Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on February 16
9 holidays and special days are celebrated on February 16 around the world.
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Holidays and observances
- Christian feast day: Abda of EdessaAbda was bishop of Edessa. He is commemorated as a saint by the Syriac Orthodox Church in the Martyrology of Rabban Sliba, and his feast day is 16 February. The French scholar Jean Maurice Fiey notes there are two bishops of Edessa of the same name listed by M
- Christian feast day: Elias and companionsElias and four companions, Daniel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Samuel were Egyptian martyrs. Their feast day is February 16.
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Juliana of Nicomedia (Catholic Church) Juliana of Nicomedia is an Anatolian Christian saint, said to have suffered martyrdom during the Diocletianic persecution in 304. She was popular as a patron saint of the sick during the Middle Ages, especially in the Netherlands.
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OnesimusOnesimus was a Christian mentioned in the New Testament. He was a slave to Philemon, a Christian, and is the subject of Paul's Epistle to Philemon.
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Charles Todd Quintard (Episcopal Church (USA))Charles Todd Quintard was an American physician and clergyman who became the second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee and the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of the South.
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February 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)February 16 in Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendars is a feast day and a day of commemoration of saints and martyrs. Although some Orthodox churches use the Revised Julian Calendar and others use the traditional Julian calendar, the fixed commemorations for t
Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong Il's birthday) (North Korea)The Day of the Shining Star (Korean: 광명성절) is a public holiday in North Korea falling on 16 February, the anniversary of the birth of the country's second leader, Kim Jong Il. Along with the Day of the Sun, the birthday of his father Kim Il Sung, the Shining S
Restoration of Lithuania's Statehood Day, celebrate the independence of Lithuania from Russia and Germany in 1918 (Lithuania)The Act of Independence of Lithuania or the Act of February 16th, also the Lithuanian Resolution on Independence, was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16, 1918. It proclaimed independence from Russia and the restoration of an independent State of
Elizabeth Peratrovich Day (Alaska)Elizabeth Peratrovich was an American civil rights activist, Grand President of the Alaska Native Sisterhood, and a Tlingit who worked for equality on behalf of Alaska Natives. In the 1940s, her advocacy was credited as being instrumental in the passing of Ala
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on February 16?
9 observances are celebrated on February 16 around the world: Christian feast day: Abda of Edessa, Christian feast day: Elias and companions, Christian feast day: Juliana of Nicomedia (Catholic Church), Christian feast day: Onesimus, Christian feast day: Charles Todd Quintard (Episcopal Church (USA)), Christian feast day: February 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
What happened on February 16?
48 documented historical events happened on February 16, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: King Louis IX dispatched André de Longjumeau as the French ambassador to the Mongol Empire. On the same day, in another year: Livonian Crusade: In the Battle of Karuse, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania achieved a decisive victory over the Livonian Order on the frozen surface of the Baltic Sea. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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