Abraham Lincoln's Birthday | |
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Official name | Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln |
Observed by | Various U.S. states |
Type | Local |
Significance | To honor Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States |
Date | February 12 |
Next time | February 12, 2025 |
Frequency | Annual |
Related to | Presidents' Day |
Lincoln's Birthday is a legal, public holiday in some U.S. states, observed on the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth on February 12, 1809, in Hodgenville (Hodgensville, Hodgen's Mill), Kentucky.[1] Connecticut,[2] Illinois,[3] Indiana,[4] Michigan,[5] Ohio,[6] California,[7] Missouri,[8] and New York[9] observe the holiday.
In many other states, Lincoln's birthday is not celebrated separately, as a stand-alone holiday. Instead, Lincoln's birthday is combined with a celebration of President George Washington's birthday (also in February) and celebrated either along with the Federal holiday of Washington's Birthday or as Presidents' Day on the third Monday in February.