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30 July 2010 (Gregorian)17 July 2010 (Julian)19 Av 5770 (Hebrew)19th day 6th month 4708 (Chinese)
18 Sha'ban 1431 (Islamic)8 Sravana 1932 (Saka)30 Karakadakhom 2553 (Thai)18 Kalimát 167 (Baha'i)
8 Mordad 1389 (Persian)23 Hamle 2002 (Ethiopian)14 Karkadakam 1185 (Malayalam)23 Epip 1726 (Coptic)
14 Aadi 107/24 Viruti (Tamil)The Moon is Waning


YESTERDAY:
Thursday, 29 July
TODAY:
Friday, 30 July
TOMORROW:
Saturday, 31 July
Seventeenth of Tammuz (Jewish)
Shiv'ah Asar b'Tammuz (Jewish)


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Lincoln's birthday

Abraham Lincoln was born on 12th February 1809. He was the 16th President of the United States and the first to be assassinated, on Good Friday, 14th April 1865, whilst attending the Theatre.

Unlike George Washington, who is recognised with a national holiday, Lincoln is only commemorated by state holidays, despite his significant contribution both to maintaining the Union during the Civil War and commencing the initiatives to abolish slavery.

To this day, Lincoln's famous address at Gettysburg, delivered on 19th November 1863 when dedicating a cemetery for those who had fallen in the Civil War, is central to American history.

There is continuing disquiet that Lincoln, in particular, is not honoured at a National level other than through the alternative name to Washington's Birthday, Presidents' Day.

If you're looking for a way to commemorate this event, you might be interested in this article: Commemorations with Cross Stitch

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