| Date |
Country |
Title |
| January |
|
|
| 1 |
Operation
Bodenplott |
Luftwaffe attack
against Allied Airfields (1945) |
| |
Cuba |
Anniversary of the
Revolution (1959) |
| |
Haiti |
Independence Day
(1804) |
| |
Sudan |
Independence Day
(1956) |
| 4 |
Union of Myanmar |
Independence Day
(1948) |
| 10 |
Russia |
Soviet
counteroffensive under Stalingrad. The beginning of the end. (1943) |
| 26 |
Australia |
Australia Day
(1788) |
| |
India |
Republic Day (1950) |
| 27 |
Russia |
End
of Leningrad blockade (1944) |
| 28 |
USA |
Space
Shuttle Challenger Accident (1986) |
| 30 |
The
Philippines |
Liberation
of Camp Pangatian, Philippines |
| February |
|
|
| 4 |
United States of
America |
Space Shuttle Columbia Accident 2003 |
| 4 |
Sri Lanka |
Independence Day
(1948) |
| 5 |
San Marino |
Santa Agata Day |
| 6 |
New Zealand |
Waitangi Day (1840) |
| 7 |
Grenada |
Independence Day
(1974) |
| 11 |
Iran |
Anniversary of
Victory of the Islamic Revolution of Iran (1979) |
| 15 |
Singapore |
Fall
of Singapore (1942) |
| |
Serbia |
National
Day (Dan Drzavnosti
Srbije) |
| 16 |
Lithuania |
National
Day (1918) |
| 18 |
Gambia |
Independence Day
(1965) |
| 23 |
Brunei |
National Day |
| |
Guyana |
National Day (1970) |
| 24 |
Estonia |
National Day (1918) |
| 25 |
Kuwait |
National Day (1961) |
| 26 |
Kuwait |
Liberation
Day (1991) |
| 27 |
Dominican Republic |
Independence Day
(1844) |
| March |
|
|
| 1 |
Wales |
St David's Day |
| 3 |
Bulgaria |
National Day |
| |
Morocco |
National Day (1961) |
| 5 |
Spitfire |
Maiden
flight of Spitfire prototype K5054 in 1936 |
| 6 |
Ghana |
Independence Day
(1957) |
| 11 |
Lithuania |
Independence Day
(1990) |
| |
Train
bombings in Spain |
March
11 2004 |
| 12 |
Mauritius |
Independence Day
(1968) |
| 17 |
Ireland |
St. Patrick's Day |
| 20 |
Tunisia |
National Day (1956) |
| 21 |
Namibia |
Independence Day
(1990) |
| |
Chile |
Anniversary
of the Chilean Air Force |
| 23 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan Day (1940) |
| 25 |
Greece |
Independence Day
(1821) |
| |
Royal
Navy |
Sea
Mosquito first carrier landings (1944) |
| 26 |
Bangladesh |
Independence and
National Day (1971) |
| April |
|
|
| 1 |
Canada |
RCAF
Birthday (1924) |
| |
United
Kingdom |
RAF
Birthday (1918) |
| 2 |
Falklands/Malvinas War |
Falklands/Malvinas War
Anniversary (1982) |
| 4 |
Senegal |
Independence Day
(1960) |
| 9 |
Portugal |
|
"Dia
do Combatente" (The Fighter's Day) |
|
Day of
remembrance (La Lys Battle
1918) |
|
| 12 |
Soviet
Union/Russia |
Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. First Human In Space
(1961) |
| 16 |
Denmark |
Queen's Birthday
(1940) |
| 17 |
Syria |
Independence Day
(1946) |
| 18 |
Zimbabwe |
National Day (1980) |
| |
Iran
Armed Forces Day |
|
| |
Doolittle
Raid |
U.S.
bomb Tokyo (1942) |
| |
P-38
mission to kill Yamamoto (1943) |
Isoroku
Yamamoto was the mastermind of the Pearl Harbor attack |
| 21 |
United
Kingdom |
Birthday
of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second |
| |
Red
Baron shot down |
Manfred
von Richtofen was shot down by Australian groundfire (1918) |
| 23 |
England |
St. George's Day |
| |
Turkey |
National
Independence and Children Day
(1920) |
| 25 |
Australia
and New Zealand |
ANZAC
Day |
| |
Italy |
End
of WW2 1945 |
| 26 |
Israel |
Independence Day
(1948) (Variable) |
| |
Tanzania |
Union Day (1964) |
| 27 |
Sierra Leone |
Independence Day
(1961) |
| |
South Africa |
Freedom Day (1995) |
| |
Togo |
Independence Day
(1960) |
| 30 |
Netherlands |
Queen's Day (1980) |
| |
Saigon
fell, ending the Vietnam Conflict in Southeast Asia |
April
30 1975 |
| May |
|
|
| 1 |
May
Day |
Labor
Day |
| |
Argentina |
Anniversary
of first engagement of Argentine Airforce in Malvinas / Falklands War
(1982) |
| 3 |
Poland |
Constitution
Day |
| 5 |
Mexico |
Cinco
De Mayo |
| 8 |
V.E.
Day |
Victory
in Europe (1945) |
| 9 |
European Union |
Europe Day (1994) |
| |
Iraq |
New
National Day (2003) |
| |
Russia |
End
of Great Patriotic War (1945) |
| |
Malta
gets Spitfires |
64
Spitfires are ferried to Malta by USS Wasp |
| |
Liberation
Day for the Channel Islands |
Jersey,
Guernsey, Sark, Herm and Alderney
May 9 1945 |
| 14 |
Paraguay |
Independence Day
(1811) |
| 16 |
Dambusters
Raid |
RAF
bombing of Ruhr Valley Dams |
| 17 |
Norway |
Constitution Day
(1814) |
| 18 |
United
States |
US
Armed Forces Appreciation Day |
| 19 |
Turkey |
Turkish
Remembrance of Ataturk and Youth Day for Turkey |
| 20 |
Cameroon |
National Day (1972) |
| |
Cuba |
Cuba
Independence Day (1902) |
| 21 |
Chile |
Anniversary
of the Chilean Navy and the anniversay of the Iquique´s Naval Combat
(South Pacific War, between Chile, Peru and Bolivia) |
| 22 |
Yemen |
National Day (1990) |
| 24 |
Eritrea |
Independence Day
(1993) |
| 25 |
Argentina |
National Day (1810),
"La Revolucion de
Mayo"
Anniversary
of the Revolution against Spain |
| |
Jordan |
Independence Day
(1946) |
| 26 |
Georgia |
National Day (1918) |
| 28 |
Armenia |
National Day |
| |
Ethiopia |
National Day |
| |
Azerbaijan |
National Day (1918) |
| June |
|
|
| 1 |
Western
Samoa |
Independence
Celebration Day |
| |
Mexico |
Navy
Day |
| 2 |
Italy |
National Day (1946) |
| 4 |
Midway |
Battle
of Midway (1942) |
| 5 |
Denmark |
Constitutional Day |
| |
Seychelles |
Liberation Day
(1977) |
| 6 |
Sweden |
National Day (1982) |
| |
D-Day |
Allied
Landings in France in 1944 |
| 7 |
Yorktown
sunk |
US
Carrier Yorktown sunk (1942) |
| 10 |
Portugal |
National Day |
| |
Former
Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia |
Army
Day |
| 12 |
Philippines |
Independence Day
(1898) |
| |
Russia |
National Day (1991) |
| 14 |
United Kingdom |
Official
Celebration of the Birthday of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II (1926)
(Variable) |
| 17 |
Iceland |
Anniversary of the
Establishment of the Republic (1944) |
| 22 |
Russia |
The
Invasion of Russia ( 1941) |
| 23 |
Luxembourg |
National Day and
Official Birthday of H.R.H. the Grand Duke Jean (1921) |
| 24 |
Order of Malta |
St. John's Day |
| 25 |
Croatia |
Independence Day |
| |
Mozambique |
Independence Day
(1975) |
| |
Slovenia |
National Day (1991) |
| 26 |
Madagascar |
Independence Day
(1960) |
| 27 |
Djibouti |
National Day (1977) |
| July |
|
|
| 1 |
Burundi |
Independence Day
(1962) |
| |
Canada |
Canada Day (1867) |
| |
Rwanda |
Independence Day
(1962) |
| 3 |
Belarus |
Independence Day
(1944) |
| 4 |
United States of
America |
Independence Day
(1776) |
| 5 |
Cape
Verde |
National Day (1975) |
| |
Venezuela |
Independence Day
(1811) |
| 6 |
Comoros |
Independence Day
(1975) |
| |
Malawi |
Republic Day (1966) |
| 7 |
Solomon Islands |
National Day (1978) |
| |
Subway
attacks in the UK |
July
7 2005 |
| 9 |
Argentina |
Independence Day
(1816) |
| 10 |
Invasion
of Sicily |
Allied
Landings at Sicily in 1943 |
| 11 |
Mongolia |
National
Celebration Day (1921) |
| 12 |
Sao Tome and
Principe |
Independence Day
(1975) |
| 14 |
France |
National Day (1789) |
| 17 |
Iraq |
Old
National Day (1958) |
| 20 |
Colombia |
Independence Day
(1810) |
| |
USA
Moon Landing |
First
Human on the Moon (1969) |
| 21 |
Belgium |
Independence Day
(1830) |
| 23 |
Egypt |
National Day (1952) |
| 26 |
Liberia |
Independence Day
(1847) |
| |
Maldives |
Independence Day
(1965) |
| 28 |
Peru |
Independence Day
(1821) |
| 30 |
Vanuatu |
Independence Day
(1980) |
| August |
|
|
| 1 |
Benin |
Independence Day
(1960) |
| |
Switzerland |
Foundation of the
Swiss Confederation (1291) |
| 2 |
Former
Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia |
National Day (1984) |
| 4 |
Burkina Faso |
National Day (1984) |
| 5 |
Croatian
Victory Day or Dan Domovinske zahvalnosti |
similar
to a Thanksgiving Day |
| |
Russia |
End
of Kursk operation (1943) |
| 6 |
Bolivia |
Independence Day
(1825) |
| |
Jamaica |
Independence Day
(1962) |
| |
Hiroshima
Atomic Bombing |
Aug
6 1945 8:15AM |
| 7 |
Cote d'lvoire |
National Day (1960) |
| 9 |
Singapore |
National Day (1965) |
| |
Nagasaki
Atomic Bombing |
Aug
9 1945 11:02AM |
| |
Peacekeeping
Day in Canada |
In
memory of 9 peacekeepers killed on Aug 9 19741945 |
| 10 |
Ecuador |
Independence Day
(1809) |
| 11 |
Chad |
Independence Day
(1960) |
| 14 |
Pakistan |
Independence Day |
| 15 |
India |
Independence Day |
| |
Congo |
National Day (1960) |
| |
Republic of Korea |
National Day (1948) |
| 17 |
Gabon |
Independence Day
(1960) |
| |
Indonesia |
Independence Day
(1945) |
| 18 |
Afghanistan |
Independence Day |
| 19 |
Dieppe
Raid |
1942 |
| 20 |
Hungary |
National Day |
| 24 |
Ukraine |
National Day |
| 25 |
Uruguay |
Independence Day
(1825) |
| 27 |
Moldova |
National Day (1994) |
| 28 |
Poland |
Polish
(Military) Aviation Day |
| 29 |
Slovakia |
Slovakia
National Day |
| 30 |
Kyrgyz Republic |
National Day |
| |
Turkey |
Victory
Day (1919) |
| 31 |
Malaysia |
National Day (1963) |
| |
Trinidad and Tobago |
National Day (1962) |
| September |
|
|
| 1 |
Libya |
Independence Day
(1969) |
| |
Slovak Republic |
Constitution Day
(1992) |
| |
Uzbekistan |
National Day |
| |
World
War Two begins in Europe |
Germany
invades Poland (1939) |
| 2 |
Vietnam |
Independence Day
(1945) |
| |
V-J Day |
Japan surrenders in
Tokyo Harbour |
| 3 |
Qatar |
National Day (1971) |
| 6 |
Swaziland |
Independence and
National Day (1968) |
| 7 |
Brazil |
Independence Day
(1822) |
| |
Pakistan |
Air
Force Day |
| 8 |
V-2 |
First
use of V-2 rocket lands Chiswick area of London (1944) |
| 9 |
Democratic People's
Republic of Korea |
Foundation of the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1948) |
| |
Tajikistan |
National Day (1991) |
|
11
|
Terrorist
attack |
Attack
on World Trade Center and Pentagon 2001 |
| 15 |
Battle
of Britain |
Battle
of Britain Day 1940 |
| |
Costa Rica |
Independence Day
(1821) |
| |
El Salvador |
Independence Day
(1821) |
| |
Guatemala |
Independence Day
(1821) |
| |
Honduras |
Independence Day
(1821) |
| |
Nicaragua |
Independence Day
(1821) |
| 16 |
Papua New Guinea |
Independence Day
(1821) |
| |
Mexico |
Independence Day
(1810) |
| 18 |
Chile |
Independence Day
(1810) |
| |
USA |
USAF
Birthday |
| 19 |
Saint Christopher
(Kitts) and Nevis |
Independence Day
(1983) |
| |
Chile |
Anniversary
of the Chilean Army |
| 21 |
Malta |
Independence Day
(1964) |
| 22 |
Mali |
Independence Day
(1922) |
| 23 |
Saudi Arabia |
National Day (1964) |
| 30 |
Guinea-Bissau |
Independence Day
(1973) |
| |
Botswana |
National Day (1966) |
| October |
|
|
| 1 |
People's Republic
of China |
National Day (1949) |
| |
Cyprus |
Independence Day |
| |
Nigeria |
Independence Day
(1960) |
| 2 |
Guinea |
Independence Day
(1958) |
| 3 |
Germany |
National Day (
1990) |
| 4 |
Lesotho |
National Day (1966) |
| 8 |
Croatia |
Independence Day
(1962) |
| |
India |
Indian
Air Force Day (1932) |
| 9 |
Uganda |
Independence Day
(1962) |
| 10 |
Fiji |
National Day (1970) |
| 10 |
Republic
of China |
National Day |
| 12 |
Spain |
National Day (1977) |
| |
Bali
Bombing |
Terrorist
Bombing in Nightclub Bali, Indonesia (2002) |
| |
Equatorial Guinea |
National Day (1968) |
| 13 |
US
Navy's birthday |
|
| 14 |
Anniversary of X-1 Supersonic Flight |
Oct 14 1947 |
| 21 |
Somalia |
National Day (1969) |
| |
Trafalgar
Day |
Royal
Navy Anniversary (1805) |
| 24 |
Zambia |
Independence Day
(1964) |
| 25 |
Charge
of the Light Brigade |
Charge
of the Light Brigade in the Crimean war (1854) |
| 26 |
Austria |
National Day (1965) |
| 27 |
Saint Vincent and
the Grenaidines |
Independence Day
(1979) |
| |
Turkmenistan |
National Day (1924) |
| |
Ecuadorian
Airforce Day |
|
| 28 |
Czech |
National Day (1918) |
| |
Greece |
National Day |
| 29 |
Turkey |
Republic Day (1923) |
| November |
|
|
| 1 |
Algeria |
The Revolution Day
of 1st November (1954) |
| 3 |
Panama |
Independence Day
(1903) |
| 5 |
United
Kingdom |
Guy
Fawkes Day |
| 8 |
Greece |
Hellenic
Air Force Day |
| 9 |
Cambodia |
Independence Day
(1990) |
| |
USA |
First
flight of AV-8B Harrier Nov 9 1978 |
| 10 |
USMC |
USMC
Birthday (1775) |
| |
Indonesia's
"Remembrance" day |
Remembering
Independence War Heroes |
| 11 |
Poland |
Independence Day |
| |
Remembrance
Day Veterans Day |
Date
to Remember those that served their country in times of War |
| 15 |
Brazil |
Brazilian
Republic Day |
| 18 |
Oman |
National Day (1940) |
| |
Latvia |
National Day |
| 19 |
Monaco |
National Day |
| |
Republic
of Belarus and in Russia |
The
Day of Artillery
|
| 20 |
Mexico |
Mexican
Revolution Anniversary (1910) |
| 22 |
Lebanon |
National Day (1943) |
| 25 |
Suriname |
Independence Day
(1975) |
| 28 |
Mauritania |
Independence Day
(1960) |
| 29 |
Albania |
Liberation Day |
| 30 |
Barbados |
National Day (1966) |
| |
Scotland |
St. Andrew's Day |
| December |
|
|
| 1 |
Central Africa |
National Day |
| |
Romania |
National Day |
| 2 |
Laos |
Proclamation of the
Republic (1975) |
| |
United Arab
Emirates |
National Day (1971) |
| 5 |
Thailand |
National Day
(H.M. The King's Birthday) |
| |
Russia |
Soviet
winter counteroffensive under Moscow (1941) |
| 6 |
Finland |
Independence Day
(1917) |
| 7 |
Pearl
Harbor |
Attack
on U.S. base 1941 |
| 10 |
Sinking
of the HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse |
Dec
10 1941 |
| |
Thailand |
Constitution
Day in Thailand (start of constitutional Monarchy in
Thailand) |
| 12 |
Kenya |
Independence Day
(1963) |
| 13 |
Saint Lucia |
Independence Day |
| 16 |
Bahrain |
National Day |
| |
Kazakhstan |
National Day (1991) |
| 17 |
Bhutan |
National Day |
| 18 |
Niger |
Proclamation of the
Republic (1960) |
| 23 |
Japan |
Birthday of H.I.M.
Emperor Akihito (1933) |
| 24 |
Serbian
Air Force Day |
Serbian
Air Force Day 1912 (Dan
RV i PVO) |
| 26 |
Slovenia |
Independence
Day |
| 28 |
Nepal |
Birthday of
H.M.
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (1945)
|
| |
Australia |
"Proclamation
Day" in South Australia (state of Australia) to mark the first
colony landing at Holdfast Bay (now Glenelg, a seaside suburb of
Adelaide). |
