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Icelandic National Day (Icelandic: Þjóðhátíðardagurinn the day of the nation’s celebration) is an annual holiday in Iceland which commemorates the foundation of The Republic of Iceland on 17 June 1944 and its independence from Danish rule. The date was chosen to coincide with the birthday of Jón Sigurðsson a major figure of Icelandic culture and the leader of the 20th century Icelandic independence movement.
