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Koningsdag
Dutch national holiday
"Queen's Day" redirects here. For other uses, see Queen's Day (disambiguation).
For the Belgian King's Day, see King's Feast.
Koningsdag (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈkoːnɪŋzdɑx]ⓘ) or King's Day is a national holiday in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Celebrated on 27 April (26 April if the 27th is a Sunday), the date marks the birth of King Willem-Alexander.[1] When the Dutch monarch is female, the holiday is known as Koninginnedag (Dutch pronunciation:[ˌkoːnɪŋˈɪnədɑx]ⓘ) or Queen's Day and, under Queen Beatrix until 2013, was celebrated on 30 April.
She prolonged the tradition that was born under her mother's reign: Queen Juliana's birthday was on April 30th.
National queen dayThe holiday was initially observed on 31 August 1885 as Prinsessedag or Princess's Day, the fifth birthday of Princess Wilhelmina, then heir presumptive to the Dutch throne. On her accession in November 1890 the holiday acquired the name Koninginnedag, first celebrated on 31 August 1891.
In September 1948, her daughter Juliana ascended to the th
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