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National Sovereignty and Children's Day is a public holiday in Turkey commemorating the foundation of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, on 23 April 1920. It is also observed b…
National Sovereignty and Children's Day (Turkey and Northern Cyprus)
The Anglo-Manipur War or Manipuri Rebellion of 1891 was a short armed conflict between the British Colonial Forces and the brave royal princes of Manipur Kingdom, Manipur was an in…
Khongjom Day (Manipur)
Several nations observe or have observed a Navy Day to recognize their navy.
Navy Day (China)
World Book Day, also known as World Book and Copyright Day or International Day of the Book, is an annual event organized by UNESCO to promote reading, publishing, and copyright. T…
World Book Day
UN English Day is observed annually on 23 April. The event was established by UN's Department of Public Information in 2010 "to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity …
UN English Language Day (United Nations)
UN Spanish Language Day is observed annually on 23 April. The event was established by the UN's Department of Public Information in 2010, seeking "to celebrate multilingualism and …
UN Spanish Language Day (United Nations)
Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, also known as Armenian Genocide Memorial Day, is a public holiday in Armenia and former Republic of Artsakh and is observed by the Armenian diasp…
Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day (Armenia, California, France)
Benedict Menni, OH, born Angelo Ercole Menni Figini, was an Italian Roman Catholic priest. Menni was a professed member of the Order of the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of G…
Christian feast day: Benedict Menni
Diarmaid of Armagh was Abbot and bishop of Armagh.
Christian feast day: Dermot of Armagh
Saint Dyfnan ap Brychan was an obscure Welsh saint. He was sometimes accounted a son of Brychan, the invading Irish king of Brycheiniog.
Christian feast day: Dyfnan of Anglesey
Ecgberht was an Anglo-Saxon monk of Northumbria. After studying at Lindisfarne and Rath Melsigi, he spent his life travelling among monasteries in northern Britain and around the I…
Christian feast day: Ecgberht of Ripon
Maria Elizabeth Hesselblad, OSsS, was a Swedish Catholic religious sister who founded a new, active, branch of the Bridgettines known as the Bridgettine Sisters. Hesselblad is reco…
Christian feast day: Elizabeth Hesselblad
Fidelis of Sigmaringen, OFM Cap. was a German Capuchin friar who was involved in the Catholic Counter-Reformation. He was martyred by his opponents at Seewis im Prättigau, now part…
Christian feast day: Fidelis of Sigmaringen
Gregory Baeticus was the bishop of Elvira, in the province of Baetica, Spain.
Christian feast day: Gregory of Elvira
Saint Ivo was a Cornish bishop and hermit, and became the eponymous saint of St Ives, Huntingdonshire.
Christian feast day: Ivo of Ramsey
Johann Walter, also known as Johann Walther or Johannes Walter, was a Lutheran composer and poet during the Reformation period.
Christian feast day: Johann Walter (Lutheran)
According to the Gospel of John, Mary of Clopas was one of the women present at the crucifixion of Jesus and bringing supplies for his funeral. The expression Mary of Clopas in the…
Christian feast day: Mary of Clopas
Mary Euphrasia Pelletier, RGS, religious name Mary of Saint Euphrasia, born as Rose Virginie Pelletier, was a French religious sister. She founded the Sisters of the Good Shepherd …
Christian feast day: Mary Euphrasia Pelletier
Mellitus was the first bishop of London in the Saxon period, the third archbishop of Canterbury, and a member of the Gregorian mission sent to England to convert the Anglo-Saxons f…
Christian feast day: Mellitus
In the New Testament, Salome was a follower of Jesus who appears briefly in the canonical gospels and in apocryphal writings. She is named by Mark as present at the crucifixion and…
Christian feast day: Salome (disciple)
Wilfrid was an English bishop and saint. Born a Northumbrian noble, he entered religious life as a teenager and studied at Lindisfarne, at Canterbury, in Francia, and at Rome; he r…
Christian feast day: Wilfrid (Catholic Church and Church of England)
William Firmatus was a Norman hermit and pilgrim of the eleventh century.
Christian feast day: William Firmatus
Apr. 23 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - Apr. 25
Christian feast day: April 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
National Day of Concorde is a national holiday in Niger, celebrated every 24 April since 1995.
Concord Day (Niger)