Imbolc (Northern hemisphere; Gaels, Britons, Neopagans, etc.)
Air Force Day in Nicaragua
Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery in Mauritius (1835)
Heroes Day in Rwanda
Memorial Day of the Republic in Hungary {Proclamation of the Republic, 1946}
National Freedom Day {Signing of the 13th Amendment (outlawing slavery) to the U.S. Constitution by President Abraham Lincoln, 1865} (USA)
the start of Black History Month (USA + Canada)
the start of LGBT History Month (UK)
ROYAL BIRTHDAY
Princess Stephanie of Monaco {1965} (sister of Prince Albert II of Monaco)
HISTORICAL ROYAL EVENTS
1327 Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer.
1713 The Kalabalik or Skirmish/Tumult in Bendery results from the Ottoman Sultan's order that his unwelcome guest, King Carl XII of Sweden, be seized.
1908 King Carlos I of Portugal and his son, The Prince Royal Luis Filipe of Portugal, are assassinated in Terreiro do Paco, Lisbon.
1972 Kuala Lumpur becomes a city by a royal charter granted by King Abdul Halim of Malaysia, Sultan of Kedah.
2005 King Gyanendra of Nepal carries out a coup d'etat to capture the democracy, becoming Chairman of the Councils of Ministers.
DEATHS
1248 Henri/Hendrik II, Duke of Brabant + Lothier
1328 King Charles IV "the Fair" of France + Navarre, Count of Champagne
1563 Emperor Menas {Admas Sagad I}of Ethiopia
1691 Pope Alexander VIII
1733 King August/Augustas II "the Strong" of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, Elector of Saxony {as Friedrich Augustus I}
1908 King Carlos I "the Diplomat/the Martyr" of Portugal + the Algarves
1908 The Prince Royal Luis Filipe of Portugal, Duke of Braganza
1945 Prince Kiril/Kyril of Bulgaria, Prince of Preslav
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