ughter BEATRIX in 1980),
30 April

Netherlands Antilles:
Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA
in 1909 and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX
in 1980), 30 April

New Caledonia:
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

New Zealand:
Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British
sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)

Nicaragua:
Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

Niger:
Republic Day, 18 December (1958)

Nigeria:
Independence Day, 1 October (1960)

Niue:
Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British
sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)

Norfolk Island:
Pitcairners Arrival Day, 8 June (1856)

Northern Mariana Islands:
Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978)

Norway:
Constitution Day, 17 May (1814); note - 17 May 1814 is the
date of independence from Sweden, 7 June 1905 is the date Norway
declared the union with Sweden was dissolved

Oman:
Birthday of Sultan QABOOS, 18 November (1940)

Pakistan:
Republic Day, 23 March (1956)

Palau:
Constitution Day, 9 July (1979)

Panama:
Independence Day, 3 November (1903)

Papua New Guinea:
Independence Day, 16 September (1975)

Paraguay:
Independence Day, 14 May (1811)

Peru:
Independence Day, 28 July (1821)

Philippines:
Independence Day (from Spain), 12 June (1898); note -
12 June 1898 is the date of independence from Spain, 4 July 1946 is
the date of independence from the US

Pitcairn Islands:
Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in
June (1926)

Poland:
Constitution Day, 3 May (1791)

Portugal:
Portugal Day, 10 June (1580)

Puerto Rico:
US Independence Day, 4 July (1776)

Qatar:
Independence Day, 3 September (1971)

Reunion:
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Romania:
Unification Day (of Romania and Transylvania), 1 December
(1918)

Russia:
Russia Day, 12 June (1990)

Rwanda:
Independence Day, 1 July (1962)

Saint Helena:
Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in
June (1926)

Saint Kitts and Nevis:
Independence Day, 19 September (1983)

Saint Lucia:
Independence Day, 22 February (1979)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
Independence Day, 27 October (1979)

Samoa:
Independence Day Celebration, 1 June (1962); note - 1 January
1962 is the date of independence from the New Zealand-administered
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