This is our day guide for Wednesday March 1st 2017 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 March 1st 2017
International: Ash Wednesday
Marks the beginning of lent. Marking the forehead with ash represents regret for past sins.Regional
Bosnia and Herzegovina (regional): Independence Day
Marks independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992.Regional
Pakistan (regional): Pakistan Public Holiday
Public Holiday in Rawalpindi and Islamabad due to meeting of Economic Coordination Organisation (ECO)Not a Public Holiday
Romania: Martisor
Martisor is a festival that marks traditional Romanian beginning of Spring
South Korea: March 1st Movement
Independence Movement Day (Samil Jeol) commemorates a nation-wide independence movement in South Korea which took place on March 1st 1919 in protest against colonRegional
Spain (regional): Balearic Day
Marks the Statute of Autonomy of March 1, 1983Regional
Switzerland (regional): Republic Day
Neuchâtel only. In 1848, Neuchâtel declared itself a republic and part of SwitzerlandNot a Public Holiday
United Kingdom (regional): St. David's Day
St David is the patron saint of Wales. This holiday is always observed on March 1st, as the tradition is that he died on that day in 589 AD| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for March 1st 2017 | |
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| There are 8 public holidays today. | |
| Day 60 of 2017 | |
| 305 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 09 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1961 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy signs an executive order that establishes the US Peace Corps, whose purpose is to help people all over the world with American workers. | |
| 1953 - Soviet leader Josef Stalin dies. Stalin is referenced in the song 'We Didn't Start the Fire' by Billy Joel. | |
| 1904 - Big Band leader Glenn Miller is born. | |
| 1792 - Composer Gioacchino Rossini is born in the Papal States, Italy. |
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