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Find out the dates, history and traditions of Birthday of Queen Margrethe II

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Paul Revere Day

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Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate.

Since 2009, Nelson Mandela's birthday has been celebrated as a chance to honor his life and inspire others to take action to change the world for the better. 

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Herbert Hoover Day

Leif Eriksson was the first known European to have set foot on continental North America, 500 years before Christopher Columbus.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of General Pulaski Memorial Day

Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of the Girl Scouts was born on this day in 1860.

This day remembers an important Slovenian general on the day of one his most notable achievements.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Rosa Parks Day

This national day celebrates the life of George Washington carver, a great African American scientist.

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Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Mentoring Day.

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The day is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, an importnat figure in India's independence movement..

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Ellen Degeneres Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Curmudgeons Day.

Freethinkers Day (Thomas Paine Day), celebrates the life of the influential American writer and philosopher.

Marks the birthday of Fred Korematsu, a leading civil rights activist for Asian Americans

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Darwin Day

Marks the birthday of Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scouts movement.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Casimir Pulaski Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Winston Churchill Day

Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the USA was born on April 13th 1743.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Birthday of Queen Margrethe II