Day Guide for Monday February 1st 2016 What are the holidays on February 1st 2016?

This is our day guide for Monday February 1st 2016 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 1st 2016

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Malaysia (regional): Federal Territory Day

Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Putrajaya only. Anniversary of the formation of the Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory in 1974

Mauritius: Abolition of Slavery

Slavery was abolished in Mauritius on February 1st 1835, the last of the British colonies to do so

Mexico: Constitution Day

First Monday in February. Celebrates the ratification of the Mexican constitution of 1917

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New Zealand (regional): Auckland Anniversary Day

Marks the anniversary of the arrival of William Hobson, later the first Governor of New Zealand and co-author of the Treaty of Waitangi

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New Zealand (regional): Nelson Anniversary Day

Nelson only. Commemorates the arrival of the first New Zealand Company boat, the Fifeshire on 1 February 1842

Rwanda: Heroes' Day

A day to remember those who have given their lives for the good of Rwanda

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General Information for February 1st 2016
There are 6 public holidays today.
Day 32 of 2016
334 days left in 2016
Week 05 of the year
On this Day in History
2002 - The seven crewmembers of the Space Shuttle Columbia are killed instantly when the space shuttle breaks up over Texas, 16 minutes before it is scheduled to land at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
1942 - Terry Jones, future member of the Monty Python's Flying Circus team, is born.
1851 - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, author of Frankenstein and wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley, dies.
1790 - The first U.S. patent is issued, to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.