Day Guide for Monday June 1st 2015 What are the holidays on June 1st 2015?

This is our day guide for Monday June 1st 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 June 1st 2015

International: Vesak Day

Marks three key events in Buddhas life - his birthday, the enlightenment and his achievement of Nirvana

International: Orthodox Pentecost Monday

The name Whitsunday is generally attributed to the white garments formerly worn by the candidates for baptism on this feast

Regional

Australia (regional): Western Australia Day

Commemorates the day that the first European settlers arrived in Western Australia to found the Swan River Colony on 1 June 1829

Brunei: Royal Brunei Armed Forces Day (in lieu)

The Royal Brunei Armed Forces was formed on 31 May 1961

Cambodia: International Children's Day

International and Cambodian Children Day

Ireland: June Bank Holiday

Known in Gaelic as 'Lá Saoire i mí Mheitheamh', this holiday was first established by the Bank Holidays Act 1871 when Ireland was still part of the United Kingdom

Kenya: Madaraka Day

Commemorates the day that Kenya attained internal self-rule in 1963

Regional

Malaysia (regional): Gawai Dayak

Sarawak. Dayak Festival is a major harvest festival celebrated over two days

New Zealand: Queen's Birthday

The Queen's Birthday holiday is a moveable feast celebrating the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II

Public sector only

USA (regional): Jefferson Davis' Birthday

Marks the birthday of a Confederate leader in the American Civil War

Public sector only

USA (regional): US Statehood Day

Marks the admission of Kentucky and Tennessee as the 15th and 16th states of the US

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General Information for June 1st 2015
There are 11 public holidays today.
Day 152 of 2015
213 days left in 2015
Week 23 of the year
On this Day in History
2002 - Hanse Cronje, South African cricketer, dies when his plane crashes in the Outeniqua mountains.
1926 - In Los Angeles Hospital, one the world's most famous stars is born. Marilyn Monroe, born Norma Jean Mortensen, enters the world to become 'the photographer's dream'.
1533 - Anne Boleyn, second 'wife' of King Henry VIII of England, is crowned queen.
1464 - Between 1455 and 1499, England is torn apart by civil war, beginning with The First War of the Roses led by the houses of York and Lancaster.