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The Massacre in the Rue Haxo was a massacre of priests and gendarmes by communards during the semaine sanglante at the end of the Paris Commune in May 1871.
Christian feast day: Martyrs of the Paris Commune
Peter Sanz was a Catalan Dominican friar who was sent as a missionary bishop to China. He was declared a martyr and canonized by the Catholic Church.
Christian feast day: Peter Sanz (one of Martyr Saints of China)
Philip Neri, born Filippo Romolo Neri, pronounced [fiˈlippo ˈrɔːmolo ˈneːri] was an Italian Catholic priest who founded the Congregation of the Oratory, a society of secular clergy…
Christian feast day: Philip Neri
Pope Eleutherius, also known as Eleutherus, was the bishop of Rome from c. 174 until his death in 189. His pontificate is alternatively dated to 171–185 or 177–193. He is venerated…
Christian feast day: Pope Eleutherius
Zacharias of Vienne, also sometimes Zachary or Zachariah, was traditionally the second Bishop of Vienne in what is now Isère, France, until he was supposedly martyred in 106 AD dur…
Christian feast day: Zachary, Bishop of Vienne
May 25 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 27
Christian feast day: May 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a developing country on the northern coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Suriname …
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Guyana from the United Kingdom in 1966
Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on d…
Mother's Day (Poland)
National Paper Airplane Day is an unofficial observance, celebrated on May 26 each year in the United States to commemorate the simple aeronautical toy.
National Paper Airplane Day (United States)
Independence Day is an annual public holiday in Georgia observed on 26 May. It commemorates the 26 May 1918 adoption of the Act of Independence, which established the Democratic Re…
Independence Day, commemorates the declaration of independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia in 1918 (Georgia)
National Sorry Day, officially the National Day of Healing, is an event held annually in Australia on 26 May commemorating the Stolen Generations. It is part of the ongoing efforts…
National Sorry Day (Australia)
Nigeria has many public holidays declared by the government, as well as special days observed by the public.
Children's Day (Nigeria)
Augustine of Canterbury was a Christian monk who became the first archbishop of Canterbury in the year 597.
Christian feast day: Augustine of Canterbury
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 Lojze Grozde
Bruno of Würzburg, also known as Bruno of Carinthia, was imperial chancellor of Italy from 1027 to 1034 for Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor, to whom he was related, and from 1034 unt…
Christian feast day: Bruno of Würzburg
Eutropius of Orange was bishop of Orange, France, during the 5th century and probably since 463, in succession to Justus.
Christian feast day: Eutropius of Orange
Hildebert is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It may refer to:Hildebert Hildebert, Count of Ivois Hildebert Hildebert Hildebert I of Mont-Saint-Michel, abbot Hildebe…
Christian feast day: Hildebert
Saint Julius the Veteran, also known as Julius of Durostorum, is a Christian martyr venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Eng…
Christian feast day: Julius the Veteran
May 26 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 28
Christian feast day: May 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on d…
Mother's Day (Bolivia)
Public holidays in Japan were first established by the Public Holiday Law of 1948. It has since been amended 11 times to add additional holidays, the latest being in 2018, for a …
Navy Day (Japan)
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is intended to celebrate Indigenous history and culture in Australia and foster reconciliation discussion and activities. It started as the Week …
Start of National Reconciliation Week (Australia)
Saint Bernard of Menthon or Bernard of Aosta or Saint Bernard of Montjoux was a Catholic priest and founder of the Great St Bernard Hospice, as well as its associated Canons Regula…
Christian feast day: Bernard of Menthon