Forth week of April, 2016 Calendar with holidays, observances and special days

Jose de Diego’s memory has been honored in Puerto Rico by having his birthdate observed as an official holiday as well as the naming of schools, avenues, and a highway af..→

Patriots’ Day is an official state holiday in Maine, Massachusetts and Wisconsin commemorating the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles ..→

The International Day for Monuments and Sites was proposed by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) on 18 April 1982 and approved by the General Assem..→

Wisconsin Public School Observance Day to mark the date in 1775 when shots were fired in Lexington, beginning of the Revolutionary War. (Event Date: April 19) On April 1..→

John Muir (April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914) was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in t..→

San Jacinto Day is the celebration of the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. It was the final battle of the Texas Revolution where Texas won its independence from M..→

It is imperative we use creativity in problem-solving to address the challenges we face. Traditional thinking will no longer do, - Ambassador I. Rhonda King, Permanent Re..→

Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which day events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated ..→

Wisconsin Public School Observance Day, marking the anniversary of Earth Day and urging schools to conduct programs across subject areas to enhance students’ understandin..→

The Passover begins on the 15th day of the month of Nisan, which typically falls in March or April of the Gregorian calendar. Passover is a spring festival, so the 15th d..→

World Book Day or World Book and Copyright Day (also known as International Day of the Book or World Book Days) is a yearly event on April 23rd, organized by the United N..→

World Day for Laboratory Animals on April 24 is a United Nations recognized day of international commemoration of the suffering and killing of millions of innocent sentie..→