Day 07 Solomon Islands Independence Day 07 Nepal Royal Birthday 05 Venezuela Independence Day 10 Bahamas Independence Day 11 Mongolia Independence Day 14 France Bastille Day 20 Colombia Independence Day 21 Belgium National Day 23 Egypt National Day 26 Liberia National Day 26 Maldives Independence Day 28 Peru Independence Day 30 Morocco Date of Accession August 01 Switzerland National Day 02 Macedonia Independence Day 06 Jamaica Independence Day 06 Bolivia Independence Day 09 Singapore National Day 10 Ecuador Independence Day 14 Pakistan Independence Day 15 Liechtenstein National Day 17 Indonesia National Day 20 Hungary Constitution Day 25 Uruguay Independence Day 27 Moldova National Day 31 Malaysia National Day 31 Trinidad and Tobago Independence Day September 01 Libya National Day 01 Slovak Republic National Day 02 Viet Nam National Day 03 San Marino National Day 07 Brazil Independence Day 08 Andorra National Day 09 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Independence Day 15 El Salvador Independence Day 15 Costa Rica Independence Day 15 Guatemala Independence Day 15 Honduras Independence Day 15 Nicaragua Independence Day 16 Mexico Independence Day 18 Chile National Day 19 Saint Kitts & Nevis Independence Day 21 Armenia National Day 21 Belize Independence Day 21 Malta Independence Day 22 Mali National Day 24 Trinidad and Tobago Republic Day 30 Botswana Botswana Day October 01 Cyprus National Day 01 Tuvalu Independence Day 03 Federal Republic of Germany National Day 03 Republic of Korea National Day 09 Uganda Independence Day 10 Fiji National Day 10 Republic of China (Taiwan) National Day 12 Spain National Day 22 Holy See Inauguration Day 23 Hungary National Day 26 Austria National Day 27 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Independence Day 28 Czech Republic Independence Day 29 Turkey Republic Day November 01 Algeria National Day 01 Antigua and Barbuda Independence Day 03 Dominica Independence Day 03 Panama Independence Day 09 Cambodia National Day 11 Poland Independence Day 18 Latvia National Day 19 Monaco National Day 25 Bosnia and Herzegovina National Day 25 Suriname Independence Day 30 Barbados Independence Day December 01 Romania National Day 02 United Arab Emirates National Day 05 Thailand H. M. The King’s Birthday Anniversary 06 Finland National Day 11 Burkina Faso National Day 16 Bahrain National Day 16 Kazakhstan Independence Day 18 Niger National Day 23 Japan Birthday of H.M. the Emperor .
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