International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 27 January, is an international memorial day for the victims of the Holocaust , the genocide that resulted in the annihilation of 6 million Jews, 2 million Gypsies (Roma and Sinti), 15,000 homosexual people and millions of others by the Nazi regime...
In Russia, the February Revolution (known as such because of Russia's use of the Julian calendar) begins on this day in 1917, when riots and strikes over the scarcity of food erupt in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg). By 1917, most Russians had lost faith in the leadership ability of the...
Martyrdom of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, also known as Anti Terrorism Day is observed across India on 21 May. The date so chosen is to commemorate the death anniversary of one of the most eminent Prime Ministers of India, Shri Rajiv Gandhi (20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991). He had been...
June 16th is a public holiday in South Africa commemorating the start of the Soweto Riots of 1976, sparked off by a government edict that all instruction in black schools would be delivered in Afrikaans. The Soweto Uprising, also known as Youth Day, is a series of protests led by high...
Bastille Day is the name given in English-speaking countries to the French National Day, which is celebrated on the 14th of July each year. It commemorates the 1790 Fete de la Fédération, held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789; the anniversary of the...
The Day of German Unity is the legal national holiday and celebrates the German reunification in 1990 as a public holiday. In Berlin, the day is celebrated with a festival around Brandenburg Gate. On the 3rd of October 1990 the former GDR officially joined the Federal Republic of...