Defender of the Fatherland Day
Defender of the Fatherland Day is observed in Russia (День защитника Отечества). Recognized nationally.
- Category
- Public holiday
- Observed in
Russiaofficial
Also on this day
Full history →Notable · 2021
Riots in four Ecuadorian prisons, caused by gang rivalries, resulted in the deaths of 79 inmates.- 2025A snap election is held in Germany.
- 2021Four simultaneous prison riots leave at least 62 people dead in Ecuador.
- 2020Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old African-American citizen, is shot and murdered by three white men after visiting a house under construction while jogging at a neighborhood in Satilla Shores near Brunswick in Glynn County, Georgia.