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What is celebrated on March 16?

See the observances and verified observance-history milestones attached to March 16. Each observance keeps its own source and date details.

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2013
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National Genealogy Day

Contemporary Limerick reporting documents the genealogy day on Saturday, March 16, 2013; Ancestry identifies that 2013 Limerick event as the origin point of National Genealogy Day.

1987
Institutional decision

National Freedom of Information Day

The Reagan Library and federal publication record identify the 1987 proclamation date; Public Law 99-539 was enacted in the preceding Congress.

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5 observances

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0 repeat predictably

0 use a fixed annual date and 0 follow a reusable calendar rule.

0 are edition-specific

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4 have a country-specific scope

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5 have in-depth guides

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Other in-depth guides on March 16

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Benito Juárez birth-anniversary observance / statutory March holiday

Third Monday in March; 16 March in 2026, commemorating the 21 March birth anniversary · Mexico / federal mandatory-rest-day rule commemorating Benito Juárez’s March 21 birth anniversary

Article 74(III) of Mexico’s current Federal Labor Law lists the third Monday in March as a mandatory rest day in commemoration of March 21, the anniversary of Benito Juárez’s birth. The 17…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Black Press Day

16 March annually; Black Press Week ran 16–20 March 2026 and Howard’s 2026 convening was 18 March · U.S. Black press history and journalism commemoration

March 16 recurrence is supported by the Congressional Record (2000), New York Assembly Resolution K233 (2025), and current NNPA/Howard programming around the March 16, 1827 Freedom’s Journa…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Lips Appreciation Day

16 March · United States / creator-defined informal Wellcat observance

The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Lips Appreciation Day on March 16 and states that Wellcat Holidays were created by Thomas and Ruth Roy. Wellcat’s About page independently de…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Freedom of Information Day

16 March annually · U.S. open-government and freedom-of-information awareness observance associated with Sunshine Week

National Freedom of Information Day is observed on March 16, James Madison’s birthday. Congress designated March 16, 1987 as Freedom of Information Day in Public Law 99-539 and President Ro…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Vaccination Day (India)

16 March · India national health observance

Press Information Bureau, Government of India

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Benito Juárez birth-anniversary observance / statutory March holiday

Third Monday in March; 16 March in 2026, commemorating the 21 March birth anniversary · Mexico / federal mandatory-rest-day rule commemorating Benito Juárez’s March 21 birth anniversary

Article 74(III) of Mexico’s current Federal Labor Law lists the third Monday in March as a mandatory rest day in commemoration of March 21, the anniversary of Benito Juárez’s birth. The 17…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Black Press Day

16 March annually; Black Press Week ran 16–20 March 2026 and Howard’s 2026 convening was 18 March · U.S. Black press history and journalism commemoration

March 16 recurrence is supported by the Congressional Record (2000), New York Assembly Resolution K233 (2025), and current NNPA/Howard programming around the March 16, 1827 Freedom’s Journa…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Lips Appreciation Day

16 March · United States / creator-defined informal Wellcat observance

The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Lips Appreciation Day on March 16 and states that Wellcat Holidays were created by Thomas and Ruth Roy. Wellcat’s About page independently de…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Freedom of Information Day

16 March annually · U.S. open-government and freedom-of-information awareness observance associated with Sunshine Week

National Freedom of Information Day is observed on March 16, James Madison’s birthday. Congress designated March 16, 1987 as Freedom of Information Day in Public Law 99-539 and President Ro…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Vaccination Day (India)

16 March · India national health observance

Press Information Bureau, Government of India

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