This is our day guide for Monday April 9th 2018 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 April 9th 2018
International: Orthodox Easter Monday
The Orthodox church uses the Julian calendar for the calculation of Easter, which can often mean that Orthodox Easter falls later than Easter observed elsewhere
International: Orthodox Easter Day
Easter is the most significant religious holiday for the world's roughly 300 million Orthodox Christians. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus has been placed after his crucifixion.
Egypt: Sham El Nessim
Sham El-Nessim is an ancient Egyptian spring festival celebrated on the day after Coptic Easter
Georgia: Day of National Unity
In 1989 an anti-Soviet demonstration was dispersed by the Soviet Army, resulting in 20 deaths and hundreds of injuriesRegional
Iraq (regional): Baghdad Liberation Day
Marks the day of overthrowing the former regime and the removal of Saddam Hussein’s rule from power
Kosovo: Constitution Day
The constitution of Kosovo was ratified on April 9th 2008 and came to effect on June 15th 2008
Philippines: The Day of Valor
Araw ng Kagitingan commemorates the fall of the Bataan peninsula during the second world war.
Tunisia: Martyrs' Day
Remembers the Tunisians who were killed when French troops suppressed nationalist demonstrations in 1938| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for April 9th 2018 | |
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| There are 8 public holidays today. | |
| Day 99 of 2018 | |
| 266 days left in 2018 | |
| Week 15 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2005 - HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, marries Camilla Parker Bowles at the Guildhall, Windsor's Town Hall. | |
| 1806 - British Engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel is born in Portsmouth. | |
| 1744 - Grace Pett, wife of a fishmonger in Ipswich, ignites in an incident believed to prove the existence of Spontaneous Human Combustion. | |
| 1626 - Sir Francis Bacon dies from pneumonia. |
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