Day Guide for Monday May 20th 2024

This is our day guide for Monday May 20th 2024 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 141 of 2024.

Holidays on May 20th 2024

International: Whit Monday. Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.
Cameroon: National Day. The United Republic of Cameroon replaced the federal structure on this day in 1972.

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Canada (regional): Victoria Day. Victoria Day celebrates the birthday of Queen Victoria. Following the death of Queen Victoria, May 24th was decreed as Empire Day across the British Empire

Regional

Canada (regional): National Patriots' Day. National Patriots' Day (Journée nationale des patriotes) is a commemoration of the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837
Cayman Islands: Discovery Day. Commemorates the discovery of the Sister Islands of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman by Christopher Columbus in 1503
East Timor: Independence Restoration Day. East Timor became the first new sovereign state of the 21st century on 20 May 2002 when it gained independence from Indonesia

Regional

Portugal (regional): Day of the Azores. Honours Azorean self-rule as granted in the Portuguese Constitution of 1976.

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Observances on May 20th 2024

  • USA: National Be a Millionaire Day
  • USA: National Pick Strawberries Day
  • USA: National Quiche Lorraine Day
  • United Nations: World Bee Day
  • USA: National Streaming Day

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