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What is celebrated on May 6?

See the observances and verified observance-history milestones attached to May 6. Each observance keeps its own source and date details.

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2024
Later action

Independence Day

States that the national holiday is celebrated on April 27 each year.

2019
Later action

Indigenous Peoples' Day

Vermont law recognizes Indigenous Peoples’ Day on the second Monday in October.

1993
Institutional decision

National Child Day

The Justice Laws text records assent on May 6, 1993.

1982
First observance

National Nurses Day

ANA identifies May 6, 1982 as National Nurses Day; the federal government designated that same date as National Recognition Day for Nurses.

1978
Precursor

National Nurses Day

A New Jersey May 6 Nurses Day and subsequent promotion of that date preceded the 1981–1982 national recognition effort.

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3 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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3 have a country-specific scope

Country-specific observances are not presented as worldwide events.

3 have in-depth guides

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Other in-depth guides on May 6

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National Interpreter Appreciation Day

First Wednesday in May · United States / interpreter appreciation observance

Minnesota Judicial Branch explicitly references National Interpreter Appreciation Day on Wednesday, May 6, 2026; Illinois court and public-school calendars place the observance on Wednesday…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Nurses Day

6 May · United States / nursing professional recognition

ANA history and federal primary records establish May 6 professional recognition and the date-specific 1982 National Recognition Day for Nurses while separating the later Nurses Week framew…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

No Homework Day

6 May · United States / creator-defined informal Wellcat observance

The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists No Homework Day on May 6 and identifies the holiday collection as created by Thomas and Ruth Roy.

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3 observances

All observances on this date

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National Interpreter Appreciation Day

First Wednesday in May · United States / interpreter appreciation observance

Minnesota Judicial Branch explicitly references National Interpreter Appreciation Day on Wednesday, May 6, 2026; Illinois court and public-school calendars place the observance on Wednesday…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Nurses Day

6 May · United States / nursing professional recognition

ANA history and federal primary records establish May 6 professional recognition and the date-specific 1982 National Recognition Day for Nurses while separating the later Nurses Week framew…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

No Homework Day

6 May · United States / creator-defined informal Wellcat observance

The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists No Homework Day on May 6 and identifies the holiday collection as created by Thomas and Ruth Roy.

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This page combines fixed annual dates, reusable calendar rules and year-specific dates confirmed for 2026. Variable or historical dates are included only when they are clearly supported.

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