Falklands Day

Falklands Day
Observed by Falkland Islanders
Type National day of Falkland Islands.
Date 14 August [1][2][3]
Frequency Annual
Related to  Falkland Islands

Falklands Day is the celebration of the first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis in 1592, and is celebrated on 14th August.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Falkland Day in Falkland Islands". www.timeanddate.com.
  2. ↑ "Peoples of the Americas". Marshall Cavendish. 8 August 1999 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Holiday Article".
  4. ↑ "Falklands’ Day celebrated on 14 August remembers first recorded sighting by John Davis in 1592". MercoPress. Retrieved 2017-05-31.


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