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Worldwide Holidays or Events for June 2011

1st June
Independence Day: Samoa.

Madaraka Day: Kenya.

National Day: Tunisia.

2nd June
Republic Day: Italy.

Youth Day: Tunisia.

3rd June
Foundation Day: Australia.

King's Birthday: Malaysia.

4th June
Independence Day: Tonga.

Labour Day: Bahamas.

Revolution Day: Ghana.

5th June
Constitution Day: Denmark.

Liberation Day: Seychelles.

President's Birthday: Guinea.

6th June
Constitution Day: Sweden.

Memorial Day: South Korea.

9th June
Independence Day: Argentina.

10th June
Army Day: Jordan.

National Day: Portugal.

Portugal Day: Macao.

11th June
National Day: Libya.

12th June
Chaco Peacel: Paraguay.

Independence Day: Philippines.

13th June
Vincent's Day: Germany.

14th June
Flag Day: United States of America.

15th June
Independence Day: Iceland.

18th June
Independence Day: Egypt.

19th June
Labour Day: Trinidad and Tobago.

20th June
Flag Day: Argentina.

22nd June
Midsummer's Day:
Festivals throughout Finland and Sweden.

23rd June
National Day: Luxembourg.

24th June
Carabobo Day: Venezuela.

Inti Raymi: Peru.

Saint John's Day: Andorra.

25th June
Independence Day: Croatia, Mozambique, Slovenia.

26th June
Independence Day: Madagascar, Somalia.

27th June
Independence Day: Djibouti.

Johannus Day: Finland.

Khal Phansa: Thailand.

28th June
Birthday of Kuan Kung (God of War): Taiwan.

29th June
Independence Day: Seychelles.

Saints Peter's and Paul's Day: Chile, Italy, Malta, Peru, Spain, Venezuela.

30th June
Army Day: Guatemala.

Bank Holiday: Sri Lanka

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