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Florentina of Cartagena is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. Born towards the middle of the sixth century in Cartagena, Hispania, she and her family were actively engage…
Christian feast day: Florentina
John of Matera or Mathera, also known as John of Pulsano was a Benedictine monk.
Christian feast day: John of Matera
This is a list of public holidays in North Korea. See also the Korean calendar for a list of traditional holidays. As of 2017, the North Korean calendar has 71 official public holi…
Anniversary of Kim Jong Il's commencement of work at the Workers' Party Central Committee (DPRK)
Margareta Ebner was a German professed religious from the Dominican Nuns. Beginning in 1311, Ebner experienced a series of spiritual visions in which Jesus Christ gave her messages…
Christian feast day: Blessed Margareta Ebner
Methodius of Olympus was an early Christian bishop, ecclesiastical author, and martyr. Today, he is honored as a saint and Church Father; the Catholic Church commemorates his feast…
Christian feast day: Methodius of Olympus
Pope Silverius was bishop of Rome from 8 June 536 to his deposition in 537, a few months before his death. His rapid rise to prominence from a deacon to the papacy coincided with t…
Christian feast day: Pope Silverius
June 19 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 21
Christian feast day: June 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Flag Day is the holiday dedicated to the Argentine flag and to the commemoration of its creator, Manuel Belgrano. It is celebrated on 20 June, the anniversary of Belgrano's death i…
Day of the National Flag (Argentina)
There are several public holidays in Azerbaijan. Public holidays were regulated in the constitution of the Azerbaijan SSR for the first time on 19 May 1921. They are now regulated …
Gas Sector Day (Azerbaijan)
There are approximately sixteen nationally recognized public holidays in Eritrea. The most important national holidays are Independence Day, Martyrs' Day, and Revolution Day. Addi…
Martyrs' Day (Eritrea)
West Virginia Day is a state holiday in the US state of West Virginia. Celebrated annually on June 20, the day celebrates the state's 1863 admission to the Union as a result of the…
West Virginia Day (West Virginia)
World Refugee Day is an international day organised every year on 20 June by the United Nations. It is designed to celebrate and honour refugees from around the world. The day was …
World Refugee Day (International)
Alban of Mainz was a Catholic priest, missionary, and martyr in the Late Roman Empire. He is venerated as Saint Alban of Mainz in the Catholic Church, not to be confused with Saint…
Christian feast day: Alban of Mainz
Aloysius de Gonzaga, SJ was an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus. While still a student at the Roman College, he died as a result of caring for the vic…
Christian feast day: Aloysius Gonzaga
Saint Engelmund of Velsen was an English-born missionary to Frisia. He was educated in his native country and entered the Benedictine Order. He was ordained a priest and later beca…
Christian feast day: Engelmund of Velsen
John Rigby was an English Roman Catholic layman who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I. He is one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
Christian feast day: John Rigby
Saint Martin of Tongres is venerated as the seventh bishop of Tongeren. He apostolized the Hesbaye district of Brabant. His feast day is June 21.
Christian feast day: Martin of Tongres
Mewan was a Celtic saint active in Wales, Cornwall and Brittany. Most documentation of his life can be found in the Breton Vita Meveni, perhaps written in 1084 by Ingamar.
Christian feast day: Mewan
Onesimos Nesib was a native Oromo scholar who converted to Lutheran Christianity and translated the Christian Bible into Oromo. His parents named him Hika as a baby, meaning "Trans…
Christian feast day: Onesimos Nesib (Lutheran)
June 20 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 22
Christian feast day: June 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Public holidays in Togo are days when workers in the Togolese Republic get the day off work.
Day of the Martyrs (Togo)
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 (Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Uganda, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates)
Go Skateboarding Day (GSD), observed on the 21st of June, is an event created by Don Brown, formerly IASC Marketing Director and co-created with Per Welinder who wanted a day for t…
Go Skateboarding Day
The International Day of Yoga is a day in recognition of Yoga that is celebrated around the world annually on 21 June following its adoption by the United Nations in 2014. As Yoga …
International Yoga Day (international)