1959 Calendar With Holidays

1959 has 11 US federal holidays and Easter falls on March 29. The calendar below marks every holiday and lists them beside the year.

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1959 holidays month by month

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

January 1959

DateDayHoliday Type
Jan 1 Thursday New Year's Day Federal holiday
Jan 19 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day Federal holiday

February 1959

DateDayHoliday Type
Feb 2 Monday Groundhog Day Observance
Feb 14 Saturday Valentine's Day Observance
Feb 16 Monday Presidents' Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Feb 8 Sunday Lunar New Year
Feb 11 Wednesday Ash Wednesday
Feb 22 Sunday Lantern Festival

March 1959

DateDayHoliday Type
Mar 8 Sunday Daylight Saving Time begins Observance
Mar 17 Tuesday St. Patrick's Day Observance
Mar 29 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance
Religious and cultural dates (5)
DateDayHoliday
Mar 11 Wednesday Ramadan begins
Mar 22 Sunday Palm Sunday
Mar 24 Tuesday Purim
Mar 27 Friday Good Friday
Mar 29 Sunday Easter Sunday

April 1959

DateDayHoliday Type
Apr 15 Wednesday Tax Day Observance
Apr 22 Wednesday Earth Day Observance
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Apr 6 Monday Laylat al-Qadr
Apr 9 Thursday Eid al-Fitr
Apr 23 Thursday Passover

May 1959

DateDayHoliday Type
May 10 Sunday Mother's Day Observance
May 25 Monday Memorial Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
May 3 Sunday Orthodox Easter
May 7 Thursday Ascension Day
May 17 Sunday Pentecost

June 1959

DateDayHoliday Type
Jun 14 Sunday Flag Day Observance
Jun 19 Friday Juneteenth Federal holiday
Jun 21 Sunday Father's Day Observance
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Jun 10 Wednesday Dragon Boat Festival
Jun 12 Friday Shavuot
Jun 17 Wednesday Eid al-Adha

July 1959

DateDayHoliday Type
Jul 3 Friday Independence Day (observed) Federal holiday
Jul 4 Saturday Independence Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
Jul 8 Wednesday Islamic New Year
Jul 17 Friday Ashura

August 1959

No federal holidays or observances.

September 1959

DateDayHoliday Type
Sep 7 Monday Labor Day Federal holiday
Religious and cultural dates (2)
DateDayHoliday
Sep 16 Wednesday Mawlid
Sep 17 Thursday Mid-Autumn Festival

October 1959

DateDayHoliday Type
Oct 12 Monday Columbus Day Federal holiday
Oct 31 Saturday Halloween Observance
Religious and cultural dates (4)
DateDayHoliday
Oct 3 Saturday Rosh Hashanah
Oct 12 Monday Yom Kippur
Oct 17 Saturday Sukkot
Oct 25 Sunday Simchat Torah

November 1959

DateDayHoliday Type
Nov 1 Sunday Daylight Saving Time ends Observance
Nov 11 Wednesday Veterans Day Federal holiday
Nov 26 Thursday Thanksgiving Day Federal holiday
Nov 27 Friday Black Friday Observance
Religious and cultural dates (1)
DateDayHoliday
Nov 1 Sunday All Saints' Day

December 1959

DateDayHoliday Type
Dec 24 Thursday Christmas Eve Observance
Dec 25 Friday Christmas Day Federal holiday
Dec 31 Thursday New Year's Eve Observance
Religious and cultural dates (3)
DateDayHoliday
Dec 24 Thursday Christmas Eve
Dec 25 Friday Christmas Day
Dec 26 Saturday Hanukkah (first 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 1959?

There are 11 US federal holidays in 1959: 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 1959?

In 1959 Independence Day (Saturday, July 4, observed Friday, July 3) fall on a weekend, so they are observed on the nearest weekday.

When is Thanksgiving 1959?

Thanksgiving 1959 is on Thursday, November 26, the fourth Thursday of November. Black Friday is the next day.

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