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National Gin and Tonic Day celebrates a drink invented by British soldiers in 19th-century India who mixed their obligatory antimalarial tonic water with gin, lime, and sugar to make it palatable — an accidental classic that survived the British Empire. National Unicorn Day celebrates the mythological single-horned horse found in ancient Greek natural history, medieval European heraldry, and Scotland’s coat of arms. Appomattox Day marks April 9, 1865, when General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil War. Bataan Day marks April 9, 1942, when American and Filipino forces surrendered to Japan on the Bataan Peninsula, beginning the Bataan Death March. A tonic, a unicorn, a surrender, and a march.
All Holidays On April 9
Day of Silence
National Winston Churchill Day
Appomattox Day
Bataan Day
Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
International ASMR Day
Jenkins Ear Day
Jumbo Day
Kosovo Constitution Day
National Bodhi Day
National Cherish an Antique Day
National Chicken Little Awareness Day
National Chinese Almond Cookie Day
National Fast and Prayer Day
National Former Prisoner Of War Recognition Day
National Gin and Tonic Day
National Mature Women’s Day
National Unicorn Day
Poet in a Cupcake Day
Vimy Ridge Day
About April 9
April 9 Q&As
What is the most popular holiday on April 9?
On April 9, National Gin and Tonic Day is the most widely recognized food and beverage observance. Appomattox Day is the most significant U.S. historical commemoration, marking Lee’s 1865 surrender to Grant, and Bataan Day is a major Philippine national observance marking the 1942 surrender and Death March.
What countries celebrate holidays on April 9?
April 9 observances span the Philippines (Bataan Day), Canada (Vimy Ridge Day), Kosovo (Kosovo Constitution Day), and the U.S., which hosts National Gin and Tonic Day, Appomattox Day, and National Unicorn Day. International ASMR Day is observed globally.
What are some fun or unusual holidays on April 9?
April 9 includes National Unicorn Day, National Gin and Tonic Day, International ASMR Day, Jumbo Day, National Name Yourself Day, and National Chinese Almond Cookie Day.