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February

St Paul Miki and the 26 Martyrs (6 February 1597)

Ascension of Queen Elizabeth II to the British throne (6th February 1945)

Japanese Foundation Day (11 Feb)

March

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April

May

History of May Day (1 May)

The Third of May 1808 by Francisco Goya

Florence Nightingale born in Florence, Italy (12 May 1820) (International Nurses Day)

Norway Constitution Day (17 May)

Mount St Helens eruption (18 May 1980)

Manchester Arena Attack 2017 (22 May)

June

Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815)

Windrush (22 June 1948)

July

American Independence (4 July 1776)

7/7 Bombings (7 July 2005)

The Fall of the Bastille (14 July 1789)

August

Swiss National Day (1 August)

Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (6 August 1945)

Indonesian Independence Day (17 August 1945)

Birth of Princess Margaret (21 Aug 1930)

Malayan Emergency (31 August 1957)

September

Invasion of Poland (1 Sept 1939)

The death of Queen Elizabeth II (8 Sept 2022)

October

Halloween (31 October)

November

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