/* British calendar * Copyright 2011.05.31 & 2012, Julian H. Stacey * Released under BSD license. * http://berklix.com/~jhs/src/bsd/fixes/FreeBSD/src/gen/usr.bin/calendar/calendars/en_UK.ISO8859-1/calendar.events * Any & all responsibility for errors or omissions disclaimed. */ #ifndef _en_UK_ISO8859_1_events_ #define _en_UK_ISO8859_1_events_ Apr 7 2012 Boat Race (on Thames Oxford v Cambridge /* http://www.theboatrace.org/ */ /* Always at a weekend so whats the date algorith ? */ Easter-3 Maundy Thursday, Monarch give special coins to a few people. /* 21 Apr 2011 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maundy_Thursday * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maundy_money */ May 19 2012 London Olympic Torch Relay Begins May Sat-1 Trooping the Colour - Major General%27s Review Jun Sat+1 Trooping the Colour - Colonel%27s Review Jun Sat+2 Trooping the Colour - Monarch's Review. /* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trooping_the_Colour */ /* 14th June in 2011, 80th birthday in 2006 */ Jun Sat+1 1st optional movable (possible?) Queens official birthday. Jun Sat+2 2nd optional movable (usual) Queens official birthday. Jun Sat+3 3rd optional movable (rare) Queens official birthday. /* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_Official_Birthday#United_Kingdom */ /* Jun 20 2011 Tennis http://www.wimbledon.org Monday Starts */ /* Jul 3 2011 Tennis http://www.wimbledon.org Sunday Ends after 2 wks */ Jun 25 2012 Tennis http://www.wimbledon.org Starts Jul 8 2012 Tennis http://www.wimbledon.org Ends probably Aug 12 2012 End of Olympic Games http://www.london2012.com/ Aug 24 2012 London Paralympic Torch Relay Begins Aug 29 2012 Start of Paralympic Games http://www.london2012.com/ Aug 30 2012 London First Paralympics medals awarded Jul 27 2012 Start of Olympic Games http://www.london2012.com/ July 28 2012 London Olympic First Medals awarded Sep 9 2012 End of Paralympic Games http://www.london2012.com/ Nov Sun+2 Remembrance Day (Remembrance Sunday), Laying of wreaths at Cenotaph. 11:00 GMT, Big Ben strikes the hour, Gun goes off, & 2 minutes silence starts at Cenotaph in London to mark Nov 11 Armistice day, 11:00 guns fell silent In Europe, End of 1914-1918 First World War /* See also */ /* Nov 13 in 2011 */ /* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Sunday * "second Sunday in November, the Sunday nearest to 11 November" * * JJLATER Is there a football set dates algorithm, would be useful to know * as English football affects globally I suspect. eg in Munich many * Saturday in pubs f theres a big German or English/British Isles * team playing, the TVs will be on, & the noise loud, & pubs crowded, * whichever side people are supporting. */ #endif /*! _en_UK_ISO8859_1_events_ */