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Dominion Day (New Zealand)

Name: Dominion Day (New Zealand)
Start: 2000-09-26
End: 2000-09-26
Location: Histories Today Editorial Team

On September 26, in the year 0, Dominion Day (New Zealand). This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of September 26, a notable event in this corner of history.

Dominion Day was a day commemorating the granting of certain countries Dominion status — that is, "autonomous Communities within the British Empire, equal in status, in no way subordinate one to another in any aspect of their domestic or external affairs, though united by a common allegiance to the Crown, and freely associated as members of the British Commonwealth of Nations". It was an official public holiday in Canada from 1879 to 1982, where it was celebrated on 1 July; that date is now known as Canada Day. In the Dominion of New Zealand, the anniversary of the granting of Dominion status, on 26 September, was observed as Dominion Day; it was never a public holiday.

Key Facts

This event took place on September 26, 0 (AD era).
It is categorised as a Holidays event in recorded history.
Referenced in 2 Wikipedia articles.
Wikipedia source last updated on 4 July 2026.

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Notable Deaths	2013	Sep 26	Sos Sargsyan, Armenian actor and director (born 1929)
Notable Deaths	2012	Sep 26	M'el Dowd, American actress and singer (born 1933)
Notable Deaths	2012	Sep 26	Sylvia Fedoruk, Canadian physicist and politician, 17th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan (born 1927)
Notable Deaths	2012	Sep 26	Eugene Genovese, American historian and author (born 1930)
Notable Deaths	2012	Sep 26	Sam Steiger, American journalist and politician (born 1929)
Notable Deaths	2011	Sep 26	Bob Cassilly, American sculptor, founded the City Museum (born 1949)
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Notable Deaths	2010	Sep 26	Terry Newton, English rugby player (born 1978)
Notable Deaths	2010	Sep 26	Gloria Stuart, American actress (born 1910)
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Notable Deaths	2007	Sep 26	Bill Wirtz, American businessman (born 1929)
Notable Deaths	2006	Sep 26	Byron Nelson, American golfer and coach (born 1912)
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