[net.misc] 1985 holidays

george@idis.UUCP (01/01/85)

Tue Jan  1 1985  New Year's Day
Wed Jan 16 1985  set uid bit patent issued (1979)

Tue Feb 12 1985  Lincoln's Birthday (1809)
Thu Feb 14 1985  Valentine's Day
Mon Feb 18 1985  Washington's Holiday
Wed Feb 20 1985  Ash Wednesday
Fri Feb 22 1985  Washington's Birthday (1732)

Thu Mar 14 1985  Einstein's Birthday (1879)
Fri Mar 15 1985  the Ides of March
Sun Mar 17 1985  St. Patrick's Day

Mon Apr  1 1985  April Fool's Day
Fri Apr  5 1985  Good Friday
Sun Apr  7 1985  Easter
Fri Apr 12 1985  Gurgarin first man in space (1961)

Sun May 12 1985  Mother's Day
Mon May 20 1985  Armed Forces Day
Mon May 27 1985  Memorial Day

Fri Jun 14 1985  Flag Day
                 Church's Birthday (1903)
Sun Jun 16 1985  Father's Day
Sun Jun 23 1985  Turing's Birthday (1912)

Thu Jul  4 1985  Independence Day
Sat Jul 20 1985  Armstrong first steps on moon (1969)

Mon Sep  2 1985  Labor Day
Sun Sep  8 1985  Grandparent's Day
Fri Sep 13 1985  friday the 13th

Fri Oct  4 1985  Sputnik launched (1957)
Mon Oct 14 1985  Columbus Day
Thu Oct 31 1985  Halloween

Tue Nov  5 1985  Election Day
Mon Nov 11 1985  Veteran's Day
Thu Nov 28 1985  Thanksgiving

Fri Dec 13 1985  friday the 13th
Mon Dec 16 1985  Beethoven's Birthday (1770)
Wed Dec 25 1985  Christmas
                 Newton's Birthday (1642)

km@cadre.UUCP (01/02/85)

You forgot Bach's Birthday (300th) Mar 21 1685.

mcdonald@smu.UUCP (01/10/85)

Query:  How widespread is the celebration of Juneteenth (June 19(16?),
the day on which news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached Texas(?))?
Is it confined to Texas?

					McD

raiche@dartvax.UUCP (George A. Raiche) (01/19/85)

> You forgot Bach's Birthday (300th) Mar 21 1685.

	By the contemporary calendar, Isaac Newton was born
	on January 4, 1643.

				George Raiche
				Dept. of Chemistry
				Dartmouth

barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Barry Gold) (01/20/85)

The list I saw also included a large number of Christian holidays
but omitted all Jewish, Pagan, etc. holidays.  I can supply some of
those if people are interested.

--Lee Gold

kay@flame.UUCP (Kay Dekker) (01/20/85)

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I'd like to nominate May the Fourth as "National Luke Skywalker Day".

							Kay.

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