Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on June 18
14 holidays and special days are celebrated on June 18 around the world.
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Holidays and observances
Autistic Pride Day (International)Autistic Pride Day is a pride celebration for autistic people held annually on 18 June. Autistic pride recognises the importance of pride for autistic people and its role in bringing about positive changes in the broader society.- Christian feast day: Bernard Mizeki (Anglican and Episcopal Church)Bernard Mizeki was an African Christian missionary and martyr. Born in Mozambique, he moved to Cape Town, attended an Anglican school, and became a Christian.
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Elisabeth of SchönauElisabeth of Schönau was a German Benedictine visionary. She was an abbess at the Schönau Abbey in the Duchy of Nassau, and reportedly experienced numerous religious visions, for which she became widely sought after by many powerful men as far away as France a
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Gregorio BarbarigoGregorio Giovanni Gaspare Barbarigo was an Italian cardinal and is venerated as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the Bishop of Bergamo and later as the Bishop of Padua. Barbarigo was a frontrunner in both the 1689 and 1691 papal conclaves as - Christian feast day: Leontius, Hypatius and TheodulusSaints Leontius, Hypatius and Theodolus were Roman soldiers who, according to Christian tradition, were martyred for their faith.
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Marina the Monk (Maronite Church, Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria)Marinos the Monk was a Christian saint from part of Asian Byzantium, generally said to be present-day Lebanon. Born female, he became a monk at a young age and lived as a man for the rest of his life. Not wanting to reveal his birth sex, he chose to raise a ch
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Mark and MarcellianMark and Marcellian are martyrs venerated as saints by the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Their cult is sometimes associated with that of Saints Tranquillinus, Martia, Nicostratus, Zoe, Castulus, and Tiburtius, though not in the officia
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Blessed Osanna of MantuaOsanna of Mantua was an Italian Dominican tertiary who gained notice as a stigmatic and mystic.
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June 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)June 17 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 19
Foundation Day (Benguet)Public holidays in the Philippines are of two types: regular holidays and special non-working days.
Human Rights Day (Azerbaijan)There are several public holidays in Azerbaijan. Public holidays were regulated in the constitution of the Azerbaijan SSR for the first time on 19 May 1921. They are now regulated by the Constitution of Azerbaijan.- National Day (Seychelles) This is a list of public holidays in Seychelles.1-2 January: New Year's Day 1 February: Abolition of Slavery Variable : Good Friday Variable : Easter Saturday Variable : Easter Monday 1 May: Labour Day Variable: Corpus Christi 18 June: Constitution Day 29 J
Queen Mother's Birthday (Cambodia)Cambodia has numerous public holidays, including memorial holidays and religious holidays of Buddhist origin. The Khmer traditional calendar, known as ចន្ទគតិ Chântôkôtĕ, is a lunisolar calendar although the word itself means lunar calendar. While the calendar- Waterloo Day (United Kingdom)Waterloo Day is 18 June, the date of the Battle of Waterloo, in 1815. It is remembered and celebrated each year by certain regiments of the British Army, in the same way that the Royal Navy celebrates Trafalgar Day.
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on June 18?
14 observances are celebrated on June 18 around the world: Autistic Pride Day (International), Christian feast day: Bernard Mizeki (Anglican and Episcopal Church), Christian feast day: Elisabeth of Schönau, Christian feast day: Gregorio Barbarigo, Christian feast day: Leontius, Hypatius and Theodulus, Christian feast day: Marina the Monk (Maronite Church, Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria). 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 June 18?
56 documented historical events happened on June 18, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Sui–Tang transition: Chinese governor Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself emperor, establishing the Tang dynasty. On the same day, in another year: Sui–Tang transition: Chinese governor Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself emperor, establishing the Tang dynasty. 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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