word | | National holiday |
| became | Bhutan | National Day (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king), 17 December (1907) |
| became | Burkina Faso | Republic Day, 11 December (1958); note - commemorates the day that Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community |
| became | European Union | Europe Day 9 May (1950); note - the day in 1950 that Robert SCHUMAN proposed the creation of what became the European Coal and Steel Community, the progenitor of today's European Union ... |
| BENEDICT | Holy See (Vatican City) | Election Day of Pope BENEDICT XVI, 19 April (2005) |
| Bermuda-Day | Bermuda | Bermuda Day, 24 May |
| BHUMIBOL | Thailand | Birthday of King PHUMIPHON (BHUMIBOL), 5 December (1927) |
| birth | Luxembourg | National Day (Birthday of Grand Duchess Charlotte) 23 June; note - the actual date of birth was 23 January 1896, but the festivities were shifted by five months to allow observance during a ... |
Birthday
 map | Curacao | Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX), 30 April (1909 and 1980) |
Birthday
map | Japan | Birthday of Emperor AKIHITO, 23 December (1933) |
Birthday
map | Luxembourg | National Day (Birthday of Grand Duchess Charlotte) 23 June; note - the actual date of birth was 23 January 1896, but the festivities were shifted by five months to allow observance during a ... |
Birthday
map | Montserrat | Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926) |
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