1939 Calendar With Holidays

1939 has 11 US federal holidays and Easter falls on April 9. The calendar below marks every holiday and lists them beside the year.

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1939 holidays month by month

Federal holidays and observances in the US. Religious and cultural dates are listed under each month.

January 1939

DateDayHoliday Type
Jan 1 Sunday New Year's Day Federal holiday
Jan 2 Monday New Year's Day (observed) Federal holiday
Jan 16 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (1)
DateDayHoliday
Jan 31 Tuesday Eid al-Adha

February 1939

DateDayHoliday Type
Feb 2 Thursday Groundhog Day Observance
Feb 14 Tuesday Valentine's Day Observance
Feb 20 Monday Presidents' Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Feb 19 Sunday Lunar New Year
Feb 21 Tuesday Islamic New Year
Feb 22 Wednesday Ash Wednesday

March 1939

DateDayHoliday Type
Mar 12 Sunday Daylight Saving Time begins Observance
Mar 17 Friday St. Patrick's Day Observance
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Mar 2 Thursday Ashura
Mar 5 Sunday Purim
Mar 5 Sunday Lantern Festival

April 1939

DateDayHoliday Type
Apr 9 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance
Apr 17 Monday Tax Day Observance
Apr 22 Saturday Earth Day Observance
Religious and cultural dates (5)
DateDayHoliday
Apr 2 Sunday Palm Sunday
Apr 4 Tuesday Passover
Apr 7 Friday Good Friday
Apr 9 Sunday Easter Sunday
Apr 9 Sunday Orthodox Easter

May 1939

DateDayHoliday Type
May 14 Sunday Mother's Day Observance
May 29 Monday Memorial Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (4)
DateDayHoliday
May 2 Tuesday Mawlid
May 18 Thursday Ascension Day
May 24 Wednesday Shavuot
May 28 Sunday Pentecost

June 1939

DateDayHoliday Type
Jun 14 Wednesday Flag Day Observance
Jun 18 Sunday Father's Day Observance
Jun 19 Monday Juneteenth Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (1)
DateDayHoliday
Jun 21 Wednesday Dragon Boat Festival

July 1939

DateDayHoliday Type
Jul 4 Tuesday Independence Day Federal holiday

August 1939

No federal holidays or observances.

September 1939

DateDayHoliday Type
Sep 4 Monday Labor Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (4)
DateDayHoliday
Sep 14 Thursday Rosh Hashanah
Sep 23 Saturday Yom Kippur
Sep 27 Wednesday Mid-Autumn Festival
Sep 28 Thursday Sukkot

October 1939

DateDayHoliday Type
Oct 9 Monday Columbus Day Federal holiday
Oct 31 Tuesday Halloween Observance
Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
Oct 6 Friday Simchat Torah
Oct 14 Saturday Ramadan begins

November 1939

DateDayHoliday Type
Nov 5 Sunday Daylight Saving Time ends Observance
Nov 10 Friday Veterans Day (observed) Federal holiday
Nov 11 Saturday Veterans Day Federal holiday
Nov 23 Thursday Thanksgiving Day Federal holiday
Nov 24 Friday Black Friday Observance
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Nov 1 Wednesday All Saints' Day
Nov 9 Thursday Laylat al-Qadr
Nov 13 Monday Eid al-Fitr

December 1939

DateDayHoliday Type
Dec 24 Sunday Christmas Eve Observance
Dec 25 Monday Christmas Day Federal holiday
Dec 31 Sunday New Year's Eve Observance
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Dec 7 Thursday Hanukkah (first day)
Dec 24 Sunday Christmas Eve
Dec 25 Monday Christmas Day

Jewish holidays begin at sundown the evening before the date shown. Islamic dates follow the Umm al-Qura calendar and can differ by a day where you live.

Questions and answers

How many federal holidays are in 1939?

There are 11 US federal holidays in 1939: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Which holidays fall on a weekend in 1939?

In 1939 New Year's Day (Sunday, January 1, observed Monday, January 2) and Veterans Day (Saturday, November 11, observed Friday, November 10) fall on a weekend, so they are observed on the nearest weekday.

When is Thanksgiving 1939?

Thanksgiving 1939 is on Thursday, November 23, the fourth Thursday of November. Black Friday is the next day.

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