word | | National holiday |
| statehood | Lithuania | Independence Day, 16 February (1918); note - 16 February 1918 was the date Lithuania declared its independence from Soviet Russia and established its statehood; 11 March 1990 was the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union |
| Steel | European Union | ... 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, with the aim of ... |
| Stephen's-Day | Hungary | Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August; note - commemorates the date when his remains were transferred to Buda (now Budapest) |
| storming | France | ... referred to as Bastille Day, the celebration actually commemorates the holiday held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille (on 14 July 1789) and the establishment of a constitutional ... |
| Sultan | Oman | Birthday of Sultan QABOOS, 18 November (1940) |
| Swedish | Sweden | Swedish Flag Day, 6 June (1916); National Day, 6 June (1983) |
| Swiss | Switzerland | Founding of the Swiss Confederation, 1 August (1291) |
| Tanganyika | Tanzania | Union Day (Tanganyika and Zanzibar), 26 April (1964) |
| Territory-Day | British Virgin Islands | Territory Day, 1 July (1956) |
| th | France | ... first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille (on 14 July 1789) and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy; other names for the holiday are Fete Nationale (National Holiday) and quatorze juillet |
| Thani | Qatar | Independence Day, 3 September (1971); also observed is National Day, 18 December (anniversary of Al Thani family accession to the throne) |
| three-month | 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 ... |
| Throne | Belgium | 21 July (1831) ascension to the Throne of King Leopold I |
| throne | Curacao | Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX), 30 April (1909 and 1980) |
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