Day Guide for Monday June 5th 2017 What are the holidays on June 5th 2017?

This is our day guide for Monday June 5th 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 June 5th 2017

International: Whit Monday

Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.

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

Public sector only

Denmark: Constitution Day

Constitution Day commemorates the anniversary of the signing of the Danish constitution of 1849

Not a Public Holiday

Denmark: Father's Day

Celebrated on Constitution Day in Denmark, Father's Day is a celebration that honours the role of fathers

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

New Zealand: Queen's Birthday

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

Tonga: Emancipation Day

On June 4th 1862, the system of serfdom was abolished by King George Tupou I as part of his 1862 Code of Laws

Public sector only

USA (regional): Jefferson Davis' Birthday

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

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General Information for June 5th 2017
There are 9 public holidays today.
Day 156 of 2017
209 days left in 2017
Week 23 of the year
On this Day in History
2004 - Former American President Ronald Reagan dies.
2003 - A severe heat wave across Pakistan and India reaches its peak, as temperatures exceed 50°C (122°F).
1950 - American composer and performance artist Laurie Anderson is born. Her hits include 'O, Superman', 'Mister Heartbreak' and 'Home of the Brave'.
1944 - D-Day Invasion forces head for the Normandy beaches, passing the Isle of Wight Radar Station, the only radar station to be destroyed in the British Isles during the war.