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This is a list of national days of mourning since 2020. It does not include annual remembrance events. A gray row indicates that the mourning period was unofficial or specific to a selected region.
Country | Days | Reason | Notes |
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![]() | 3 | Assassination of Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iran's Quds Force, in a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad, Iraq | A three-day national mourning was announced on 4 to 6 January. [1] |
![]() | [2] | ||
![]() | 3 | Victims of an airstrike in eastern Libya | [3] |
![]() | 1 | Death of former prime minister Djimrangar Dadnadji | [4] |
![]() | 1 | Death of Prospero Grech | [5] |
![]() | 1 | Victims of the stampede at Qasem Soleimani's funeral and the crash of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 | January 9 was declared a day of national mourning. [6] [7] |
![]() | 1 | Victims of the crash of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 | [8] |
![]() | 3 | Death of Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said | Work for both public and private sectors were suspended for three days. Entertainment and cultural events canceled. [9] [10] |
![]() | January 11–13 were public sector holidays. [11] [12] | ||
![]() | However, flags weren't at half-mast [13] | ||
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![]() | 1 | Entertainment events were canceled on January 13. [19] [20] | |
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![]() | 3 | Soldiers killed in the Battle of Chinagodrar | [24] |
![]() | 2 | Victims of 2020 Burkina Faso attacks | [25] |
![]() | 1 | Death of Sami Thaqi | [26] |
![]() | 1 | Death of Chairman of the Senate of the Czech Republic Jaroslav Kubera | Flags lowered to half-mast. [27] |
![]() | 9 | Death of the former president of Kenya Daniel arap Moi | [28] |
![]() | 1 | Death of Nexhmije Pagarusha | [29] |
![]() | 7 | Death of Marcelino dos Santos | [30] |
![]() | 2 | Death of former Prime Minister Mario Machungo | [31] |
![]() | 3 | Death of former president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak | [32] |
![]() | 1 | [33] | |
![]() | 3 | Death of Ernesto Cardenal | [34] |
![]() | 3 | Death of Liberian Ambassador to Senegal Mary-Ann Fossung | [35] |
![]() | 2 | Death of former Prime Minister and former UN Secretary General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | [36] |
![]() | 3 | Victims of the 2020 Dinguila and Barga attacks | [37] |
![]() | 1 | Footballers killed in a bus crash | [ citation needed ] |
![]() | 3 | Victims of 2020 Boko Haram attack | [38] |
![]() | 33 | Victims of the COVID-19 pandemic | In the evening edition of the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) a decree was published in which it is established that, as a sign of mourning, the National Flag would be hoisted at half mast, during the period from August 13 to September 11, 2020.[ citation needed ] [39] [40] A second period of mourning, for 3 days, were declared starting from October 31 to November 2, 2020. [41] [42] [43] |
![]() | 15 | [44] | |
![]() | 10 | National mourning from May 27 to June 5. This is the longest period of national mourning in Spain since its transition to democracy. [45] | |
![]() | 7 | First 3 days decreed in May, the following 4 in August [46] [47] | |
![]() | 5 | National mourning on November 25–29. Also decreed for gender-based and femicide victims. [48] [49] | |
![]() | 3 | [50] [51] | |
![]() | 1 | March 31 was national day of mourning. [52] | |
![]() | April 4 was national day of mourning. | ||
![]() | April 4 was national day of mourning [53] | ||
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![]() | March 31 was national day of mourning, Vatican mourns for Coronavirus deaths from Italy and for the world [54] | ||
![]() | July 13 was national day of mourning. [55] | ||
![]() | July 30 was national day of mourning. [56] [57] | ||
![]() | November 2 day of national mourning, to coincide with All Souls Day. [58] [59] | ||
![]() | 7 | Death of Mhammad Jadad | [60] |
![]() | 3 | Death of former Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein | [61] |
![]() | 3 | Death of Grand Mufti of Comoros | [62] |
![]() | 3 | Death of Mansour Khalid | [63] |
![]() | 3 | Death of Denis Goldberg | [64] |
![]() | 5 | Death of former Prime Minister Sisavath Keobounphanh | [65] |
![]() | 3 | Killing of 3 Uruguayan young marines | [66] |
![]() | 7 | Death of Shahine Robinson | [67] |
![]() | 14 | Death of President of Burundi Pierre Nkurunziza | [68] |
![]() | Flags at half mast. [69] | ||
![]() | 7 | In the section on other matters, the government announced the suspension of all non-religious music in public places during the presidential mourning period. The seven-day national mourning was announced on June 9, the day after the president's death. A government statement said music in bars, nightclubs and karaoke sessions had been suspended. It was announced that only weddings and funerals were allowed. On June 26, the president's funeral was declared a day off. On that day, offices, schools and companies were closed. [70] [71] [72] | |
![]() | 3 | [73] | |
![]() | 1 | [74] | |
![]() | 3 | Victims of a terrorist attacks in Diabaly | [75] |
![]() | 3 | Death of Martin Lazarus Shipanga | [76] |
![]() | 1 | Murder of George Floyd | [77] |
![]() | 3 | Death of First president of the Chamber of Deputies Santiago Nsobeya | National mourning on July 11-13. Flags at half mast. [78] |
![]() | 8 | Death of Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly | [79] |
![]() | 7 | Death of former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa | [80] |
![]() | 3 | [81] | |
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![]() | 3 | Death of Óscar Urenda | [86] |
![]() | 3 | Death of former Prime Minister Owen Seymour Arthur | [87] |
![]() | 1 | Death of former Premier Toke Talagi | [88] |
![]() | 3 | Death of former president Lee Teng-hui | [89] |
![]() | 1 | Death of Eusebio Leal | [90] |
![]() | 5 | Death of Munah Pelham-Youngblood | [91] |
![]() | 3 | Victims of the 2020 Beirut explosion | [92] |
![]() | 1 | [93] | |
![]() | 3 | Death of Darío Vivas | [ citation needed ] |
![]() | 2 | Death of former Party Chief Le Kha Phieu | [94] |
![]() | 3 | Death of former Vice President Alexander Grey Zulu | [95] |
![]() | 1 | Victims of an accident near Dusheti | [96] |
![]() | 3 | Death of Monferrier Dorval | [97] |
![]() | 7 | Death of former president of India Pranab Mukherjee | National mourning from August 31 to September 6. Official entertainment events canceled. [98] |
![]() | 1 | September 2 was declared a day of national mourning. [99] [100] [101] | |
![]() | 1 | Death of Ephraim Chibwe | [102] |
![]() | 1 | Victims of the 2020 Chuhuiv An-26 crash | September 26 is the day of national mourning. [103] |
![]() | 40 | Death of Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwaiti government announced 40 days of national mourning, while deciding to close government and official institutions for three days starting on Tuesday. [104] |
![]() | Flags flown at half-mast for 40 days of national mourning, including 3 days of general mourning. [105] | ||
![]() | 3 | [106] | |
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![]() | Suspension of work in public and private sector starting from Wednesday. [109] | ||
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![]() | 1 | India on Thursday declared one-day state mourning on Sunday October 4 and there were no official entertainment programmes on that day. [118] | |
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![]() | Decreed an official mourning from 06:00 hours to 12:00 pm on this October 1. [121] | ||
![]() | 1 | Death of cartoonist Quino | [122] |
![]() | 7 | Death of Prince Azim | [123] |
![]() | 1 | Death of former president Joachim Yhombi-Opango | National mourning on October 30. [124] |
![]() | 1 | Victims of the Kumba school massacre | [125] |
![]() | 3 | Death of Wanis Bukhamada | [126] |
![]() | 1 | Victims of the 2020 Kabul University attack | [127] [128] [129] |
![]() | 3 | Victims of the Vienna attack | Schools should also observe a minute's silence at the beginning of lessons on Wednesday. [130] [131] [132] |
![]() | 1 | Death of Bernardino Araújo | [133] [134] [135] |
![]() | 7 | Death of Prime Minister of Bahrain Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa | Bahrain's King ordered a week-long period of mourning and the suspension of all governmental work for three days starting from Thursday. [136] [137] [138] [139] |
![]() | 1 | [140] [141] [142] [143] | |
![]() | 3 | Death of Saeb Erekat | [144] [145] |
![]() | 7 | Death of former president Jerry Rawlings | [146] [147] [148] |
![]() | 3 | Death of former president Amadou Toumani Touré | National mourning on November 16–18. [149] |
![]() | 1 | Death of architect Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles | On November 12, the day of national mourning. [150] |
![]() | 3 | Death of Serbian Patriarch Orthodox Church Irinej | The government announced three days of national mourning as bells on churches across the country tolled. [151] [152] [153] |
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![]() | 3 | Death of former president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi | [154] [155] [156] |
![]() | 1 | Death of poet Oliver Friggieri | National mourning on November 25 [157] |
![]() | 3 | Death of former president Mamadou Tandja | [158] [159] [160] |
![]() | 3 | Death of football legend Diego Maradona | [161] |
![]() | 3 | Death of former Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi | [162] |
![]() | 1 | Death of philosopher Eduardo Lourenço | On December 2, the day of national mourning. [163] |
![]() | 3 | Death of former president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | [164] [165] |
![]() | 1 | December 9 is the day of national mourning. All flags were lowered to half-mast. [166] | |
![]() | 3 | Death of former president Tabare Vasquez | [167] [168] |
![]() | 1 | Death of Benjamin Mibenge | [169] |
![]() | 3 | Victims of Güiria tragedy | [170] |
![]() | 3 | Victims of an attack on a village on 12 December | [171] |
![]() | 1 | Death of Alejandro Grullón | [172] |
![]() | 3 | Victims of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war | [173] [174] |
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![]() | 1 | Death of former prime minister Òscar Ribas Reig | [177] |
![]() | 1 | Death of poet and former First Lady Carmen Quidiello | [178] |
Country | Days | Calender days | Reason | Notes |
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![]() | 1 | January 2 | Victims of the 2020 Petrinja earthquake | On 2 January, the day of national mourning. [179] |
![]() | 1 | January 2 | Victims of the 2021 Tribistovo poisoning | On 2 January, the day of national mourning. [180] |
![]() | January 5 | On 5 January, the day of national mourning. [181] | ||
![]() | 1 | January 4 | Death of singer Carlos do Carmo | On 4 January, the day of national mourning. [182] |
![]() | 1 | January 4 | Death of Sarah Sayifwanda | [183] |
![]() | 3 | January 5-7 | Victims of the 2021 Tillabéri attacks | [184] |
![]() | 3 | January 13-15 | Death of Lingson Belekanyama and Muhammad Sidik Mia | [185] [186] [187] [188] |
![]() | 3 | January 20-22 | Death of former first Governator General Dame Minita Gordon | [189] [190] [191] |
![]() | 1 | January 23 | Victims of the 2021 Kharkiv fire | [192] |
![]() | 3 | January 27-29 | Death of Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo and others who died of COVID-19 | [193] |
![]() | 1 | February 9 | Death of Sebastian Zulu | [194] |
![]() | 3 | February 15-17 | Death of former president Carlos Menem | [195] [196] |
![]() | 1 | February 18 | Death of Johnny Pacheco | [197] [198] |
![]() | 3 | February 18-20 | Death of former president Gustavo Noboa | [199] |
![]() | 7 | February 18-24 | Death of Zanzibar First Vice President Seif Sharif Hamad | [200] [201] [202] |
![]() | 3 | February 19-21 | [203] | |
![]() | 14 | February 26-March 11 | Death of former founding prime minister of Papua New Guinea Michael Somare | [204] |
![]() | 5 | July 15-19 | Victims of the COVID-19 pandemic | [205] [206] [207] |
![]() | 3 | June 23-25 | [208] [209] | |
![]() | 2 | August 10-12 | [210] [211] | |
![]() | 1 | March 11 | March 11, the one-year anniversary of COVID-19 being declared a pandemic, was designated as a National Day of Observance. [212] | |
![]() | 3 | March 10-12 | Victims of the 2021 Bata explosions | National mourning from March 10 to March 12. [213] [214] |
![]() | 1 | March 12 | Victims of the 2021 Senegalese protests | [215] [216] [217] |
![]() | 8 | March 12-19 | Death of Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko | National mourning from March 12 to March 19. [218] [219] |
![]() | 3 | March 13-15 | Death of 16 immigrants in Mexico | [220] |
![]() | 3 | March 14-16 | Death of former president Ali Mahdi Mohamed | [221] [222] |
![]() | 1 | March 15 | Death of Nicolae Dabija | [223] [224] [225] |
![]() | 3 | March 16-18 | 4 police officers killed in Village de Dieu | [226] [227] |
![]() | 1 | March 17 | Death of former first Vice President Tomas Altamirano Duque | [228] |
![]() | 3 | March 18-20 | Victims of an attack in Banibangou | [229] |
![]() | 3 | March 18-20 | Soldiers who were killed in clash with terrorists on the axis Lelehoye-Tessit, in the region of Gao | [230] |
![]() | 14 | March 18-31 | Death of President John Magufuli | March 22 was a day off from work. On March 25 and March 26, the president's funeral day was declared a public holiday, and government offices, banks, businesses, and schools were closed. [231] [232] [233] |
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![]() | 9 | March 18-26 | Mourning period declared from March 18 until March 26, the burial day. [235] | |
![]() | 7 | March 18-24 | [236] | |
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![]() | 5 | March 20-24 | Mozambique's Council of Ministers ordered a five-day national mourning period from March 20–24, during which time the national flag also flew at half-mast. [237] | |
![]() | 3 | March 21-23 | [238] | |
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![]() | 1 | March 20 | [240] | |
![]() | March 25 | [241] [242] [243] | ||
![]() | 3 | March 25-27 | Victims of an attack near Tahoua | [244] |
![]() | 3 | March 25-27 | Death of former Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Work suspended in government departments and institutions for three days starting from Thursday. [245] [246] |
![]() | 1 | March 25 | Death of Kotugoda Dhammawasa Thero | [247] [248] [249] |
![]() | 1 | March 29 | Death of former president Didier Ratsiraka | [250] [251] |
![]() | 1 | March 29 | Death of former Prime Minister of Albania Bashkim Fino | March 29 was the national day of mourning. [252] |
![]() | 8 | April 9-17 | Death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | An extended week of mourning was observed by the royal family. First time national mourning was declared in the country since 2002. [253] |
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![]() | 1 | April 17 | An eight-day mourning period was declared from April 9 to April 17; with national flag placed at half-mast at all federal buildings. First time mourning was declared in the country since 2010. [256] April 17 was designated a national day of mourning. [256] | |
![]() | 1 | April 10 | 4 citizens drowned in the Enguri River | [257] [258] |
![]() | 1 | April 12 | Death of Marcio Veloz Maggiolo | [259] |
![]() | 14 | April 21-May 4 | Death of President Idriss Déby | The president died at the front with the rebels on Northern Chad offensive. The army declared a 14-day period of national mourning and imposed an overnight curfew. Air borders closed until further notice. Government offices, banks and schools were closed while the situation in the country stabilized. [260] [261] |
![]() | 3 | April 21-23 | National mourning on April 21–23. [262] | |
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![]() | 1 | April 23 | [265] | |
![]() | National mourning on April 23, the day of Déby's funeral. [266] | |||
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![]() | 1 | April 22 | Death of Joseph Ndeshipanda Kashea, Fillipus Nandenga and Salomon Frederick Gamatham | Three war veterans died in the same period (April 11–14). The day of national mourning was on April 22. [269] [270] |
![]() | 3 | May 25-27 | Death of Minister of Transport Mario Meoni | [271] [272] |
![]() | 3 | April 26-28 | Victims of Baghdad hospital fire | [273] |
![]() | 1 | April 28 | Death of former Vice President Gonzalo Aguirre Ramírez | [274] |
![]() | 7 | May 1-7 | Death of Prince Muhammad bin Talal | [275] [276] [277] |
![]() | 2 | May 1-2 | Victims of the 2021 Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan conflict | National mourning on May 1–2. [278] [279] [280] [281] |
![]() | 1 | May 2 | Victims of the 2021 Meron stampede | May 2 is the day of national mourning. Many cultural activities were cancelled. [282] [283] [284] [285] |
![]() | 3 | May 4-6 | Victims of the Mexico City Metro overpass collapse | National mourning on May 4–6. [286] [287] [288] |
![]() ![]() | 3 | May 5-7 | Victims of the Saudades massacre | [289] |
![]() | 1 | May 7 | Death of Humberto Maturana | [290] |
![]() | 1 | May 8 | Death of Franklin Khan | [291] |
![]() | 1 | May 11 | Victims of the 2021 Puli Alam bombing and 2021 Kabul school bombing | May 11 was the national day of mourning. [292] [293] [294] |
![]() | 1 | May 19 | Death of Joseph Chilengi | [295] |
![]() | 1 | May 19 | Death of Pedro Romero Confesor | [296] [297] [298] |
![]() | 7 | May 28-June 3 | Death of Sidi Ahmed El Batal | [299] [300] |
![]() | 2 | June 5-6 | Death of former prime minister and president Anerood Jugnauth | [301] [302] [303] |
![]() | 1 | June 5 | [304] [305] [306] | |
![]() | 3 | June 7-9 | Victims of the Solhan and Tadaryat massacres | [307] [308] |
![]() | 1 | June 8 | Death of Leandro Guzmán | [309] |
![]() | 1 | June 9 | Death of Iurie Sadovnic | [310] |
![]() | 3 | June 13-15 | Death of former Vice President Marco Maciel | [311] [312] [313] |
![]() | 3 | June 15-17 | Death of former president and Vice President Enrique Bolaños | [314] [315] |
![]() | 3 | July 15-17 | Death of John Sinvula Mutwa | [316] |
![]() | 3 | June 17-19 | Death of Emmanuel Francis Ribeiro | [317] |
![]() | 21 | June 19-July 9 | Death of first President Kenneth Kaunda | All flags were lowered to half-mast. All entertainment events were canceled. July 2 and July 7 were declared bank holidays. [318] [319] |
![]() | 14 | June 19-July 2 | Initially was 3 days of mourning. [320] [317] | |
![]() | 10 | June 19-28 | [321] | |
![]() | 7 | June 19-25 | [322] | |
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![]() | National mourning on June 19–25. All flags were lowered to half-mast. [324] [325] | |||
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![]() | 6 | June 19-24 | [328] | |
![]() | 3 | June 22-24 | [329] | |
![]() | 1 | June 21 | June 21 is the day of national mourning. [330] | |
![]() | 10 | June 24-July 3 | Death of former president Benigno Aquino III | A period of national mourning was announced from June 24 to July 3. All national flags were flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning. [331] |
![]() | 1 | July 4 | Death of Tirso Mejía Ricart | [332] [333] |
![]() | 3 | July 6-8 | Death of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Haiti René Sylvestre | [334] [335] [336] |
![]() | 1 | July 7 | Death of Jose Nicolas Almanzar | [337] |
![]() | 2 | July 8-9 | Victims of Manhica road crash | [338] |
![]() | 3 | July 13-15 | Victims of the Chataquila accident | [339] |
![]() | 16 | July 8-23 | Assassination of President of Haiti Jovenel Moïse | Two weeks of national mourning were announced from 8 to 23 July. Flags were lowered to half-mast on all public buildings. Government officials have announced that businesses, schools, and public administration offices must close nationwide July 22–23. Haiti's borders and international airport are closed and martial law has been imposed after Haiti's acting prime minister declared a state of siege. [340] [341] |
![]() | 4 | July 7-9 and 23 | CARICOM Standard and national flags were flown at half-staff for 3 days starting from Wednesday July 7 to Friday July 9 and on funeral day of Haitian president. [342] | |
![]() | 3 | July 8-10 | [343] | |
![]() | 2 | July 9-10 | Death of Carlos Reutemann | [344] [345] |
![]() | 3 | July 14-16 | Victims of Nasiriyah hospital fire | [346] |
![]() | 1 | July 20 | Victims of flooding | 20 July - day of national mourning. Flags were lowered to half-mast. [347] |
![]() | 1 | July 26 | Victims of a bus crash in Slavonski Brod | 26 July day of mourning with flags at half-staff and parliament postponed its session Monday in memory of 10 Kosovars who died when their bus crashed in Croatia. The victims in the bus crash were all Kosovans. [348] [349] [350] |
![]() | 3 | August 30-31 | Death of Johnny Ventura | [351] [352] |
![]() | 2 | August 3-4 | Victims of the August 2021 Malawi accident | [353] [354] |
![]() | 7 | August 3-9 | Death of Abdellah Lahbib | [355] |
![]() | 3 | August 6-8 | Victims of the Ségou bus-truck collision | [356] |
![]() | 3 | August 11-13 | Victims of the Karou and Ouatagouna massacres | [357] [358] |
![]() | 2 | August 11-12 | Death of Mamadu Saido Baldé | [359] |
![]() | 3 | August 12-14 | Victims of the 2021 Algeria wildfires | National mourning from 12 to 14 August. Flags lowered to half-mast. [360] [361] [362] |
![]() | 3 | August 18-20 | Victims of the 2021 Haiti earthquake | [363] |
![]() | 2 | August 19-20 | Victims of the August 2021 Banibangou attack | [364] |
![]() | 3 | August 19-21 | Victims of the Arbinda massacre | [365] |
![]() | 3 | August 24-26 | Death of former prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda Lester Bird | Official mourning period on 24–26 August. [366] |
![]() | 7 | August 22-28 | Death of Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein | National mourning from 22 to 28 August. All public buildings are marked in the national colors and the colors of the Prince's House. Many cultural events were cancelled, other events were preceded by a minute of silence and restraint. [367] [368] |
![]() | 1 | September 3 | Death of Syed Ali Shah Geelani | [369] |
![]() | 3 | September 3-5 | Death of Mikis Theodorakis | National mourning from 3 to 5 September. [370] |
![]() | 2 | September 6-7 | Death of Sheikh Abdel Amir Qabalan | [371] |
![]() | 3 | September 9-11 | Victims of the 2021 Tetovo hospital fire | National mourning on 9–11 September. [372] [373] |
![]() | 2 | September 11 | Death of Marco Mukoso Hausiku | [374] |
![]() | 3 | September 11-13 | Death of former president Jorge Sampaio | National mourning on 11–13 September, with State funeral. [375] [376] [377] |
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![]() | 3 | September 18-20 | Death of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika | National mourning on 18–20 September. Flags on government and public buildings lowered to half-mast during the period of national mourning. [379] |
![]() | 1 | September 20 | [380] [381] | |
![]() | 3 | September 21-23 | Death of former head of state Mohamed Hussein Tantawi | National mourning on 21–23 September. [382] |
![]() | 3 | September 23-25 | Death of former Head of State Abdelkader Bensalah | National mourning on 23–25 September. Flags on government and public buildings lowered to half-mast during the period of national mourning. [383] |
![]() | 3 | October 7-9 | Victims of the Matchika massacre | [384] |
![]() | 1 | October 15 | Victims of the 2021 Beirut clashes | [385] |
![]() | 1 | October 27 | Death of Fofi Gennimata | [386] |
![]() | 1 | October 30 | Death of Reinaldo Pared Pérez | [387] |
![]() | 2 | November 5-6 | Victims of the November 2021 Banibangou attack | [388] [389] |
![]() | 1 | November 5 | Death of Valentina Rusu-Ciobanu | [390] |
![]() | 3 | November 9-11 | Victims of the Freetown fuel tanker explosion | [391] |
![]() | 3 | November 15-17 | Victims of the 2021 Inata attack | [392] |
![]() | 4 | November 17-21 | Death of former president Frederik Willem de Klerk | National mourning from November 17 to November 21. All national flags were lowered to half-mast. [393] |
![]() | 3 | November 23-25 | Victims of the 2021 Bulgaria bus crash | National mourning on 23–25 November. [394] |
![]() | 1 | November 24 | [395] | |
![]() | 1 | November 24 | Victims of a fire at a nursing home in Royak and the 2021 Bulgaria bus crash | November 24 was a day of national mourning. Flags on government and public buildings were lowered to half-mast. [396] |
![]() | 3 | November 24-26 | Death of former prime minister James Fitz-Allen Mitchell | Flags at half mast. [397] |
![]() | 3 | December 6-8 | Victims of the 2021 Songho attacks | [398] |
![]() | 1 | December 9 | Death of Bipin Rawat in a helicopter crash | [399] |
![]() | 3 | December 14-16 | Victims of the Chiapas truck crash | [400] [401] [402] |
![]() | 3 | December 16-18 | Victims of the Cap-Haïtien fuel tanker explosion | [403] |
![]() | 1 | December 17 | Death of Sérgio Vieira (politician) | [404] |
![]() | 1 | December 21 | Victims of the 2021 Madagascar shipwreck | [405] |
![]() | 2 | December 27-28 | Victims of an attack | At least 41 killed. [406] [407] [408] |
![]() | 7 | December 28 2021-January 3 2022 | Death of Archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu | [409] |
![]() | 3 | December 27-29 | Death of former president Karolos Papoulias | National mourning on December 27–29. Flags on government and public buildings were lowered to half-mast. [410] [411] |
Country | Number of Days | Calendar days | Reason | Notes |
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![]() | 1 | January 7 | Victims of the 2022 West Bank bus crash | January 7 was the day of national mourning. [412] [413] |
![]() | 1 | January 10 | Victims of the Kazakh protests | January 10 is the day of national mourning. National flags lowered to half-mast on all government and public buildings. Sports and other events suspended due to the introduction of a state of emergency throughout the country. [414] [415] |
![]() | 3 | January 21-23 | Death of former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta | National mourning from January 21 to January 23. [416] [417] |
![]() | 3 | January 24-26 | Victims of a stampede | [418] |
![]() | 1 | January 24 | Death of Agripino Núñez Collado | [419] |
![]() | 1 | January 27 | Death of Olavo de Carvalho | [313] |
![]() | 3 | February 3-5 | Death of former president Christos Sartzetakis | National mourning on February 3–5. All national flags lowered to half-mast. [420] |
![]() | 2 | February 6-8 | Victims of the 2022 Guinea-Bissau coup attempt | [421] |
![]() | 2 | February 7-8 | Death of Singer Lata Mangeshkar | India declared a 2-day national mourning period and flags were flown at half mast. Gov't of Maharashtra declared a holiday on 7 Feb and Gov't of West Bengal declared a half-day holiday. [422] |
![]() | 1 | February 11 | Death of Bryson Joseph Louis | [423] |
![]() | 1 | February 22 | Capsizing of the Villa de Pitanxo | [424] |
![]() | 3 | February 26-28 | Death of former vice president Roberto Carpio | [425] |
![]() | 3 | February 27-March 1 | Victims of AB Aviation Flight 1103 | [426] |
![]() | 1 | March 12 | Death of former president Karl Offmann | [427] |
![]() | 3 | March 14-16 | In memory of the 27 soldiers killed in Douentza | [428] |
![]() | 7 | March 14-20 | Death of former president Rupiah Banda | [429] |
![]() | 3 | March 16-18 | National mourning from March 16 to March 18. State flags lowered to half-mast. [430] [431] [432] | |
![]() | 16 | March 21-April 5 | Death of speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah | Flags were ordered at half mast for the burial process [433] |
![]() | 1 | March 25 | Death of Madeleine Albright | [434] |
![]() | 1 | April 4 | Victims of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | [435] [436] [437] |
![]() | May 9 | [438] | ||
![]() | 1 | April 19 | Death of actress Eunice Muñoz | The day of her funeral on April 19 was a National Day of Mourning. [439] |
![]() | 9 | April 22-30 | Death of former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki | State funeral declared a public holiday, schools and most businesses were closed. [440] [441] [442] |
![]() | 3 | April 24-26 | [443] | |
![]() | 2 | April 29-30 | National mourning from April 29 to 30. State flags lowered to half-mast. [444] [445] | |
![]() | 1 | April 24-26 | Victims of a capsized boat | [446] |
![]() | 3 | May 13-15 | Death of president of the National Assembly Amadou Soumahoro | [447] |
![]() | 2 | May 13-14 | Victims of the Hotel Saratoga explosion | National mourning from 13 to 14 May. Flags lowered to half-mast. [448] [449] [450] |
![]() | 40 | May 14-June 23 | Death of President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan | All federal and local government departments, ministries, and private firms suspended their operations for three days beginning May 14. [451] |
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![]() | His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ordered a 40-day mourning and flags flown at half mast while government departments would cease working for three days as of Friday. [453] | |||
![]() | 3 | May 15-17 | Arab League flag lowered at half-mast. [454] | |
![]() | May 14-16 | [455] | ||
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![]() | All recreational and sports events and celebrations that were to take place until Monday, May 16 in all regions of the Kingdom were postponed however flags were not put at half mast. [458] | |||
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![]() | May 13-15 | National mourning from May 13 to May 15. The flags were lowered to half-mast. [462] | ||
![]() | May 14-16 | [463] | ||
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![]() | National mourning from May 14–16. [465] | |||
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![]() | 2 | May 13-14 | National mourning on May 13–14. [470] | |
![]() | 1 | May 14 | May 14 is the day of national mourning. Flags lowered to half-mast [471] | |
![]() | May 14 is the day of national mourning. Flags lowered to half-mast. Official entertainment suspended. [472] | |||
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![]() | May 17 | May 17 is the day of national mourning. Flags lowered to half-mast. [474] [475] [476] | ||
![]() | 3 | May 27-29 | Victims of a fire in a hospital | [477] |
![]() | 1 | May 29 | Victims of the Abadan building collapse | May 29 is the day of national mourning. [478] |
![]() | 1 | June 2 | Death of former president Bujar Nishani | On June 2, he was proclaimed a day of national mourning. Flags lowered to half-mast. [479] |
![]() | 5 | June 5-9 | Death of former president Evaristo Carvalho | [480] |
![]() | 7 | June 6-12 | Victims of the Owo church attack | [481] |
![]() | 3 | June 7-9 | Death of Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Orlando Jorge Mera | National mourning on June 7–9. [482] |
![]() | 1 | June 9 | Victims of the 2022 South Khorasan train derailment | June 9 is the day of national mourning. [483] |
![]() | 3 | June 9-11 | Death of Labour Minister of Cyprus Zeta Emilianidou | [484] |
![]() | 1 | June 9 | Death of Paula Rego | [485] |
![]() | 3 | June 14-16 | Victims of the Seytenga massacre | National mourning from June 14-16 [486] |
![]() | 1 | June 21 | Death of Sikota Wina | [487] |
![]() | 3 | June 28-30 | Death of Manawa Peter Gatkuoth | [488] |
![]() | 3 | July 9-11 | Assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe | [489] [490] |
![]() | 1 | July 9 | July 9 is the day of mourning. [491] | |
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![]() | July 10 | July 10 is the day of mourning.Flags lowered to half-mast. Entertainment clubs, bars, discos and beer gardens closed on the day of national mourning. [493] [494] | ||
![]() | July 11 | On July 11, the day of national mourning, flags lowered to the middle of the mast on all public buildings. [495] | ||
![]() | July 9 | July 9 is the day of mourning. [496] [497] [498] | ||
![]() | July 9 is the day of mourning. [499] [500] | |||
![]() | July 12 | July 12 is the day of mourning. [501] | ||
![]() | July 10 | [502] | ||
![]() | 7 | July 9-15 | Death of former president José Eduardo dos Santos | Initially 5 days of mourning. State flags were lowered to half-mast and public events canceled. [503] [504] |
![]() | 5 | July 15-19 | [505] | |
![]() | 1 | July 9 | July 9 was a day of national mourning. Flags lowered to half-mast. [506] | |
![]() | July 10 | [507] | ||
![]() | July 15 | [505] | ||
![]() | 1 | July 16 | Death of Luiz of Orléans-Braganza | [508] |
![]() | 1 | July 16 | Death of former president Francisco Remigio Morales Bermúdez Cerrutti | [509] |
![]() | 1 | July 22 | Victims of the Zakho resort attack | [510] |
![]() | 1 | July 30 | Victims of the 2022 Gudauri helicopter crash | [511] |
![]() | 3 | August 1-3 | Death of Senator Zulma Gómez | [512] |
![]() | 10 | July 31-August 9 | Death of former president Fidel V. Ramos | July 31 to August 9 as national days of mourning, the national flag shall be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset, on all government buildings and installations throughout the Philippines and abroad, for a period of 10 days. [513] |
![]() | 3 | August 12-14 | Victims of the 2022 Tessit attack | [514] |
![]() | 3 | August 13-15 | Victims of the 2022 Cetinje shooting | National mourning on August 13–15. Flags flew half-mast. Matches and other sports events were cancelled. [515] [516] [517] |
![]() | 2 | August 17-18 | Victims of the 2022 Yerevan explosion | [518] |
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![]() | 1 | August 23 | Victims of a road accident in Russia | At least 16 people (14 Kyrgyz citizens) were killed.August 23 was day of mourning. [520] |
![]() | 18 | September 9-26 | Death of Elizabeth II | A period of national mourning started immediately after the announcement of the Queen Elizabeth II's death on 9 September 2022. It continued until the end of the day of the New Zealand Memorial Service is held on 26 September. Public holiday on 26 September. [521] [522] [523] |
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![]() | 10 | September 9-18 | At the time of the announcement of the queen's death, almost all BBC channels and commercial TV and radio stations interrupted their normal program to cover the death of the queen, and were broadcasting calmer and subdued music. Flags were lowered to half-mast on all government, public, municipal and private buildings. All sporting events in the UK scheduled through the weekend are expected to be postponed. Many public events were canceled. On September 19, the Queen's state funeral day was declared a public holiday, and on that day public offices, government offices, schools, colleges, universities, and many businesses, public places and shops were closed. [525] | |
![]() | A ten-day period of mourning was declared. Half-masting of the national flag was effective from the day of the passing until sunset on the day of the funeral, with the exception of the day on which the new Monarch is proclaimed. September 19, the date of the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II was a national holiday and national day of mourning in Canada. [526] [527] | |||
![]() | September 11-20 | [528] | ||
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![]() | September 10-19 | [529] [530] | ||
![]() | September 9-18 | [531] | ||
![]() | September 10-19 | [532] | ||
![]() | September 9-18 | [533] | ||
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![]() | September 12-21 | [534] | ||
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![]() | 7 | September 9-15 | [540] | |
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![]() | 5 | September 11-15 | [543] | |
![]() | 4 | September 9-11 and 18 | Three days from Sept. 9 to 11 and an additional day for the funeral of the queen, scheduled for Sept. 18. [544] [545] | |
![]() | 3 | September 9-11 | National mourning from 9 to 11 September. Flags lowered to half-mast. [546] [547] [548] | |
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![]() | September 10-12 | National mourning from 9 to 12 September. Flags lowered to half-mast. [550] [542] | ||
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![]() | Flags at the country's embassies and in the public and private sector flew at half-mast for three days, Friday, September 9. It lasted for a total of three days ending on Monday, September 12. [551] [552] [553] [542] | |||
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![]() | September 12-14 | Three days of mourning starting from Monday 12 to Wednesday 14 September. [556] | ||
![]() | September 10-12 | [557] [558] | ||
![]() | September 18-20 | 18–20 September declared national day of mourning. [559] | ||
![]() | September 17-19 | National mourning, from September 17 to 19 September. [560] | ||
![]() | September 9-11 | National mourning from September 9 to 11 September. [561] [562] | ||
![]() | 2 | September 12-13 | Dominica observed two days of national mourning on Monday, September 12 and Tuesday, September 13, flags on all public buildings in the state was flown at half-mast on the days of mourning. [563] | |
![]() | September 9-10 | [564] | ||
![]() | 1 | September 22 | Australia held a day of mourning as a memorial service for the late queen. Flags are at half-mast from 9 September to the morning of 20 September. [565] Public holiday was declared on 22 September. [566] | |
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![]() | September 19 | September 19, the national day of mourning. [569] | ||
![]() | September 9 | [570] | ||
![]() | Official mourning from 06:00 hours to 12:00 hours September 9. [571] | |||
![]() | September 11 | September 11 is declared a day of national mourning. Flags lowered to half-mast and there were no official entertainment on the day. [572] [573] [574] | ||
![]() | September 12 | Declared September 12 to be a national day of mourning. [575] [576] | ||
![]() | September 19 | Half mast flags between September 8 and September 19 to be the national day of mourning. [577] [578] [579] | ||
![]() | September 19 a national day of mourning. [580] | |||
![]() | National day of mourning on September 19. [581] | |||
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![]() | September 10 | [584] | ||
![]() | September 19 | September 19 declared a day of national mourning. Flags lowered to half-mast. [585] [586] [587] | ||
![]() | September 19 declared a day of national mourning. [588] | |||
![]() | 3 | September 19-21 | Victims of the 2022 Alajuela bus crash | [589] |
![]() | 3 | September 19-21 | Victims of the 2022 Quetzaltenango tragedy | [590] [591] |
![]() | 1 | September 19 | Victims of the 2022 Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan clashes | September 19 was national day of mourning. [592] [593] [594] |
![]() | 3 | October 10-12 | Victims of landslides | [595] |
![]() | 7 | November 25-31 | Victims of the 2022 Chadian protests | Mourning from October 25 to 31 [596] |
![]() | 7 | October 30-November 5 | Victims of the Seoul Halloween crowd crush | President Yoon Suk-yeol announced a period of national mourning that ran until November 5. State flags were lowered to half-mast. Concerts and other public events were cancelled. [597] [598] |
![]() | 2 | November 6-7 | Death of former Prime Minister Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici | National mourning on November 6–7. [599] |
![]() | 6 | November 8-13 | Death of Chrysostomos II of Cyprus | [600] |
![]() | 1 | November 18 | Victims of the 2022 Jabalia fire | [601] |
![]() | 3 | November 21-23 | Death of Hebe de Bonafini | [602] [603] [604] |
![]() | 3 | November 23-25 | Victims of the 2022 Bouka-Toulloroum attack | [605] |
![]() | 7 | November 30-December 6 | Death of former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin | Half mast flags and websites turned in black and white starting from November 30 to December 6, when the memorial service was held. [606] [607] |
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![]() | 1 | December 1 | Official mourning December 1 from 06:00 till 12:00 hours. National flag at half-mast in public buildings and military institutions. [608] | |
![]() | 3 | December 15-17 | Victims of the 2022 Kinshasa floods | [609] |
![]() | 3 | December 28-31 | Death of footballer Pelé | [610] |
Country | Number of Days | Calendar days | Reason | Notes |
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![]() | 4 | December 31, 2022 – January 3, 2023 | Death of former Pope Benedict XVI | National mourning on December 31, 2022, to January 3, 2023. State flags at half mast on all government, local government and public buildings. [611] |
![]() | 2 | January 1–2 | [612] | |
![]() | 1 | January 5 | National mourning on January 5, 2023. State flags at half mast.[ citation needed ] [613] | |
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![]() | 3 | January 8–10 | Victims of the Kaffrine bus crash | [615] [616] [617] |
![]() | 1 | January 11 | Victims of 2022-2023 Peruvian protests | [618] |
![]() | 3 | January 11–13 | Death of Hussein Husseini | [619] |
![]() | 1 | January 16 | Victims of the Yeti Airlines Flight 691 crash | All 72 people aboard the aircraft were killed [620] |
![]() | 7 | January 17–23 | Death of Frene Ginwala | [621] [622] |
![]() | 7 | January 19–25 | Death of Vice President Badara Alieu Joof | [623] |
![]() | 3 | January 24–26 | Death of former president Alvaro Colom | [624] |
![]() | 3 | January 26–28 | Victims of the 2023 Jenin incursion | [625] [626] [627] |
![]() | 7 | February 6–12 | Victims of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes | National mourning on February 6–12. State flags on all government, local government and public buildings and in all embassies were lowered to half mast. All schools and universities in the country were closed until February 20. All sporting events in Turkey were cancelled [628] [629] [630] [631] [632] |
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![]() | 1 | February 13 | National mourning on February 13. [634] | |
![]() | February 9 | National mourning on February 9. [635] | ||
![]() | February 8 | National mourning on February 8, 2023. State flags at half mast. [636] | ||
![]() | February 13 | National mourning on February 13. [637] | ||
![]() | 1 | February 14 | Death of Miroslav Blažević | [638] |
![]() | 1 | February 16 | Death of Mwansa Beenwell Kapeya | [639] |
![]() | 3 | March 1–3 | Victims of the 2023 Thessaly train collision. | National mourning on March 1–3. [640] |
![]() | March 3–5 | [641] | ||
![]() | 1 | March 5 | National mourning on March 5. [642] | |
![]() | 3 | March 5–7 | Death of former prime minister Gérald Latortue | [643] |
![]() | 3 | March 14–16 | Victims of the Esther Miracle | [644] |
![]() | 14 | March 17–30 | Victims of Cyclone Freddy | [645] |
![]() | 2 | March 20–21 | Death of Jorge Edwards | [646] |
![]() | 2 | March 27-28 | Death of former prime minister Pascoal Mocumbi | [647] |
![]() | 3 | March 29–31 | Guatemalan victims of a fire in Mexico | [648] |
![]() | 2 | April 2–3 | Death of 7 soldiers in an accident | [649] [650] |
![]() | 2 | April 4–5 | Death of flag designer Alwin Bully | [651] |
![]() | 2 | April 26–27 | Death of Parkash Singh Badal (former Chief Minister of Punjab) | National mourning on April 26–27. [652] |
![]() | 3 | May 5–7 | Victims of the Belgrade school shooting and Mladenovac and Smederevo shootings | National mourning on May 5–7. [653] |
![]() | 1 | May 5 | National mourning on May 5. [654] [655] [656] | |
![]() | May 7 | National mourning on May 7 [657] | ||
![]() | 1 | May 6 | Death of Military general João Seria | [658] |
![]() | 1 | May 8 | Victims of the 2023 African Great Lakes floods | [659] |
![]() | 3 | May 9–11 | Death of Rita Lee | [660] [661] [662] [663] |
![]() | 3 | May 22–24 | Victims of the 2023 Mahdia school fire | [664] |
![]() | 1 | May 24 | Victims of the 2023 Emilia-Romagna floods | National mourning on May 24. [665] |
![]() | 1 | June 9 | Death of bishop French Chang-Him | [666] |
![]() | 1 | June 12 | Victims of the 2023 Kazakhstan wildfires | National day of mourning on 12 June [667] |
![]() | 1 | June 14 | Death of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi | National mourning on 14 June, day of state funeral. Half mast flags for 3 days, from 12 to 14 June [668] |
![]() | 3 | June 14–16 | Victims of the 2023 Messenia migrant boat disaster | National days of mourning on 14, 15 and 16 June. [669] |
![]() | 1 | June 19 | [670] | |
![]() | 4 | June 26–29 | Death of former Prime Minister Lloyd Erskine Sandiford | National mourning on June 26–28 and in the day of State funeral. [671] |
![]() | 1 | July 4 | Victims of Chișinău International Airport shooting | July 4 to be day of mourning. [672] [673] [674] |
![]() | 1 | July 10 | Death of former prime minister Arnaldo Forlani | National mourning on July 10.Half-mast flags between July 8 and 10. [675] |
![]() | 1 | July 20 | Death of former governor general Tapley Seaton | [676] |
![]() | 1 | July 20 | Death of Julio E. Vizcarrondo Ramírez de Arellano | [677] [678] |
![]() | 3 | July 27–29 | Death of Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | [679] [680] |
![]() | 3 | August 9–11 | Assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio | [681] [682] |
![]() | 10 | August 9–18 | Death of former president Henri Konan Bédié | [683] |
![]() | 1 | August 7 | Victims of the 2023 Shovi landslide | [684] |
![]() | 1 | August 16 | Victims of the 2023 Gradačac massacre | August 16 was the day of mourning. [685] [686] [687] |
![]() | 1 | August 17 | Victims of the San Cristóbal explosion | August 17 was the day of mourning. [688] |
![]() | 2 | August 24–25 | Death of Belisario Velasco | [689] [690] |
![]() | 2 | August 29–30 | Death of Guillermo Teillier | [691] [692] [693] |
![]() | 3 | September 2-4 | Victims of the 2023 Tifariti drone strike | [694] |
![]() | 3 | September 13–15 | Victims of Storm Daniel | [695] |
![]() | 1 | September 7 | [696] | |
![]() | 3 | September 8–10 | Victims of September 2023 Mali attacks | [697] |
![]() | 3 | September 9–11 | Victims of 2023 Marrakesh-Safi earthquake | [698] |
![]() | 3 | September 13–15 | Victims of 2023 Marrakesh-Safi earthquake and 2023 Libya floods | [699] [700] [701] [702] |
![]() | 1 | September 14 | [703] | |
![]() | 1 | September 14 | Death of Subaschandra Nemwang | [704] |
![]() | 1 | September 16 | Death of first President of Moldova Mircea Snegur | September 16 was a day of national mourning. National flags lowered to half-mast. [705] |
![]() | 3 | September 16–18 | Death of Fernando Botero | [706] [707] [708] |
![]() | 2 | September 22–23 | Victims of an accident on San Martín de los Andes | [709] [710] [711] |
![]() | 1 | September 26 | Death of former president of Italy Giorgio Napolitano | September 26, the day of the funeral, was declared a day of national mourning. State flags on government, local government and public buildings are lowered to half-mast. Parliament was closed for the day, and non-essential state business was halted. [712] [713] |
![]() | 1 3 | September 25 September 25–27 | Victims of the Banjska attack | September 25 was a day of national mourning for death of Afrim Bunjaku. National flags lowered to half-mast. [714] September 26, 27, 28 are days of mourning in Serb-majority areas. Serbian flag lowered to half-mast. [715] |
![]() ![]() | 1 | September 27 | September 27 was a day of national mourning. [716] [717] [718] | |
![]() | September 27 was a day of national mourning. [719] | |||
![]() | 3 | September 27–29 | Victims of Qaraqosh wedding fire | [720] |
![]() | 1 | October 2 | Death of writer and poet Ion Druță | [721] [722] |
![]() | 7 | October 2–8 | Death of former First Lady of Ghana Theresa Kufuor | [723] |
![]() | 3 | October 3–5 | Victims of the Tabatol attack | [724] |
![]() | 1 | October 5 | Death of former Vice President of Peru Luis Giampietri | [725] |
![]() | 3 | October 7 | Victims of the 2023 Homs drone strike | [726] [727] |
![]() | 1 | October 10 | Nepalese victims of the Gaza war | [728] [729] [730] |
![]() | 3 | October 18–20 | Victims of the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion | National flags lowered to half-mast. [731] |
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![]() | National flags lowered to half-mast. [735] | |||
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![]() | October 19–21 | [737] | ||
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![]() | October 20–22 | [741] [742] | ||
![]() | 1 | October 18 | All schools and universities were closed. [743] [744] | |
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![]() | October 19 | Also decreed for Palestinian victims of all other incidents of the Gaza war. National flags lowered to half-mast. [746] | ||
![]() | 1 | October 25 | Death of former Finance Minister Ng'andu Peter Magande | [747] |
![]() | 1 | October 28 | Victims of Kostenko mine disaster | [748] |
![]() | 1 | October 30 | Death of former Speaker Amusaa Mwanamwambwa | [747] |
![]() | 1 | November 3 | Death of former Secretary of Treasury Ángel Martín Taboas | [749] |
![]() | 1 | November 7 | Victims of the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel | Day of mourning held on November 7, one month after the attack were held. [750] |
![]() | 2 | November 7–8 | Death of former prime minister Antoni Martí | National mourning on November 7 and 8. [751] [752] |
![]() | 2 | November 9–10 | Death of writer of national anthem Axali Doëseb | [753] [754] |
![]() | 3 | November 20–22 | Victims of the 2023 Dominican Republic floods | [755] [756] [757] |
![]() | 2 | November 22–23 | Victims of the 2023 Suriname mine disaster | [758] [759] [760] [761] |
![]() | 1 | November 22 | Victims of the 2023 Brazzaville crowd crush | [762] [763] [764] |
![]() | 3 | December 5–7 | Victims of the December 2023 Honduras bus crash | [765] [766] |
![]() | 2 | December 7-8 | Death of Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein | Flags were at half mast marking one of the only 2 times mourning was declared in the country with the other declaration being in 2021 [767] |
![]() | 40 | December 16, 2023 – January 25, 2024 | Death of Emir Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait declared a 3-day holiday and a period of mourning for 40 days, starting from 16 December. [768] |
![]() | 7 | December 16–22 | [769] [770] | |
![]() | 3 | December 16–18 | Despite national mourning being declared national flags were not put at half mast due to Saudi Arabian law [771] | |
![]() | All artistic activities and events across the country were suspended. [772] | |||
![]() | Public and private workplaces were closed during this time. [773] | |||
![]() | National flag lowered to half-mast. [774] | |||
![]() | National flag lowered to half-mast. [775] | |||
![]() | National flag lowered to half-mast. [776] | |||
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![]() | December 17–19 | [779] | ||
![]() | At least 1 | December 16 | [780] | |
![]() | 1 | December 17 | National flag lowered to half-mast. Special prayers for the late Emir were held in mosques, Hartal of Opposition Party BNP and other related parties postponed. [781] | |
![]() | National flag lowered to half-mast and state entertainment programmes were cancelled. [782] | |||
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![]() | 3 | December 22–24 | Victims of the Conakry oil depot explosion | [787] |
![]() | 1 | December 23 | Victims of the 2023 Prague shooting | December 23 was a day of national mourning. State flags were lowered to half-mast throughout the country. Several other sports and cultural events were also called off. [788] [789] |
Country | Number of Days | Calendar days | Reason | Notes |
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![]() | 1 | January 3 | Death of ambassador Hans Dannenberg | Hans Dannenberg was the sitting Dominican Republic ambassador to Canada. He died on December 23, 2023. The declaration of mourning was postponed due to the Christmas and New Year's festivities. [790] |
![]() | 1 | January 4 | Victims of Kerman bombings | A series of deadly bombs exploded at commemorative ceremony marking the assassination of Qasem Soleimani at his tomb in Kerman. Iran Government announced a day of national mourning on January 4. [791] |
![]() | 3 | January 6–8 | Death of footballer Mário Zagallo | [792] |
![]() | 7 | January 7–13 | Victims of the 2023 Totota fire | On December 26, 2023, an explosion happened in the small rural town of Totota. The explosion caused a fire and killed over 50 people. The Liberian Government announced a week of mourning after the incident [793] |
![]() | 1 | January 21 | Death of Ronnie Shikapwasha | Mourning day initially set for January 20 [794] |
![]() | 1 | January 31 | Death of former European Commission President Jacques Delors | [795] |
![]() | [796] | |||
![]() | 1 | February 2 | Death of footballer Luis Tejada | [797] |
![]() | 3 | February 4–6 | Victims of the February 2024 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria | [798] |
![]() | 21 | February 5–25 | Death of President Hage Geingob | Mourning period to last from 5 to 25 February and decreed a state funeral for him at the Heroes' Acre in Windhoek on 25 February. Public and entertainment events canceled. February 25 and 26 were declared non-working days during the president's funeral, businesses, offices, schools and many shops closed on Monday. [799] [800] |
![]() | 5 | February 21–25 | [801] | |
![]() | 2 | February 24–25 | [802] | |
![]() | February 5–6 | Official mourning was in effect from 6:00 a.m. on February 5 until 12:00 midnight on February 6, 2024. [803] | ||
![]() | February 6-7 | Flags at half mast. [804] | ||
![]() | 2 | February 5–6 | Victims of the 2024 Chile wildfires | In February 2024, a series of wildfires broke out in Chile, affecting multiple regions including Valparaíso, O'Higgins, Maule, Biobío, and Los Lagos. The most severe incidents occurred in the Valparaíso Region as of February 5, 2024. The Chilean government labeled the fires as the country's worst disaster since the 2010 Chile earthquake and declared a two-day national mourning period. [805] |
3 | February 7–9 | Death of former president Sebastián Piñera in a helicopter crash | Protocol indicated that a state funeral would be held with a three-day national mourning. The national flag was flown at half-mast at public spaces and military buildings. [806] | |
![]() | 5 | February 10–14 | Death of former Prime Minister Edward Lowassa | [807] |
![]() | 3 | February 19–21 | Death of Khaled Al Saif | [808] |
![]() ![]() | 2 | February 22–23 | Death of Abdul Taib Mahmud | [809] |
![]() | 7 | March 1–7 | Death of former president Ali Hassan Mwinyi | [810] |
![]() | 1 | March 6 | Death of businessman José León Asensio | [811] |
![]() | 2 | March 15–16 | Death of Patriarch Neophyte | [812] |
![]() | 3 | March 22–24 | Victims of the 2024 Tillabéri attack | [813] |
![]() | 1 | March 24 | Victims of the 2024 Crocus City Hall attack | Cultural and sports events canceled. Many shopping centers were closed. [814] [815] [816] |
![]() ![]() | [817] [818] | |||
![]() | [819] | |||
![]() | Entertainment events were cancelled [820] | |||
![]() | [821] | |||
![]() | 1 | April 3 | Victims of the 2024 Viertola school shooting | [822] |
![]() | 3 | April 10–12 | Sinking of the Zico | [823] |
![]() | 1 | April 17 | In memory of all the women and girls killed in Kosovo as a result of gender equality violence. | [824] |
![]() | 3 | April 19–21 | Death of chief of defence forces Francis Ogolla | Died in a helicopter crash [825] |
![]() | 3 | April 19–21 | Death of war veteran Ida Jimmy | [826] |
![]() | 1 | April 20 | Death of Franklin Almeyda | Former minister of the Interior (2004–2012) and former chancellor of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (1987–1990) [827] [828] |
![]() | 3 | April 22–24 | Victims of the 2024 Bangui river disaster | [829] |
![]() | 3 | April 27–29 | Killing of 3 Carabineros in Biobío Region | Flags at half mast [830] [831] |
![]() | 7 | May 2–7 | Death of Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan | [832] |
![]() | 1 | May 10 | Victims of the 2024 Kenya–Tanzania floods | May 10 was declared a public holiday to mark National tree growing day and to remember Kenyans who have died from the floods. It wasn't an official decree of mourning but a public holiday for commemoration. [833] |
![]() | 5 | May 20–24 | Victims of the 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash [a] | The Government of Iran announced five days of national mourning on May 20. [834] All sports competitions were suspended and Cultural Heritage Week events were postponed. [835] Shops, schools and government offices were closed on May 21. [836] All government offices and private businesses in the country were closed on May 22 to coincide with the funerals for the crash victims. [837] |
![]() | 3 | May 21–23 | [838] | |
![]() | May 20–22 | Flags were lowered to half-mast in all government buildings, public offices and institutions, and radio and television station programming was changed and adapted to the situation. [839] | ||
![]() | Flags were lowered to half-mast in the Syrian Arab Republic and in all embassies and diplomatic missions abroad throughout this period. [839] | |||
![]() | May 23–24 and 27 | [840] | ||
![]() | 2 | May 21–22 | Flags were lowered to half-mast on government and public buildings. [841] | |
![]() | 1st time national mourning was observed in the country since 1989 and 1st as an independent country. Flags were lowered to half-mast on government and public buildings. [842] | |||
![]() | 1 | May 23 | The national flag was at half-mast in all government, semi-government and autonomous institutions and educational institutions, including all government and private buildings and Bangladesh missions abroad. [843] [844] [845] | |
![]() | May 21 | Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif announced a day of national mourning on May 20. Flags were lowered to half-mast on government and public buildings. [846] [847] | ||
![]() | The national flag was flown at half-mast on all buildings where it is regularly flown across India and no official entertainment occurred during this time. [848] | |||
![]() | Flags were lowered to half-mast on government and public buildings. [849] | |||
![]() | Flags were lowered to half-mast on government and public buildings. [850] | |||
![]() | Flags were lowered to half-mast on government and public buildings. [851] | |||
![]() | 1 | June 3 | Death of Sketchley Sacika | [852] |
![]() | 21 | June 11–July 1 | Victims of the 2024 Chikangawa Dornier 228 crash | Vice President Saulos Chilima and former First Lady Patricia Shanil Muluzi among the victims. Initially was only a day of mourning. [853] |
![]() | 1 | June 24 | Death of Author Spiridon Vangheli | [854] |
![]() | 3 | June 27–29 | Victims of the June 2024 Niger attack | [855] |
![]() | 1 | July 2 | Death of artist Manuel Cargaleiro | [856] |
![]() | 2 | July 2–3 | Death of novelist Ismail Kadare | [857] |
![]() | 1 | July 3 | [858] | |
![]() | 1 | July 9 | Victims of the 8 July 2024 Russian strikes on Ukraine | [859] |
![]() | 3 | July 19-21 | Victims of the 2024 Nice arson attack | [860] |
![]() | 3 | July 20–22 | Death of CPV General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng | During the state mourning, flags on all government buildings, public buildings and military facilities were lowered to half-mast. [861] |
![]() | 2 | July 25–26 | Flags were lowered to half-mast and all entertainment events were suspended. [862] | |
![]() | National flag was lowered to half mast. All public entertainment events have been suspended [863] | |||
![]() | 3 | July 27–29 | Victims of the 2024 Gofa landslides | [864] |
![]() | 1 | July 30 | Victims of the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement | National flags fly at half-mast. [865] Mourning denied and boycotted by the students and general public. [866] |
![]() | 3 | July 31–August 2 | Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh | [867] [868] [869] [870] |
![]() | [870] | |||
![]() | 1 | July 31 | [871] | |
![]() | August 2 | [872] | ||
![]() | [873] [874] | |||
![]() | 3 | August 9–11 | Victims of Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 | [875] |
![]() ![]() | 7 | August 17–23 | Death of media mogul Silvio Santos | [876] |
![]() | 3 | August 17–19 | [877] | |
![]() | 1 | August 19 | Death of former First Lady Maureen Mwanawasa | [878] |
![]() | 3 | August 20–22 | Killing of deputy Lalo Gomes | [879] |
![]() | 3 | August 25–27 | Death of former prime minister Salim al-Huss | [880] |
![]() | 1 | August 31 | Victims of the 2024 Portugal helicopter crash | [881] |
![]() | 1 | September 4 | Death of Federico Caballero | [882] |
![]() | 3 | September 9–11 | Victims of the 2024 Nyeri school fire | [883] [884] |
![]() | 3 | September 9–11 | Victims of the 2024 Pasaquina Bell UH-1 crash | [885] |
![]() | 1 | September 11 | 1 year anniversary of Storm Daniel | [886] |
![]() | 3 | September 12–14 | Death of the former president Alberto Fujimori | [887] |
![]() | 1 | September 20 | Victims of the 2024 Portugal wildfires | [888] |
![]() | 3 | September 23–25 | Victims of the 2024 Miragoane explosion | [889] |
![]() | 1 | September 26 | Death of former Defence Minister George Mpombo | [890] |
![]() | 5 | September 28–October 2 | Victims of the 2024 Hezbollah headquarters strike | [891] |
![]() | 3 | September 30-October 2 | Flags were lowered to half mast. Public offices were closed on the day of Nasrallah's funeral. [892] [893] | |
![]() | September 29-October 1 | [894] [895] [893] | ||
![]() | Flags were at half-mast. Last time national mourning was declared in the country by the Assad regime before its fall in December. [893] | |||
![]() | National flags at half mast. [893] | |||
![]() | 3 | September 30-October 2 | Death of Ozzie Virgil Sr. | [896] |
![]() | 3 | October 1–3 | Victims of the 2024 Nepal floods | [897] [898] [899] |
![]() | 1 | October 8 | Victims of the 2024 Bosnia and Herzegovina floods | [900] |
![]() | 1 | October 27 | Victims of the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel | [901] |
![]() | 3 | October 29–31 | Victims of the 2024 Barkaram attack | [902] |
![]() | 6 | October 30-November 4 | Death of governor general Daniel Williams | [903] |
![]() | 3 | October 31-November 2 | Victims of the 2024 Spanish floods | National flags were lowered to half mast. Many sporting and entertainment events were cancelled. [904] |
![]() | 1 | November 2 | Victims of Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse | Three days of mourning from second to fourth November observed in Vojvodina. [905] [906] |
![]() ![]() | [907] | |||
![]() | November 3 | [908] [909] | ||
![]() | 1 | November 4 | Victims of Tropical Storm Trami | [910] |
![]() | 7 | November 5–11 | Death of army chef Taoreed Lagbaja | Flags flew at half mast [911] |
![]() | 1 | November 11 | Death of John Phiri | [912] [ better source needed ] |
![]() | 1 | November 13 | Death of Carolina Valdivia | [913] |
![]() | 3 | November 20–22 | Victims of the 2024–2025 Mozambican protests | Only opposition leader declared mourning [914] |
![]() | 2 | November 17-18 | Death of former president Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud | [915] |
![]() | 2 | November 20–21 | Death of Manuel J. Fernós | [916] |
![]() | 1 | November 22 | Death of deputy Mercedes Bulnes | [917] |
![]() | 3 | December 3–5 | Victims of the 2024 Nzérékoré stampede | [918] |
![]() | 7 | December 16–22 | Victims of Cyclone Chido | Many Comoran migrants were believed to have been killed in Mayotte [919] [920] [921] |
![]() | 2 | December 20–21 | [922] [923] [924] | |
![]() | 1 | December 23 | National flag lowered to half-mast. [925] [926] [927] | |
![]() | 1 | December 21 | Victims of Zagreb school stabbing | [928] |
![]() | December 23 | [929] | ||
![]() | 1 | December 23 | Death of civil aviation and tourism advisor A. F. Hassan Ariff | National flag lowered to half-mast. Special prayers arranged. [930] |
![]() ![]() | 3 | December 25–27 | Death of former governor Alceu Collares | [931] |
![]() | 1 | December 26 | Victims of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 | [932] |
![]() | 7 | December 26, 2024 – January 1, 2025 | Death of former prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh | All government programs scheduled for December 27 were canceled. The national flag on all public buildings has been lowered. All entertainment and cultural events have been suspended. [933] [934] [935] |
![]() | 1 | December 27 | [936] | |
![]() | December 28 | Half-mast flags. [937] | ||
![]() | 7 | December 29, 2024 – January 5, 2025 | Victims of Jeju Air Flight 2216 | Flags flue at half mast through the new year and many celebrations were cancelled [938] [939] |
![]() | 1 | December 29 | Victims of the Syrian civil war | First time national mourning was declared in the country after the fall of the Assad regime [940] |
Country | Number of Days | Calendar days | Reason | Notes |
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![]() | 3 | January 2–4 | Victims of the 2025 Velestovo shootings | Flags were flown at half-mast. Concerts and public celebrations were cancelled. [941] |
![]() ![]() | 1 | January 3 | Flags were flown at half-mast. [942] | |
![]() | January 5 | Flags were flown at half-mast. [943] | ||
![]() | 3 | January 3–5 | Murder of 4 Minors | National flags were at half mast. [944] |
![]() | 1 | January 6 | Victims of the 2025 Saberio fire | [945] |
![]() | January 9 | [946] | ||
![]() | 4 | January 6–9 | Death of former prime minister Costas Simitis | [947] |
![]() | 1 | January 8 | Death of Ángel Bissié Romero | [948] |
![]() | 1 | January 9 | Death of former president Jimmy Carter | U.S. flag to be flown at half staff for 30 days. Federal agencies and departments to be closed. [949] [950] |
![]() | 1 | January 11 | Death of former president Arnold Rüütel | First time national mourning was observed in the country since 2013 [951] |
![]() | 1 | January 20 | Victims of the 2025 Melones explosion | Victims were all Cuban troops [952] |
![]() | 1 | January 22 | Victims of the 2025 Barajevo nursing home fire | [953] |
![]() | 1 | January 22 | Victims of the 2025 Kartalkaya hotel fire | State flags on all government, local government and public buildings and in all embassies were lowered to half mast. [954] |
![]() | [955] | |||
![]() | 1 | January 23 | Death of minister of state Didier Guillaume | First time mourning was declared in the country since 2011 [956] |
![]() | 1 | January 24 | Victims of the 2025 Velenje mining accident | First declaration of mourning in the country since 2008 [957] |
![]() | 1 | January 24 | Death of former president Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat | First declaration of mourning in the country since 2007 [958] |
![]() | 5 | January 25–29 | Death of Anastasios of Albania | Mourning only observed by the church [959] |
![]() | 3 | January 26–28 | Death of actress Gloria Romero | Only Manila declared a period of mourning [960] |
![]() | 7 | January 31–February 6 | Death of former prime minister Julius Chan | Many celebrations were cancelled [961] |
![]() ( ![]() | 3 | February 3–5 | Death of former governor Newton Cardoso | Only observed in the state of Minas Gerais. [962] |
![]() | 1 | February 8 | Death of Mgr Victor Grech | [963] |
![]() | 1 | February 8 | Death of Islamic figure Aga Khan IV | Flags were ordered to be at half mast [964] |
![]() | 7 | February 8–14 | South African victims of the 2025 Goma offensive | [965] |
![]() | 21 | February 9–March 1 | Death of first President of Namibia Sam Nujoma | Flags have been lowered to half-mast as the country. Entertainment events canceled. Suspended sporting events [966] [967] [968] [969] |
![]() | 3 | February 10–12 | Official mourning on February 10–11 and national mourning on February 12. [970] | |
![]() | February 12–14 | [971] | ||
![]() | 3 | February 11–13 | Victims of the 2025 Guatemala City bus crash | [972] |
![]() | 2 | February 20-21 | Murder of the Bibas brothers | [973] [974] |
![]() | 1 | February 28 | Death of author and politician Vladimir Beşleagă | Flags flue at half mast and no mass entertainment events were held [975] |
![]() | 3 | March 11–13 | Victims of the 2025 Bahía Blanca floods | [976] |
![]() | 7 | March 17–23 | Victims of the Kočani nightclub fire | All flags were at half mast. Public events were cancelled in memory of the victims. Almost all radio stations switched to classical music or calm instrumental songs [977] [978] |
![]() | 1 | March 17 | Cancellation of public events, closure of leisure centers and certain tourist attractions (like museums but others like natural attractions or open landmarks remain open) is compulsory. Radio stations and public places are semi-required to switch to classical, calm instrumental music, or no music at all, but as this rule isn't generally enforced most radio stations played their regular playlists [979] | |
![]() | March 18 | Cancellation of public and entertainment events as well as closing of many tourist attractions (like museums as these are considered entertainment venues, but tourist attractions like natural tourist attractions or open historical monuments like non-museums areas within the Belgrade Fortress remain open) is mandatory on national days of mourning regardless if the mourning periods brings serious or very little grief to the general population. Also regardless of the levels of grief is that radio stations and public places (like stores) on days of mourning are semi-required to play classical, calm instrumental music or no music at all. As this rule isn't generally enforced, several radio stations played the regular playlist. [980] | ||
![]() | Day of mourning declared in both entities. Public events cancelled while sporting events limited. Cancellation of public and entertainment events as well as closing of many tourist attractions (like museums as these are considered entertainment venues, but tourist attractions like natural tourist attractions or open historical monuments like Mostar Bridge remain open) is mandatory on national days of mourning regardless if the mourning periods bring serious or very little grief to the general population. Also regardless of the levels of grief is that radio stations and public places (like stores) on days of mourning are semi-required to play classical, calm instrumental music or no music at all. As this rule isn't generally enforced a large amount of radio stations did play their regular playlists. In Replublika Srpska many switched to classical music, calm instrumental music, or ballads (many also stuck with the regular playlists) while in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina most radio stations stuck with the regular playlists but many changed their playlists just like in Replublika Srpska and certain neighbouring countries. [981] [982] | |||
![]() | Flags flue at half mast. Unlike in the neighbouring countries that declared days of mourning there was no change in radio stations playlists [983] | |||
![]() | 1 | March 22 | Death of Archbishop of Malta Paul Cremona | [984] |
![]() | 3 | March 23–25 | Victims of the 2025 Fambita mosque attack | [985] |
![]() | 1 | March 27 | Death of singer Tommy Rey | [986] |
![]() | 1 | March 28 | Death of Cirilo Tirado Delgado | [987] |
![]() | 7 | March 31–April 6 | Victims of the 2025 Myanmar earthquake | Flags lowered to half-mast. First time national mourning was observed in the country since 2008 [988] |
![]() | 5 | April 3–7 | Death of former president Khamtai Siphandone | All parties and sporting activities were prohibited [989] |
![]() | 2 | April 4–5 | Public entertainment and celebratory events were suspended. [990] | |
![]() | April 5–6 | Flags were put at half mast. [991] | ||
![]() | 1 | April 5 | Killing of four American troops operating in the country | [992] |
![]() | 1 | April 6 | Victims of the April 4 Russian attacks on Kryvyi Rih | Flags were set at half mast. Three days of mourning was observed in Kryvyi Rih. [993] |
![]() | 6 | April 8–13 | Victims of the Jet Set nightclub roof collapse | Initially a three-day period was declared but was later extended to six days. [994] |
![]() | 1 | April 11 | Death of former Minister of Finance Edith Nawakwi | All activities of entertainment nature on both radio and television were suspended, while flags flue at half-mast. [995] |
![]() | 1 | April 14 | Death of Nobel Prize laureate Mario Vargas Llosa | [996] |
![]() | 1 | April 14 | Victims of the 2025 Sumy airstrike | [997] |
![]() | 4 | April 14–17 | Death of Francisco L. Loanis | First time mourning was declared in the country since 2009 [998] |
![]() | 1 | April 22–26 | Death of singer and actress Nora Aunor | Declared on the exact day of funeral. [999] [1000] |
4 | Death of Pope Francis | Already on half-mast due to Aunor's funeral, flags remained at half-mast in the country until Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday, April 26. [1001] | ||
![]() | 9 | April 26–May 4 | [1002] [1003] | |
![]() | 7 | April 21–27 | National flags on all government and public buildings were lowered to half-mast. Initially 3 days of mourning. Argentina's football association postponed all fixtures on Monday. Many cultural events and theater performances have been canceled. Classes were canceled in all Catholic schools. [1004] [1005] [1006] [1007] [1008] [1009] | |
![]() | National flags at half mast. The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio De Janeiro was lit up in memory of the pope. [1010] | |||
![]() | April 22–28 | [1011] | ||
![]() | 6 | April 21–26 | Initially 3 days of mourning [1012] [1013] | |
![]() | 5 | April 22–26 | [1014] | |
![]() | Flags at half mast. All Serie A and Primavera matches scheduled to take place on Easter Monday have been officially postponed for a period of mourning following the death of Pope Francis. All public events scheduled for April 21 and 22 in Rome have been canceled following the death of Pope Francis. All sporting events on the day of the Pope's funeral have been canceled. Schools closed on Saturday in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis. [1015] [1016] [1017] [1018] [1019] [1020] | |||
![]() | Flags at half mast. Suspension of all public holiday and recreational events, effective Tuesday, April 22, 2025. [1021] | |||
![]() | 4 | April 21–24 | Flags were at half mast. [1022] | |
![]() | April 22–24 and 26 | Flags at half-mast. [1023] | ||
![]() | 3 | April 22–24 | National flags on all government and public buildings were lowered to half-mast. Sporting and other events preceded by a minute of silence. [1024] [1025] | |
![]() | Flags will be flown at half-mast on all government buildings, public institutions, and municipalities, Radio and television stations have been asked to adjust their programming to reflect the solemn occasion. [1026] | |||
![]() | National flags on government and public buildings are lowered to half-mast. [1027] [1028] | |||
![]() | Flags at half mast [1029] | |||
![]() | National flags lowered to half-mast on all government, public and local government buildings. [1030] | |||
![]() | [1031] | |||
![]() | National flags on government and public buildings are lowered to half-mast. [1032] | |||
![]() | [1033] | |||
![]() | [1034] | |||
![]() | National flags lowered to half-mast on all government, public and local government buildings. Festivities and public celebrations will be suspended. [1035] | |||
![]() | [1036] | |||
![]() | [1037] | |||
![]() | April 22–23 and 26 | National flag in India was flown at half-mast on all government, municipal and public buildings where the national flag is regularly flown, and entertainment was suspended. Catholic schools were closed on the day of the funeral. [1038] | ||
![]() | April 23–25 | [1039] | ||
![]() | Flags at half mast. [1040] | |||
![]() | April 24–26 | Flags at half mast. [1041] [1042] [1043] | ||
![]() | Flags on all public buildings were flown at half-mast from Monday, April 21, until Saturday, April 26, the day of the Pope's funeral. Buildings were not illuminated for three days of mourning. Minute of silence, at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 25, sirens sounded in the Principality, calling on all residents and tourists to honor the deceased Pope with a minute of silence. [1044] | |||
![]() | [1045] | |||
![]() | [1046] | |||
![]() | National flag is flown at half-mast in all government, semi-government, autonomous and educational institutions and in all government and private buildings throughout the country and in Bangladesh's diplomatic missions abroad. [1047] | |||
![]() | 2 | April 22 and 26 | National flags were lowered to half-mast on all government and public buildings. All official events by the Government of Malta were cancelled or postponed. All football matches of Malta's Premier League postponed. [1048] | |
![]() | April 23-24 | Flags at half mast. [1049] | ||
![]() | 1 | April 25 | The national government of South Sudan declared Friday, 25 April 2025, as a National Public Holiday to mourn his holiness Pope Francis who died on Easter Monday. [1050] [1051] | |
![]() | April 26 | National flags were lowered to half-mast on all government and public buildings. [1052] | ||
![]() | National flags were lowered to half-mast on all government and public buildings. Television and radio stations canceled entertainment programs on the day of the pope's funeral. [1053] | |||
![]() | National flags were lowered to half-mast on all government and public buildings. Some television and radio stations adapted more serious or slightly more serious entertainment programs on the day of the pope's funeral (by some radio stations playing a mix of mid tempo songs and ballads, or some radio stations playing just ballads. TV channels often showed more serious/slightly more serious movies or shows) while many TV channels and radio stations also stuck with their totally regular programing. Some events were canceled and most other sports and cultural events were preceded by a minute of silence. [1054] | |||
![]() | Flags at half mast. At the same time, radio and television stations and cultural organizations adapted their programs to the day of national mourning, preceding it with a minute of silence or restrictions on entertainment programs. [1055] | |||
![]() | Flags at half mast. On the Day of Mourning, entertainment events are suspended from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Due radio and entertainment content rules, most radio stations played only ballads or mix of mid-tempo songs with ballads while a large minority kept playing totally regular playlists. [1056] | |||
![]() | Flags at half mast. Cancellation of public and entertainment events as well as closing of many tourist attractions (like museums as these are considered entertainment venues, but tourist attractions like natural tourist attractions or open historical monuments like Mostar Bridge remain open) is mandatory on national days of mourning regardless if the mourning periods bring serious or very little grief to the general population. Also regardless of the levels of grief is that radio stations and public places (like stores) on days of mourning are semi-required to play classical, calm instrumental music or no music at all. As this rule isn't generally enforced a large minority of radio stations did play their regular playlists. [1057] | |||
![]() | Flags at half mast. [1058] | |||
![]() | Flags at half mast. Gambling has been prohibited in the Slovak Republic on the national day of mourning. [1059] [1060] | |||
![]() | Flags at half mast. Sporting and other events preceded by a minute of silence. [1061] | |||
![]() | Flags at half mast. [1062] | |||
![]() | Flags at half mast. All public and private radio and television stations have restricted entertainment programs and broadcast programs commemorating the Pope. [1063] | |||
![]() | National flags at half mast. [1064] | |||
![]() | National flags at half mast. [1065] | |||
![]() | 1 | April 28 | Victims of the Port of Shahid Rajaee explosion | [1066] |
![]() | 7 | May 7–13 | Death of former prime minister Cleopa Msuya | [1067] |
![]() | 2 | May 10–11 | Death of former president Jules Wijdenbosch | Flags were at half mast and the launch of the Royalty for Everyone programme was postponed for the 14th. [1068] |
![]() | 3 | May 10–12 | 11 Soldiers killed in an ambush | [1069] |
![]() | 1 | May 13 | Death of Rodger Chongwe | [1070] |
![]() | 3 | May 14–16 | Death of former president José Mujica | Flags were at half mast with the state funeral happening from May 14-15 in Montevideo before he was cremated and interred at his farmhouse on the cities outskirts. [1071] [1072] |
![]() | May 15–17 | [1073] | ||
![]() | 1 | May 16 | [1074] | |
![]() | 2 | May 22–23 | Death of former president Alfredo Palacio | [1075] |
![]() | 2 | May 24–25 | Death of former president Trần Đức Lương | Public entertainment and celebratory events were suspended. [1076] |
![]() | During the period of official mourning, Cuba's national flags were lowered to half-mast in government buildings, public buildings and military installations throughout the country. [1077] | |||
![]() | 4 | May 29-June 1 | Death of governor of Yap State Charles Chieng | [1078] |
![]() | 1 | June 4 | Victims of the 2025 Albina boat disaster | [1079] |
![]() | 1 | June 5 | Death of composer Eugen Doga | Day of mourning on day of funeral. [1080] [1081] |
![]() | 12 | June 8-19 | Death of former president Edgar Lungu | Initially 7 days of mourning but was extended by 9 days after the president was not buried during the initial mourning period. Flags at half mast and all entertainment events suspended. [1082] [1083] On 19 June 2025, President Hakainde Hichilema formally ended the national mourning period, citing the ongoing impasse over the repatriation of Edgar Lungu’s remains. In his address, he noted that despite reaching an agreement on 15 June, the family’s abrupt refusal to proceed on 18 June necessitated the conclusion of the official mourning to allow the nation to return to normalcy. [1084] |
![]() | 3 | June 13-15 | [1085] [1086] | |
![]() | 3 | June 11-13 | Victims of the 2025 Graz school shooting | Flags at half-mast on government and public buildings. On Wednesday, June 11, at 10:00 a.m., a minute of silence, and church bells were tolled across the country in memory of the shooting victims. Public transport stopped for a minute of silence. State Television and radio stations also paused their programmes for a minute of silence. All concerts, theatre performances and opera are cancelled in Graz. In all of Austria, some events have also been cancelled, while other public and sports performances and events will begin with a minute of silence. [1087] [1088] [1089] |
![]() | 1 | June 19 | Victims of the 2025 South Africa floods | [1090] [1091] |
![]() | 3 | June 23-25 | Victims of the Mar Elias Church attack | Flags at half mast. [1092] |
![]() | 4 | June 24-27 | Funeral of former president Samuel Doe | Died in 1990. Flags at half mast. [1093] |
![]() | 3 | June 27-29 | Victims of the 2025 Bangui school stampede | A nearby explosion at an electricity transformer caused a stampede at a high school in Bangui where around 6000 students from five different schools where taking the baccalaureate exam. 29 were killed and another 280 were injured. [1094] [1095] |
![]() | 1 | June 28 | Victims of the Iran–Israel war | [1096] |
![]() | 6 | July 7-12 | Death of former deputy president David Mabuza | Flags at half mast. [1097] |
![]() | 7 | July 13-19 | Death of former president Muhammadu Buhari | Flags at half mast and national events have been postponed. [1098] |
![]() | 1 | July 16 | Death of Fello Suberví | Flags at half mast at all military enclosures and public buildings. [1099] |
![]() | 3 | July 17-19 | Victims of the 2025 Kut shopping mall fire | [1100] |
![]() | 1 | July 19 | Death of Thomas P Etienne | All state flags on public buildings will be flown at half mast. [1101] |
![]() ( ![]() | 3 | July 21-23 | Death of singer Preta Gil | Only observed in Rio de Janeiro. [1102] |
![]() | 1 | July 22 | Victims of the 2025 Dhaka fighter jet crash | A day mourning was declared nationwide by the government of Bangladesh. [1103] |
![]() ( ![]() | 3 | July 22-24 | Death of former governor V. S. Achuthanandan | Only observed in the one state not the whole country. [1104] |
![]() | 1 | July 28 | Victims of various tragedies throughout the country | [1105] |
![]() | 3 | July 29-31 | Death of Ambassador and former Minister of tourism Hassan Sobir | Flags at half mast. [1106] |
![]() | 1 | August 1 | Victims of the 2025 Russian attacks on Kyiv | [1107] |
![]() | 1 | August 5 | Death of Ackson Sejani | All flags are at half-mast on government and public buildings. All entertainment activities on television and radio have been restricted. [1108] |
![]() | 3 | August 3-5 | Victims of a mine collapse in El Teniente | Flags at half mast. [1109] |
![]() | 1 | August 7 | Death of former president Ion Iliescu | Day of state funeral is the day of national mourning. Flags at half mast. Radio and TV broadcast will adapt their programs to the solemnity during the day of the funeral. [1110] |
![]() | 3 | August 7-9 | Victims of the 2025 Ghanaian Air Force Z-9 helicopter crash | Defence minister Edward Omane Boamah was among the victims. Flags are at half mast and all activities suspended. [1111] [1112] |
![]() | 5 | August 7-11 | Death of former acting President Myint Swe | Initially 3 days of mourning. Flags at half mast. [1113] [1114] |
![]() | 1 | August 12 | Assassination of senator Miguel Uribe Turbay | Flags at half mast. [1115] |
![]() | 2 | August 12-13 | Victims of Tropical Storm Erin | [1116] |
![]() | 1 | August 14 | Death of junior sergeant Dejan Božović | Died while trying to extinguish wildfires. [1117] |
![]() | 1 | August 16 | Victims of the 2025 Algiers bus crash | Flags at half mast on August 15-16. [1118] |