Posted on October 21, 2021
This is an update of my post published on October 21, 2010:
The Netherlands Antilles (aka the Dutch Antilles) was the name of a self-governing country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was located in the Caribbean Sea and was made up of five major islands. (For a while, a sixth island, Aruba, was part of the Dutch Antilles.) On October 21 each year, stores and offices and schools closed up for a national holiday called Antilles Day.
But the Netherlands Antilles dissolved in
October of 2010, so this holiday is no more!
October of 2010, so this holiday is no more!
The five islands had different fates. Three of them—Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius—became special municipalities of the Netherlands, but the other two—Curaçao and Sint Maarten—became constituent countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Aruba
Bonaire
Saba
Sint Eustatius
Curaçao
Sint Maarten
Also on this date:
Anniversary of the first Apple Day in the U.K.
Singer Celia Cruz’s birthday
G4G Day
Reptile Awareness Day
Remembrance Day in Serbia
Armed Forces Day in Honduras
St. Ursula’s Day in the British Virgin Islands
Ndadaye Day in Burundi
Birthday of animator and Disney Legend Mary Blair
Plan ahead:
Check out my Pinterest boards for:
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October holidays
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October birthdays
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Historical anniversaries in October
And here are my Pinterest boards for:
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November holidays
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November birthdays
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Historical anniversaries in November