Washington's Birthday

public holiday in the USA
Event public_holiday Q744159
Washington's Birthday
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Washington's Birthday

Summary

Washington's Birthday is a public holiday[1]. It draws 2,370 Wikipedia views per month (public_holiday category, ranking #31 of 232).[2]

Key Facts

  • Washington's Birthday is in the country of United States[3].
  • Washington's Birthday's instance of is recorded as public holiday[4].
  • Washington's Birthday's instance of is recorded as federal holiday in the United States[5].
  • Washington's Birthday's instance of is recorded as official birthday[6].
  • Q23 is named after Washington's Birthday[7].
  • Washington's Birthday was followed by Memorial Day[8].
  • Washington's Birthday's Commons category is recorded as Washington's Birthday[9].
  • Washington's Birthday's commemorates is recorded as Q23[10].
  • 1880 marks the founding of Washington's Birthday[11].
  • Washington's Birthday's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as third Monday in February[12].
  • Washington's Birthday's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Washington's Birthday"}[13].

Body

When and Where

Washington's Birthday is in the country of United States[3].

Context

Recorded instance of include public holiday[4], federal holiday in the United States[5], and official birthday[6]. Washington's Birthday was followed by Memorial Day[8].

Why It Matters

Washington's Birthday draws 2,370 Wikipedia views per month (public_holiday category, ranking #31 of 232).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country
    Inception +1880-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of public holiday, federal holiday in the United States, official birthday
    Aliases
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007551112005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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