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1956 Holidays

1957 Holidays 1957

1956 Holiday Calendar in the United States, including all national holidays, optional holidays, commemorative dates, and important days of the year.

January 1956

1
SUN

New Year's Day

January 1st, Sunday

Holiday

2
MON

New Year's Day (observed)

January 2nd, Monday

Holiday

16
MON

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 16th, Monday

Holiday

February 1956

20
MON

Presidents' Day

February 20th, Monday

Holiday

May 1956

28
MON

Memorial Day

May 28th, Monday

Holiday

July 1956

4
WED

Independence Day

July 4th, Wednesday

Holiday

September 1956

3
MON

Labor Day

September 3rd, Monday

Holiday

October 1956

8
MON

Columbus Day (Most regions)

October 8th, Monday

Holiday

November 1956

11
SUN

Veterans Day

November 11th, Sunday

Holiday

12
MON

Veterans Day (observed)

November 12th, Monday

Holiday

22
THU

Thanksgiving Day

November 22nd, Thursday

Holiday

December 1956

25
TUE

Christmas Day

December 25th, Tuesday

Holiday

Upcoming Commemorative Dates in the United States

See all commemorative dates for 1956
Holiday
Optional
November 1956
Data Dia Descrição
7 Wed National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day
7 Wed National Men Make Dinner Day
8 Thu National Cappuccino Day
8 Thu National STEM/STEAM Day
8 Thu World Urbanism Day
9 Fri Go to an Art Museum Day
9 Fri International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism
9 Fri World Adoption Day
9 Fri World Freedom Day
10 Sat International Accounting Day
10 Sat Marine Corps Birthday
10 Sat World Keratoconus Day
10 Sat World Science Day for Peace and Development
11 Sun Veterans Day
11 Sun National Metal Day
11 Sun National Sundae Day
11 Sun Singles Day
12 Mon Veterans Day (observed)
12 Mon National Happy Hour Day
12 Mon Nurse Practitioner Week
12 Mon World Pneumonia Day
13 Tue Sadie Hawkins Day
13 Tue World Kindness Day
14 Wed National Family PJ Day
14 Wed National Pickle Day
14 Wed World Diabetes Day
15 Thu America Recycles Day
15 Thu Kartik Purnima
15 Thu National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day
15 Thu National Drummer Day
15 Thu National Philanthropy Day
15 Thu World Philosophy Day
16 Fri International Day for Tolerance
16 Fri National Button Day
16 Fri National Fast Food Day
17 Sat International Students' Day
17 Sat National Hiking Day
17 Sat National Homemade Bread Day
17 Sat National Take a Hike Day
17 Sat National Unfriend Day
17 Sat World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
17 Sat World Prematurity Day
18 Sun National Princess Day
18 Sun World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
19 Mon International Men's Day
19 Mon National Camp Day
19 Mon National Entrepreneurs' Day
19 Mon National Macchiato Day
19 Mon National Play Monopoly Day
19 Mon World Toilet Day
20 Tue Africa Industrialization Day
20 Tue Future Teachers of America Day
20 Tue National Absurdity Day
20 Tue Transgender Day of Remembrance
20 Tue Universal Children’s Day
20 Tue World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day
21 Wed Great American Smokeout
21 Wed National Rural Health Day
21 Wed National Stuffing Day
21 Wed World Hello Day
21 Wed World Television Day
21 Wed World pancreatic cancer day
22 Thu Thanksgiving Day
22 Thu Go For A Ride Day
22 Thu National Day of Mourning
23 Fri American Indian Heritage Day
23 Fri Black Friday
23 Fri Fibonacci Day
23 Fri National Adoption Day
23 Fri National Espresso Day
24 Sat Small Business Saturday
25 Sun International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
25 Sun National Parfait Day
25 Sun National Play Day With Dad
26 Mon Cyber Monday
26 Mon National Cake Day
26 Mon National Family Health History Day
27 Tue Giving Tuesday
28 Wed National French Toast Day
28 Wed Red Planet Day
29 Thu Buy Nothing Day
29 Thu Hanukkah
29 Thu International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
30 Fri Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
30 Fri International Computer Security Day
30 Fri National Mason Jar Day
30 Fri National Personal Space Day
30 Fri St Andrew's Day
December 1956
Data Dia Descrição
1 Sat National Christmas Lights Day
1 Sat World AIDS Day
2 Sun International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
2 Sun National Mutt Day
3 Mon International Day of Persons with Disabilities
4 Tue International Day of Banks
4 Tue National Cookie Day
4 Tue Wildlife Conservation Day
5 Wed Day of the Ninja
5 Wed International Volunteer Day
5 Wed National Repeal Day
5 Wed World Soil Day
6 Thu National Bartender Day
6 Thu National Gazpacho Day
6 Thu National Miners Day
6 Thu St. Nicholas Day
7 Fri Candle Day
7 Fri International Civil Aviation Day
7 Fri National Cotton Candy Day
7 Fri National Letter Writing Day
7 Fri Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
7 Fri World Pear Day
8 Sat Feast of the Immaculate Conception
8 Sat National Brownie Day
9 Sun Christmas Card Day
9 Sun Green Monday
9 Sun International Anti-corruption Day
9 Sun International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
9 Sun National Llama Day
9 Sun National Pastry Day
10 Mon Dewey Decimal System Day
10 Mon Human Rights Day
10 Mon International Animal Rights Day
10 Mon Jane Addams Day
10 Mon Nobel Prize Day
11 Tue International Mountain Day
11 Tue UNICEF Birthday
12 Wed Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
12 Wed Gingerbread House Day
12 Wed International Day of Neutrality
12 Wed International Universal Health Coverage Day
12 Wed National Poinsettia Day
13 Thu National Cocoa Day
13 Thu National Day of the Horse
13 Thu National Guard Birthday
13 Thu National Salesperson Day
13 Thu National Violin Day
13 Thu Saint Lucy's Day
14 Fri Monkey Day
14 Fri National Free Shipping Day
15 Sat Bill of Rights Day
15 Sat National Cupcake Day
15 Sat National Wear Your Pearls Day
16 Sun Las Posadas: A Journey Of Faith And Tradition
16 Sun National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
17 Mon National Maple Syrup Day
17 Mon Pan American Aviation Day
17 Mon Wright Brothers Day
18 Tue Answer The Telephone Like Buddy The Elf Day
18 Tue Arabic Language Day
18 Tue International Migrants Day
18 Tue National Twin Day
19 Wed National Emo Day
20 Thu International Human Solidarity Day
20 Thu National Ugly Sweater Day
20 Thu National Underdog Day
21 Fri Look On The Bright Side Day
21 Fri National Crossword Puzzle Day
21 Fri National Short Girl Appreciation Day
21 Fri National Wreaths Across America Day
21 Fri Winter
21 Fri Winter Solstice
21 Fri Yule
22 Sat National Cookie Exchange Day
22 Sat National Short Person Day
23 Sun Festivus
23 Sun National Roots Day
24 Mon Christmas Eve
24 Mon The Feast of the Seven Fishes
25 Tue Christmas Day
26 Wed Boxing Day
26 Wed Kwanzaa
27 Thu International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
27 Thu No Interruptions Day
28 Fri National Call a Friend Day
28 Fri National Card Playing Day
28 Fri National Download Day
28 Fri National Short Film Day
28 Fri Pledge of Allegiance Day
29 Sat Still Need To Do Day
29 Sat Wounded Knee
30 Sun National Bacon Day
31 Mon New Year's Eve

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