Day Guide for Monday May 29th 2017 What are the holidays on May 29th 2017?

This is our day guide for Monday May 29th 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 May 29th 2017

International: Ascension Day Holiday (in lieu)

Commemorates the ascension of Jesus into heaven forty two days after his crucifixion

International: Spring Bank Holiday

The second UK Bank Holiday in May which replaced Whit Monday in 1967

International: Memorial Day

Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who have died in military service for the United States

Azerbaijan: Republic Day

celebrated on 28 May. Since 2006, if the 28 May falls on a weekend, the following Monday will be a holiday

China: Dragon Boats Festival

Celebrations continue for the Tuen Ng Festival, otherwise known as the Dragon Boat Festival.

Regional

India (regional): Guru Arjun Dev Martyrdom day

Guru Arjun Dev was the fifth Sikh Guru and the first Sikh martyr, killed in 1606. ☬

Nigeria: Democracy Day

Commemorates the restoration of democracy in 1999

Turks and Caicos Islands: National Heroes' Day

Commemorates the life of James Alexander George Smith McCartney

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General Information for May 29th 2017
There are 8 public holidays today.
Day 149 of 2017
216 days left in 2017
Week 22 of the year
On this Day in History
1967 - Guitarist/songwriter Noel Gallagher of Oasis is born.
1950 - The Archers - the Radio Soap is first broadcast - as a trial programme in the Midlands region only.
1917 - The 35th President of the United States John Fitzgerald Kennedy is born.
1829 - Sir Humphry Davy FRS, one of the founding fathers of general anaesthesiology, dies in Geneva, Switzerland, from a heart attack.