This is our day guide for Monday February 16th 2015 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 February 16th 2015
International: Carnival Monday
The Carnival is an annual festival held in several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in the days before Ash Wednesday
Argentina: Carnival Monday
The Carnival is an annual festival in Argentina held on the days before Ash Wednesday.
Brazil: Carnival
The streets of Rio de Janeiro erupt with colour and noise as Carnival ushers in the Easter period.Regional
Canada (regional): Family Day
A provincial statutory holiday observed on the third Monday in February in most provincesRegional
Canada (regional): Nova Scotia Heritage Day
The third Monday in February is a holiday in Nova Scotia to celebrate the heritage of the provinceNot a Public Holiday
Germany: Fasching
Carnivals are held in some German cities to celebrate and party before the start of Lent
Lithuania: Restoration of the State Day
The Act of Independence of Lithuania was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16th 1918, proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of LithuaniaRegional
Nigeria (regional): Public Holiday
A public holiday in Nigeria or in a Nigerian state has been declared on this day
Serbia: Sovereignty Day
Anniversary of the First Serbian Uprising in 1804 and the first Serbian Constitution in 1835Not a Public Holiday
Trinidad and Tobago: Carnival Monday
Carnival takes place in Trinidad and Tobago on the Monday and Tuesday before Ash WednesdayRegional
USA: President's Day
The original version of the holiday was in commemoration of George Washington's birthday.Public sector only
Vietnam: Tet Holiday
Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in VietnamGo to Today | February 17th 2015
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| General Information for February 16th 2015 | |
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| There are 12 public holidays today. | |
| Day 47 of 2015 | |
| 318 days left in 2015 | |
| Week 08 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1975 - Japanese singer Aikawa Nanase is born in Osaka on this day. | |
| 1956 - Indian physicist Meghnad Saha dies suddenly of a heart attack at the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics. | |
| 1923 - Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Eyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun. |
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