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Holidays and observances on March 11

8 holidays and special days are celebrated on March 11 around the world.

Holidays and observances

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What is celebrated on March 11?

8 observances are celebrated on March 11 around the world: Christian feast day: Alberta of Agen, Christian feast day: Constantine, Christian feast day: Óengus of Tallaght, Christian feast day: Sophronius of Jerusalem, Christian feast day: Vindicianus, Day of Restoration of Independence from the Soviet Union in 1990 (Lithuania). 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 March 11?

44 documented historical events happened on March 11, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Mount Etna in Sicily began erupting, eventually producing the largest lava flow in the volcano's history, and damaging Catania and other towns. On the same day, in another year: Queen Anne withheld royal assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, in the most recent veto by a British monarch of a bill that had been passed by Parliament. 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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