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Hugh, sometimes called Hugh the Great or Hugh of Semur, was the Abbot of Cluny from 1049 until his death in 1109. He was one of the most influential leaders of the monastic orders …
Christian feast day: Hugh of Cluny
Robert of Molesme was an abbot, and a founder of the Cistercian Order. He is venerated as a Christian saint.
Christian feast day: Robert of Molesme
Wilfrid II, name also spelled Wilfrith, also known as Wilfrid the Younger, was the last bishop of York, as the see was converted to an archbishopric during the time of his successo…
Christian feast day: Wilfrid II
April 28 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - April 30
Christian feast day: April 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
International Dance Day is a global celebration of dance promoted by the International Dance Council (CID) and the International Theatre Institute.
International Dance Day (UNESCO)
The Martyrs of Córdoba were forty-eight Christian martyrs executed under the rule of the Muslim administration in al-Andalus for capital violations of Islamic law, namely blasphemy…
Christian feast day: Amator, Peter and Louis
Saint Donatus of Euroea was a Greek saint, who is revered in both by both Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholics, mostly in Albania and Greece.
Christian feast day: Donatus of Evorea
The Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare is an annual event held November 30 as a "tribute to the victims of chemical warfare, as well as to reaffirm the commitme…
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare (United Nations)
Showa Day is a public holiday in Japan held on April 29. It honors the birthday of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito), the reigning emperor from 1926 to 1989. Shō (昭) means "shining" or "br…
Shōwa Day, traditionally the start of the Golden Week holiday period, which is April 29 and May 3–5
An Armed Forces Day, alongside its branch-specific variants often referred to as Army or Soldier's Day, Navy or Sailor's Day, and Air Force or Aviator's Day, is a holiday dedicated…
Armed Forces Day (Georgia)
The Battle of Camarón was a last stand engagement fought on 30 April 1863 between the French Foreign Legion and the Mexican Army, during the Second French intervention in Mexico (1…
Camarón Day (French Foreign Legion)
Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honour of children, whose date of observance varies by country. In 1925, International Children's Day was first procl…
Children's Day (Mexico)
Saint Eutropius of Saintes is venerated as the first bishop of Saintes, France. According to tradition, he was a Roman or a Persian of royal descent who was sent to evangelize Gaul…
Christian feast day: Eutropius of Saintes
Saint Maximus was a Christian saint and martyr.
Christian feast day: Maximus of Rome
Beatification is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their name…
Christian feast day: Blessed Miles Gerard
Pomponius was Bishop of Naples, known for his opposition of Arianism. Theodoric the Great, ruled most of the Italian Peninsula, at the time at which Pomponius was the head of his s…
Christian feast day: Pomponius of Naples
Pope Pius V, OP, born Antonio Ghislieri, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 January 1566 to his death, in May 1572.
Christian feast day: Pope Pius V
Adjutor is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. He is credited to be the patron saint of swimmers, boaters, and drowning victims, and the patron saint of Vernon, France. Ad…
Christian feast day: Adjutor
Marie of the Incarnation was a French Ursuline nun from Quebec City. As part of a group of nuns sent to New France to establish the Ursuline Order, Marie was crucial in the spread …
Christian feast day: Marie Guyart (Anglican Church of Canada and Catholic Church)
Quirinus of Neuss, sometimes called Quirinus of Rome is venerated as a martyr and saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic church.. His cultus was centred at Neuss i…
Christian feast day: Quirinus of Neuss
Sarah Josepha Buell Hale was an American writer, activist, and editor of the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the Civil War, Godey's Lady's Book. She was the au…
Christian feast day: Sarah Josepha Hale (Episcopal Church)
Saint Suitbert, Suidbert, Suitbertus, or Swithbert, an abbot venerated in the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church, who lived in a monastery near the River Dacre, Cum…
Christian feast day: Suitbert the Younger
April 29 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - May 1
Christian feast day: April 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)