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 Vere Watler, Ms Mary Evelyn Wood, Cert. Hon. and William Warren Conolly. December 7 is National Heroes Day in East Timor. Hari Pahlawan (Indonesian for Heroes' Day/Warriors' Day) is a Remembrance Day annually celebrated on 10 November in Indonesia. The day commemorates the 1945 Battle of Surabaya, in which pro-independence Indonesian soldiers and militia fought against British and Dutch troops as part of the Indonesian National Revolution. Heroes' Day in Jamaica is a holiday celebrated on the 3rd Monday every October. It commemorates seven national heroes from Jamaican history. Mashujaa Day, also known as Heroes' Day ("mashujaa" is Swahili for