National day

List of national days

Nation	Date	National Day
	19 August	Independence from United Kingdom control over Afghan foreign affairs in 1919.
	28 November	Albanian Flag Day: Raising of the Albanian flag in Vlorë to announce the Albanian Declaration of Independence in 1912
	15 December	Homecoming Day, the return of the Islanders after the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II 1945
	1 November	Start of the War of Independence in 1954
	5 July	Independence Day in 1962
	17 April	US Flag Day, commemorates the date American Samoa became a US territory and first flew the US flag in 1900, as well as the date of adoption of the American Samoan flag in 1960.
	8 September	Our Lady of Meritxell Day, patron saint of Andorra, signing of the Paréage of Andorra 1278
	11 November	Independence from Portugal in 1975
	30 May	Anguilla Day; the beginning of the Anguillian Revolution in 1967
	1 November	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1981
	23 April	St. George's Day, patron saint of Aragon and his Crown. An XIII legend holds that during the battle of Alcoraz in 1096, Saint George appeared in support of Aragonese army force.
	25 May	First National Government, the Spanish viceroy is removed and replaced by the Primera Junta during the May Revolution in 1810
	9 July	Declaration of Independence, from Spain in 1816
	28 May	Republic Day, independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic 1918
	21 September	Independence from the Soviet Union recognised in 1991
	18 March	Flag Day; adoption of the flag in 1976
	2nd Saturday in June	Queen's Official Birthday
	26 January	Australia Day, date of the founding of Sydney, the first European settlement in Australia, 1788
	26 October	The Neutrality Constitution of 1955
	28 May	Republic Day, independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic 1918
	10 June	Azores Day, gaining autonomy from Portugal in 1976.
	10 July	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1973
	16 December	Coronation Day of Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the first Emir of Bahrain, in 1961
	26 March	Independence Day, declaration of independence from Pakistan in 1971
	16 December	Victory Day, the day the Bangladesh Liberation War ended in 1971
	30 November	Independence Day, from the United Kingdom in 1966
	3 July	Independence Day, liberation of Minsk from German occupation by Soviet troops in 1944
	21 July	National Day, Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld takes the oath as the first King of the Belgians in 1831
	15 November	King's Feast
	10 September	The Battle of St. George's Caye Day commemorates the battle that occurred in 1798.
	21 September	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1981
	1 August	Independence from France in 1960
	24 May	Originally Queen Victoria's birthday; now "Bermuda Day" to celebrate the islands' heritage and culture
	17 December	Ugyen Wangchuck elected hereditary king in 1907
	6 August	Proclamation of Republic in 1825
	1 March	Dan nezavisnosti; Proclamation of independence from Yugoslavia in 1992
	25 November	Statehood Day, formation of the State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1943
	30 September	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
	7 September	Dia da Independência, declaration of independence from Portugal in 1822
	1 July
	23 February	National Day, celebrating independence from the United Kingdom in 1984, which actually occurred on 1 January
	8 May
	3 March	Liberation Day, autonomy within Ottoman Empire in 1878
	6 September	Unification Day, unification of the Eastern Rumelia with the Principality of Bulgaria in 1885
	22 September	Independence Day, Declaration of Independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1908
	11 December	Proclamation of the Republic
	1 July	Independence from Belgium in 1962
	9 November	Independence from France in 1953
	20 May	National Day, creation of a unitary state in 1972
	1 July	Canada Day, creation of a federal Canada from three British colonies in 1867
	11 September	National Day, commemorates the fall of Barcelona during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714
	5 July	Independence from Portugal in 1975
	1st Monday in July
	1 December	Made an autonomous territory within the French Community in 1958
	11 August	Independence from France in 1960
	18 September	The first Government Junta is created in 1810
People's Republic of China	1 October	National Day of the People's Republic of China
Republic of China	1 January	Founding Day of the Republic of China, establishment of the Provisional Government in 1912
Republic of China	10 October	Double Ten Day commemorating the 1911 Wuchang Uprising that led to abolishment of the monarchy and founding of the Republic in China in 1911
	20 July	Declaration of independence from Spain in 1810
	6 July	Independence from France in 1975
Democratic Republic of the Congo	30 June	Independence from Belgium in 1960
Republic of the Congo	15 August	Independence from France in 1960
	4 August	Self-government in free association with New Zealand in 1965
	15 September	Independence from the Kingdom of Spain in 1821
	30 May	Statehood Day, multi-party Parliament was constituted in 1990
	1 January	Liberation Day, overthrow of the Bautista regime in 1959
	20 May	Independence from the United States in 1902
	2 July	The first elected island council is instituted in 1954
	1 October	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1960
	28 October	Independence from Austria-Hungary in 1918
	28 September	Czech Statehood day
	7 August	Independence from France in 1960
	5 June
	15 June
	27 June	Independence from France in 1977
	3 November	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1978 and discovery by Christopher Columbus in 1493
	27 February	Independence from Haiti in 1844
	20 May	Independence from Indonesia in 2002
	10 August	:es:Primera Junta de Gobierno Autónoma de Quito|Proclamation of independence from Spain in 1809
	23 July	Revolution Day, the revolution of 1952
	6 October	Armed Forces Day, the beginning of the October War in 1973
	15 September	Independence from the Kingdom of Spain in 1821
	23 April	Day of St. George, patron saint of England. Sometimes proposed as National Day.
	12 October	Independence from Spain in 1968
	24 May	Eritrean People's Liberation Front fighters enter Asmara in 1991 and Eritrea becomes a de facto independent state; United Nations recognizes Eritrea's independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a UN-supervised referendum on nationhood.
	24 February	Independence Day, declaration of independence from Russia in 1918
	6 September	Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1968
	28 May	Downfall of the Derg Day, the Derg regime is defeated in 1991
	9 May	Europe Day, commemorating the Schuman Declaration of 1950
	14 August	Falklands Day, first recorded sighting of the islands in 1592
	14 June	Liberation Day, Liberation from Argentinean occupation at the end of the Falklands War in 1982
	29 July	Ólavsøka : opening of the Løgting session
	10 October	Fiji Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1970
	6 December	Independence Day, declaration of independence from Russia in 1917
	11 July	Feestdag van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Battle of the Golden Spurs on 11 July 1302.
	2 April	Pascua Florida is day or week celebrating the founding of Florida by Juan Ponce de León on 2 April 1513.
	14 July	Bastille Day, commemorating the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789
	27 September	French Community Holiday
	10 June	Abolition of slavery day
	29 June	Internal Autonomy day
	17 August	Independence from France in 1960
	18 February	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1965
	26 May	Day of First Republic, declaration of independence from Russia in 1918
	3 October	German Unity Day, unification of West Germany and East Germany in 1990
	15 November	Day of the German-speaking Community
	6 March	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1957
	10 September	Gibraltar National Day, people of Gibraltar vote to reject Spanish sovereignty or association in 1967
	25 March	Greek Independence Day, start of the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Empire in 1821
	28 October	Ohi Day, rejection of the Italian ultimatum of 1940
	21 June	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
	7 February	Independence from United Kingdom in 1974
	27 May	abolition of slavery day
	21 July	Liberation Day, American landing on Guam 1944, the beginning of the Battle of Guam
	15 September	Independence from the Kingdom of Spain in 1821
	9 May	Liberation Day, the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands in 1945
	2 October	Independence from France in 1958
	24 September	Declaration of independence from Portugal in 1973
	23 February	Mashramani, declaration of the Republic in 1970
	1 January	Declaration of independence from France in 1804
	9 May	Liberation Day, the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands in 1945
	15 September	Independence from the Kingdom of Spain in 1821
	1 July	Transfer of sovereignty to the PRC in 1997
	15 March	1848 Revolution memorial day
	20 August	St. Stephen's day
	23 October	1956 Revolution memorial day
	17 June	National Day, founding of the Republic and dissolution of the personal union with Denmark in 1944
	26 January	Republic Day, adoption of the Constitution of India in 1950
	15 August	Independence from the British Empire in 1947
	17 August	Proclamation of Independence day from Japan and the Netherlands in 1945
	11 February	Victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979
	1 April	Islamic Republic Day, the proclamation of the Islamic Republic of Iran
	3 October	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1932
	17 March	St. Patrick's Day, the patron saint of Ireland
	5 July	Tynwald Day, annual meeting of the Tynwald
	5 Iyar	Yom Ha'atzmaut, proclamation of independence from the British Mandate of Palestine in 1948
	25 April	Partisans liberate Genoa, Milan, and Turin from German troops in 1945
	2 June	Festa della Repubblica, Italy is made a republic in 1946
	1st Monday in August	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
	11 February	National Foundation Day, Jimmu, the first emperor, is crowned in 660 BC
	23 February	The Emperor's Birthday in 1960
	9 May	Liberation Day, the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands in 1945
	25 May	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1946
	30 August	Constitution Day, approval of the constitution in 1995
	16–17 December	Kazakhstan Independence Day, independence from the Soviet Union in 1991
	12 December	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1963;, made a republic in 1964
	12 July	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1979
	17 February	Independence Day, 2008
	21 March	Nowruz, Persian New Year, celebrated on the spring equinox
	25 February	National Day, anniversary of the 1950 coronation of Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, who won Kuwait's independence from the British Empire eleven years later
	26 February	Liberation Day
	31 August	Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991
	2 December	National Day, declaration of the People's Republic in 1975
	18 November	Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia, independence from the Russian Empire in 1918
	25 May	Resistance and Liberation Day from Israel in 2000
	22 November	Lebanese Independence Day from France in 1943
	4 October	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
	26 July	Proclamation of the Republic: independence from the United States in 1847
	17 February	Start of the 2011 Revolution
	1 September	Proclamation of the Libyan Arab Republic, commemorates the al-Fateh Revolution of 1969.
	15 August	Feast of the Assumption and birth of Prince Franz Joseph II in 1906
	16 February	Lithuanian State Reestablishment Day, declaration of independence from the Russian and German Empires in 1918
	6 July	Statehood Day, establishment of the medieval Lithuanian kingdom by Mindaugas in 1253.
	23 June	Grand Duke's Official Birthday
	20 December	Transfer of sovereignty to the PRC in 1999
	26 June	Independence from France in 1960
	1 July	Madeira Day, day of autonomy within Portugal in 1976
	6 July	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1964; declaration of the Republic in 1966
	31 August	Hari Merdeka, independence from the United Kingdom in 1957. Also known as Hari Kebangsaan in Malay.
	16 September	Malaysia Day, merger of Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore to form Malaysia, accompanied by the change of name of the former, in 1963.
	26 July	Independence from the British Empire in 1965
	22 September	Independence from the Mali Federation in 1960
	31 March	Freedom Day, withdrawal of British troops from Malta in 1979
	7 June	Sette Giugno, bread riot of 1919 in which 4 Maltese men died
	8 September	Victory Day, celebrating the victory of the Knights of St. John over the Ottoman Empire in the Great Siege of Malta in 1565, the end of the French occupation in 1800, and the surrender of Italy to the Allies in 1943
	21 September	Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
	13 December	Republic Day, adoption of the republican constitution of 1974
	1 May	Constitution Day, adoption of the Compact of Free Association in 1979
	22 May	Abolition of slavery day
	28 November	Independence from France in 1960
	12 March	Independence Day - Independence from the United Kingdom in 1968; formation of the Republic in 1992
	27 April	Abolition of slavery day
	16 September	Grito de Dolores, beginning of the War of Independence from Spain in 1810
	3 November	Independence from the US-administered UN Trusteeship in 1979
	21 April	Hanging of Tiradentes in 1792
	16 July	Elevation of the village of Mariana to the condition of city.
	27 August	Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991
	19 November	Accession of Prince Albert II to the throne in 2005
	11 July	Naadam Holiday, establishment of independence from China and Russia in 1921
	26 November	National Foundation Day, adoption of the Constitution of the Mongolian People's Republic in 1924
	21 May	Independence from Serbia and Montenegro in 2006
	13 July	recognised as independent at the Congress of Berlin in 1878
	2nd Saturday in June	Queen's Official Birthday
	18 November	Accession of Muhammad V to the throne in 1927
	25 June	Independence from Portugal in 1975
	4 January	Independence from the British Empire in 1948
	21 March	Independence from South Africa in 1990
	31 January	Independence from the Australia, NZ, and UK-administered UN trusteeship 1968
	25 September	Unification of Nepal was done by Prithivi Narayan Shah in 1768.
	15 December	Kingdom day, signing of the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands 1954
	27 April	King's Day, King Willem-Alexander's birthday in 1967
	5 May	Liberation Day, end of German occupation in 1945
	6 February	Waitangi Day, signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840
	15 September	Independence from the Kingdom of Spain in 1821
	18 December	Republic Day, made an autonomous state within the French Community in 1958
	29 May	Democracy Day, return to democratic rule in 1999
	1 October	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1960; formation of the Republic in 1963
	19 October	Self-government in free association with New Zealand in 1974
	8 June	Beginning of permanent settlement of the island by migrants from the Pitcairn Islands in 1856
	9 September	Day of the Foundation of the Republic in 1948
	10 October	Party Foundation Day in 1945
	2 August	Republic Day, proclamation of statehood in 1944 and proclamation of Kruševo Republic in 1903 during the Ilinden Uprising
	8 September	Independence Day, declaration of independence from Yugoslavia in 1991
Northern Ireland	17 March	St. Patrick's Day; a public holiday sometimes associated with Irish nationalism
Northern Ireland	12 July	"The Twelfth" commemorates the Battle of the Boyne in 1690; a public holiday associated with Ulster unionism
	8 January	Commonwealth Day, the constitutional government takes office in 1978
	17 May	Constitution Day, the signing of the first Norwegian Constitution in Eidsvoll 1814
	18 November	National Day of Oman, independence from Portugal in 1650 and the 1940 birthday of Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said who reigned 1970–2020
	23 March	Pakistan Day, the Pakistan Resolution passed in Lahore in 1940
	14 August	Independence Day, independence from the British Empire in 1947
	9 July	Constitution Day, adoption of the Constitution in 1980
	15 November	Declaration of Independence in 1988
	3 November	Separation Day, independence from Colombia in 1903
	16 September	Independence from Australia in 1975
	14 May	Independence Day, declaration of independence from Spain in 1811
	28 July	:es:Declaración de Independencia del Perú|Declaration of independence from Spain in 1821
	12 June	Araw ng Kalayaan, declaration of independence from Spain in 1898
	2nd Saturday in June	Queen's Official Birthday
	3 May	Święto Konstytucji, adoption of the Constitution of 1791
	22 July	Narodowe Święto Odrodzenia Polski, commemorates the signing of PKWN Manifesto. This holiday existed under communist rule from 1944 to 1989.
	11 November	Święto Niepodległości, restoration of independence from Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Russia in 1918
	10 June	Portugal Day, officially the Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities, death of national poet Luís de Camões in 1580
	25 July	Constitution Day, establishment of Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in 1952; formerly Invasion Day, day of the American invasion in 1898
	18 December	Qatar National Day, the assumption of power by Emir Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani in 1878
	24 June	Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, feast day of John the Baptist, the patron saint of French Canadians
	24 January	Unification of the Romanian Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, the foundation of modern Romania in 1859
	1 December	Great Union Day, unification with Transylvania in 1918
	12 June	Russia Day, Declaration of State Sovereignty in 1990
	1 July	Independence from Belgium in 1962
	20 December	Abolition of slavery day
	3 December
	2nd Saturday in June	Queen's Official Birthday
	19 September	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1983
	13 December	Feast day of Saint Lucy, after whom the island was named
	22 February	Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1979
	27 October	Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1979
	1 June	Independence Day, independence from New Zealand in 1962
	3 September	Foundation of the city by Marinus in year 301 ; also is the St. Marinus Day.
	28 April	Sardinian revolution and expulsion of Piedmontese Viceroy and Sardinian-Piedmontese officials from Cagliari, capital and largest city of Sardinia
	9 July	Constitutionalist Revolt against Vargas Regime in 1932
	9 May	Liberation Day, the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands in 1945
	23 September	Saudi National Day, renaming of the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932
	30 November	Day of St. Andrew, patron saint of Scotland
	4 April	Independence from France in 1960
	15 February	Statehood Day, the beginning of the Serbian Revolution against Ottoman rule in 1804; adoption of the first constitution in 1835
	18 June	National Day, adoption of a multi-party democratic constitution in 1993
	27 April	Republic Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1961
	9 August	National Day, independence from Malaysia in 1965
	11 November	Sint Maarten's Day
	1 January	Independence Day, independence from Czechoslovakia in 1993
	29 August	Slovak National Uprising Day, start of a Slovak uprising against Nazi Germany in 1944
	1 September	Constitution Day, adoption of the Constitution in 1992
	25 June	Statehood Day, declaration of independence from Yugoslavia in 1991
	25 October	Sovereignty Day, withdrawal of the last soldier of the Yugoslav People's Army from the Slovenian territory in 1991
	26 December	Independence and Unity Day, declaration of the results of the Slovenian independence referendum in 1990
	7 July	Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1978
	1 July	Independence from Italy and unification with Somaliland in 1960
	18 May	Declaration of independence from Somalia in 1991
	26 June	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1960
	27 April	Freedom Day, first democratic general election in 1994
	2nd Saturday in June	Liberation from Argentina at the end of the Falklands War in 1982 and Queen's Official Birthday
	1 March	Declaration of independence from the Empire of Japan in 1919
	15 August	Liberation from Japanese rule in 1945 ; declaration of the Republic in 1948
	3 October	Gaecheonjeol, ancient Korea founded in 2333 BC
	9 July	Independence Day, independence from Sudan in 2011
	12 October	Fiesta Nacional de España, Columbus discovery of America in 1492
	4 February	Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1948 under the name of Ceylon
	9 January	Proclamation of the Republic, independent of Bosnia and Herzegovina and part of Yugoslavia, in 1992
	1 January	Independence from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Egypt in 1956
	25 November	Independence Day, independence from the Netherlands in 1975
	6 June	National Day: election of Gustav Vasa as King of Sweden in 1523; adoption of the constitutions of 1809 and 1974
	1 August	National Day, alliance between Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden against the Holy Roman Empire in 1291
	17 April	Evacuation Day, end of French colonial rule in 1946
	12 July	Independence from Portugal in 1975
	9 September	Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991
	26 April	Union Day, Unification of Tanganyika and the People's Republic of Zanzibar in 1964
	30 August	Declaration of independence from the RSFSR in 1990
	2 March	Independence Day, declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836.
	5 December	Birthday of Late King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 1927
	27 April	Independence from the French-administered UN trusteeship in 1960
	4 June	Emancipation Day abolition of serfdom 1862; independence from the United Kingdom 1970
	4 November	National Day 1875
	2 September	Independence Day, declaration of independence from Moldova in 1990
	31 August	Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
	2nd Saturday in June	Queen's Official Birthday
	20 March	Declaration of independence from France in 1956
	29 October	Republic Day, adoption of a republican constitution in 1923
	27 October	Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991
	30 August	Constitution Day, adoption of a constitution in 1976
	1 October	Independence Day, independence from the Gilbert Islands in 1975 and from the United Kingdom in 1978
	9 October	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
	24 August	Independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. See Independence Day of Ukraine
	2 December	National Day, formation of the federation of seven emirates on independence from the United Kingdom in 1971
	2nd Saturday in June	Does not have a recognized national day, although the Queen's Official Birthday is sometimes considered as such, for example, in British diplomatic institutions overseas
	4 July	Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1776
	31 March	Transfer Day, transfer of the islands from Denmark to the United States in 1917
	25 August	Día de la Independencia, declaration of independence from Brazil in 1825
	1 September	Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991
	30 July	Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom and France in 1980
	11 February	Foundation of Vatican City, signing of the Lateran Treaty in 1929
	5 July	Independence Day, declaration of independence from Spain in 1811
	2 September	National Day, declaration of independence from France and Japan in 1945
	1 March	St. David's Day, feast day of patron saint of Wales
	third Sunday of September	Day of the Walloon Region
	22 May	Unity Day, North and South Yemen are unified as the Republic of Yemen in 1990
	24 October	Independence Day, declaration of independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
	18 April	Granting of independence by the United Kingdom in 1980; it had previously declared independence as Rhodesia on 11 November 1965