word | | National holiday |
October
 map | Guinea | Independence Day, 2 October (1958) |
October
map | Hong Kong | National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 1 July 1997 is celebrated as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day |
October
map | Lesotho | Independence Day, 4 October (1966) |
October
map | Macau | National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 20 December 1999 is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day |
October
map | Nigeria | Independence Day (National Day), 1 October (1960) |
October
map | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Independence Day, 27 October (1979) |
October
map | Spain | National Day, 12 October (1492); year when Columbus first set foot in the Americas |
October
map | Taiwan | Republic Day (Anniversary of the Chinese Revolution), 10 October (1911) |
October
map | Turkey | Republic Day, 29 October (1923) |
October
map | Turkmenistan | Independence Day, 27 October (1991) |
October
map | Tuvalu | Independence Day, 1 October (1978) |
October
map | Uganda | Independence Day, 9 October (1962) |
October
map | Zambia | Independence Day, 24 October (1964) |
| official | Bangladesh | Independence Day, 26 March (1971); note - 26 March 1971 is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December 1971 is Victory Day and commemorates the official creation of the state of Bangladesh |
| Olaifest | Faroe Islands | Olaifest (Olavasoka), 29 July |
| Olavasoka | Faroe Islands | Olaifest (Olavasoka), 29 July |
| oldest | Netherlands | Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX), 30 April (1909 and 1980) |
| oldest | Netherlands Antilles | Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX), 30 April (1909 and 1980) |
| organized | European Union | Europe Day 9 May (1950); note - a Union-wide holiday, the day that Robert SCHUMAN proposed the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community to achieve an organized Europe |
| Our | Andorra | Our Lady of Meritxell Day, 8 September (1278) |
| Pakistan | Bangladesh | Independence Day, 26 March (1971); note - 26 March 1971 is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December 1971 is Victory Day and commemorates the official creation of the state of Bangladesh |
| Parliament | Croatia | Independence Day, 8 October (1991); note - 25 June 1991 was the day the Croatian Parliament voted for independence; following a three-month moratorium to allow the European Community to solve the Yugoslav ... |
| Parliament | Nepal | NA; note - in 2006, Parliament abolished the birthday of King GYANENDRA (7 July) and Constitution Day (9 November) as national holidays |
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