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Robert of Newminster was a priest, abbot, and a saint of the Catholic Church. He was born in Gargrave in Yorkshire, England. He was one of the monks who founded Fountains Abbey and…
Christian feast day: Robert of Newminster
Seattle was a leader of the Duwamish and Suquamish peoples. A leading figure among his people, he pursued a path of accommodation to white settlers, forming a personal relationship…
Christian feast day: Chief Seattle (Lutheran Church)
Sophie-Thérèse de Soubiran La Louvière French pronunciation: [maʁi teʁɛz d subiʁã la luvjɛʁ] was a French Roman Catholic nun who established the Sisters of Marie-Auxiliatrice. She …
Christian feast day: Blessed Marie-Thérèse de Soubiran La Louvière
The Nativity of John the Baptist (or Birth of John the Baptist, or Nativity of the Forerunner, or colloquially Johnmas or St. John's Day is a Christian feast day. It is observed an…
Christian feast day: Commemoration Day of St John the Forerunner (Armenian Apostolic Church)
June 6 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 8
Christian feast day: June 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
The Battle of Arica, also known as Assault and Capture of Cape Arica, was a battle in the War of the Pacific. It was fought on 7 June 1880, between the forces of Chile and Peru.
Battle of Arica Day (Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile)
A flag day is a flag-related holiday, a day designated for flying a certain flag or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event such as a nation's adoption of its flag.
Flag Day (Peru)
The Gazeta de Buenos-Ayres (sic) was a newspaper originating in Buenos Aires, United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, in 1810. It was initially used to give publicity to the gover…
Journalist Day (Argentina)
The Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil is the 19th province of the Anglican Communion, covering the country of Brazil. It is composed of nine dioceses and one missionary district,…
Christian feast day: Pioneers of the Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil (Episcopal Church (USA))
Remembrance Days in Slovakia are working days.
Anniversary of the Memorandum of the Slovak Nation (Slovakia)
Public holidays in Denmark are the holidays recognised in law in Denmark. The Danish closure law, or Lukkeloven, requires larger retail stores to be closed on all public holidays, …
Birthday of Prince Joachim (Denmark)
Sette Giugno is a Maltese national holiday celebrated annually on 7 June. It commemorates riots which occurred in the Crown Colony of Malta on 7 June 1919 over a cost-of-living cri…
Sette Giugno (Malta)
The Union Dissolution Day, observed in Norway on 7 June, is marked in remembrance of the Norwegian parliament's 1905 declaration of dissolution of the union with Sweden, a personal…
Union Dissolution Day (Independence Day of Norway)
Tourette syndrome (TS), or simply Tourette's, is a motor disorder that begins in childhood or adolescence. It is characterized by multiple movement (motor) tics and at least one vo…
Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day
Saint Chlodulf was bishop of Metz approximately from 657 to 697.
Christian feast day: Chlodulf of Metz
Jacques Berthieu, SJ was a French Jesuit priest and missionary in Madagascar. He was murdered during the Menalamba rebellion of 1896. He is the first martyr of Madagascar to be bea…
Christian feast day: Jacques Berthieu, S
Jadwiga, also known as Hedwig, was the first female monarch of the Kingdom of Poland, as well as its last hereditary ruler. She reigned from 16 October 1384 until her death. Born i…
Christian feast day: Jadwiga (Hedwig) of Poland
Mary of the Divine Heart, born Maria Droste zu Vischering, was a German noblewoman and religious sister of the Catholic Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. Sh…
Christian feast day: Blessed Mary of the Divine Heart (Droste zu Vischering)
Mariam Thresia was an Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Congregation of the Holy Family. She was born in Puthenchira, a village in present day…
Christian feast day: Mariam Thresia Chiramel
Medardus or Medard was the Bishop of Noyon. He moved the seat of the diocese from Vermand to Noviomagus Veromanduorum in northern France. Medardus was one of the most honored bisho…
Christian feast day: Medard
Melania the Elder, Latin Melania Maior was a Desert Mother who was an influential figure in the Christian ascetic movement that sprang up in the generation after the Emperor Consta…
Christian feast day: Melania the Elder
Roland Allen was an English missionary to China sent by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG).
Christian feast day: Roland Allen (Episcopal Church (USA))
Thomas Ken was an English cleric who was considered the most eminent of the English non-juring bishops, and one of the developers of modern English hymnody. He is the writer of the…
Christian feast day: Thomas Ken (Church of England)
William of York was an English priest and twice Archbishop of York, before and after a rival, Henry Murdac. He was thought to be related to King Stephen of England, who helped to s…
Christian feast day: William of York