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
Heroes' Day 2014 event was held there). Heroes' Day is a public holiday in Mozambique on 3 February. 26 August is Heroes' Day in Namibia. It marks the beginning of the armed struggle during the Namibian War of Independence. National Heroes Day is a national public holiday in the Philippines and is held on the last Monday of every August to mark the anniversary of the Cry of Pugad Lawin, the beginning of the Philippine Revolution by the "Katipunan" and its "Supremo" Andrés Bonifacio in 1896. Heroes' Day in Romania is celebrated on the 40th day from the Orthodox Easter. Not a