Samuel Jackman Prescod Act" was passed by the Parliament of Barbados. According to the government, the act established that 28 April (the centenary of the birth of Sir Grantley Adams) would be celebrated as National Heroes' Day. The act also declared that there are ten national heroes of Barbados, all of whom would be elevated to the title of "The Right Excellent". The Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology is named in his honour. Samuel Jackman Prescod Samuel Jackman Prescod (1806 – 26 September 1871) became the first person of African descent to be elected to the Parliament of Barbados, in 1843. He
National Salvation Day of Azerbaijanis National Assembly of Azerbaijan on June 25, 1993. On October 3 of the same year, he was elected president of Azerbaijan. National Salvation Day of Azerbaijanis National Salvation Day of Azerbaijanis is an official holiday in Azerbaijan that is celebrated on June 15, in accordance with the June 27, 1997, dated decree of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan. The 15th of June has been celebrated as an official holiday since 1998. After the independence of the country in 1991, there was political instability in Azerbaijan. In 1993, rebellion started in Ganja under the leadership of the colonel Surat Huseynov. That