Day Guide for Thursday April 4th 2024

This is our day guide for Thursday April 4th 2024 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 95 of 2024.

Holidays on April 4th 2024

International: Ching Ming Festival. Ching Ming is the Remembrance of Ancestors Day or Grave-Sweeping Day and takes place on the 15th day after the Spring Equinox.

Angola: Peace Day. The Day of Peace and Reconciliation commemorates the end of the Angolan Civil War on this day in 2002.

Kuwait: Public Holiday. April 4th 2024 will be a public holiday due to the holding of the National Assembly elections.

North Korea: Chungmyung Day. Chungmyung Day marks the passing of the worst of winter and is a day for tidying up graves and doing home repairs that winter prohibited

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Pakistan (regional): Death of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was the ninth Prime Minister of Pakistan He founded the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and served as its chairman until his execution in 1979

Senegal: Independence Day. Celebrates independence and the transfer of power agreement signed with France on 4 April 1960

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Switzerland (regional): Näfelser Fahrt. Marks a pilgrimage to the site of a battle with the Habsburgs in 1388

Taiwan: Children's Day. Children's Day was declared a non-working public holiday by the Legislative Yuan in May 1990

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Observances on April 4th 2024

  • United Kingdom: International Carrot Day
  • United Nations: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action 
  • USA: National Chicken Cordon Bleu Day
  • USA: National Hug a Newsperson Day
  • USA: National School Librarian Day
  • USA: National Walk Around Things Day
  • International: World Rat Day

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