This is our day guide for Thursday May 4th 2017 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on May 4th 2017
Japan: Greenery Day
Celebrates nature. Festivities include the planting of a tree and the planting of seeds by the Emperor and Empress
Latvia: Declaration of Independence Day
Latvia declared independence from the USSR in 1990
Namibia: Cassinga Day
Commemorates the Cassinga Massacre that took place during the Namibian War of Independence on May 4th 1978Not a Public Holiday
Netherlands: National Remembrance Day
May 4th is the day on which the Netherlands commemorates all Dutch victims of warPublic sector only
USA (regional): Rhode Island Independence Day
Marks independence from Great Britain on 4 May 1776| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for May 4th 2017 | |
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| There are 5 public holidays today. | |
| Day 124 of 2017 | |
| 241 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 18 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1989 - Margaret Thatcher reaches ten years in office. | |
| 1972 - Mike Dirnt, bassist and founding member of Green Day is born. | |
| 1949 - The whole team of the Italian football club Torino, save one player who stayed at home due to some injury, die in an air crash while approaching Turin. | |
| 1886 - How May Day Became a Workers' Holiday. A rally takes place at Haymarket Square. |
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