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The International Day of the African Child, also known as the Day of the African Child (DAC), has been celebrated on June 16 every year since 1991, when it was first initiated by t…
International Day of the African Child (Organisation of African Unity)
The Nanakshahi calendar, or Sikh calendar, is a tropical solar calendar used in Sikhism. It is based on the "Barah Maha", a composition composed by the Sikh gurus reflecting the ch…
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Sikhism)
Sussex Day is the county day for the historic county of Sussex in southern England and is celebrated on 16 June each year to celebrate the rich heritage and culture of Sussex.
Sussex Day (Sussex)
Youth Day or National Youth Day is a commemorative holiday in honour of young people, celebrated in different parts of the world on various dates throughout the year.
Youth Day (South Africa)
Albert Chmielowski – born Adam Hilary Bernard Chmielowski – was a Polish Franciscan tertiary, painter, and disabled veteran of the Uprising of 1863. He was founder of both the Albe…
Christian feast day: Albert Chmielowski
Botolph of Thorney was an English abbot and saint. He is regarded as the patron saint of boundaries, and by extension, of trade and travel, as well as various aspects of farming. H…
Christian feast day: Botolph (England and Scandinavia)
Saint Gondulphus of Berry, is a bishop, not to be confused with Gondulf of Maastricht.
Christian feast day: Gondulphus of Berry
Saint Hervé, also known as Harvey, Herveus, or Houarniaule, was a sixth-century Breton saint. Along with Saint Ives, he is one of the most popular of the Breton saints. He was born…
Christian feast day: Hervé
Hypatius of Bithynia was a monk and hermit of the fifth century. A Phrygian, he became a hermit at the age of nineteen in Thrace. He then traveled to Constantinople and then Chalce…
Christian feast day: Hypatius of Bithynia (Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches)
Rainerius (c. 1115/1117 – 1160) is the patron saint of Pisa and patron saint of travellers. His feast day is June 17, his name may also be spelled Raynerius, Rainerius, Rainier, Ra…
Christian feast day: Rainerius
Samuel Augustus Barnett was a Church of England cleric and social reformer who was particularly associated with the establishment of the first university settlement, Toynbee Hall, …
Christian feast day: Samuel and Henrietta Barnett (Church of England)
Theresa of Portugal was Queen of Léon as the first wife of her first cousin King Alfonso IX of León. When her marriage was annulled because of consanguinity, she retired to a conve…
Christian feast day: Theresa of Portugal
June 16 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 18
Christian feast day: June 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Father's Day is a day set aside for honoring one's father, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. "Father's Day" complements similar celebr…
Father's Day (El Salvador, Guatemala)
Icelandic National Day is an annual holiday in Iceland which commemorates the foundation of The Republic of Iceland on 17 June 1944. This date also marks the end of Iceland's centu…
Icelandic National Day, celebrates the independence of Iceland from Kingdom of Denmark in 1944
A series of four initial deadly wildfires erupted across central Portugal in the afternoon of 17 June 2017 within minutes of each other, resulting in at least 66 deaths and 204 inj…
National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Forest Fires (Portugal)
Occupation of the Latvian Republic Day is an official day of remembrance in Latvia and is observed on June 17. It commemorates the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940.
Occupation of the Latvian Republic Day (Latvia)
In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly declared a “World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought". Since 2019, it has been known simply as Desertification and Drought Day a…
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (international)
The Zemla Intifada is the name used to refer to disturbances of 17 June 1970, which culminated in a massacre by Spanish Legion forces in the Zemla district of El Aaiun, Spanish Sah…
Zemla Intifada Day (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic)
Autistic Pride Day is a pride celebration for autistic people held annually on 18 June. Autistic pride recognises the importance of pride for autistic people and its role in bringi…
Autistic Pride Day (International)
Bernard Mizeki was an African Christian missionary and martyr. Born in Mozambique, he moved to Cape Town, attended an Anglican school, and became a Christian.
Christian feast day: Bernard Mizeki (Anglican and Episcopal Church)
Elisabeth of Schönau was a German Benedictine visionary. She was an abbess at the Schönau Abbey in the Duchy of Nassau, and reportedly experienced numerous religious visions, for w…
Christian feast day: Elisabeth of Schönau
Gregorio Giovanni Gaspare Barbarigo was an Italian cardinal and is venerated as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the Bishop of Bergamo and later as the Bishop of …
Christian feast day: Gregorio Barbarigo
Saints Leontius, Hypatius and Theodolus were Roman soldiers who, according to Christian tradition, were martyred for their faith.
Christian feast day: Leontius, Hypatius and Theodulus