Famous People with holidays
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This is a list of government-sanctioned holidays commemorating individuals.
| Person | Holiday | Observing states | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan B. Anthony | Susan B. Anthony Day | United States | 15 February |
| Errol Barrow | Errol Barrow Day | Barbados | 21 January |
| Cesar Chavez | Cesar Chavez Day | United States | 31 March |
| Christopher Columbus | Columbus Day | Various | second Monday in October (US); 12 October (elsewhere) |
| Guy Fawkes | Guy Fawkes Night (or Day) | United Kingdom | 5 November |
| Mahatma Gandhi | Gandhi Jayanti | India | 2 October |
| Martin Luther King Jr. | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | United States | third Monday in January |
| Abraham Lincoln | Lincoln's Birthday | Parts of the United States | 12 February |
| Nelson Mandela | Mandela Day | Various | 18 July |
| Rosa Parks | Rosa Parks Day | Four states of the United States | 4 February (California and Missouri); 1 December (Ohio and Oregon) |
| Rainier III, Prince of Monaco | Prince Rainier Day | Monaco | 19 November |
| Harriet Tubman | Harriet Tubman Day | United States | 10 March |
| Queen Victoria | Victoria Day | Canada | last Monday before 25 May |
| George Washington | Washington's Birthday | United States | third Monday in February |
| Wright brothers | Wright Brothers Day | United States | 17 December |
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