Arthur's Day the brewing company to raise a glass to the memory of Arthur Guinness at 17:59 (5:59 pm), a reference to 1759, the year the Guinness Brewery was established. An 82c stamp of an Arthur Guinness portrait was also released by An Post to commemorate the anniversary. The last Arthur's Day was held in 2013. Guinness cancelling the event in 2014. A new music programme to help emerging artists in Ireland called "Guinness Amplify" was launched to replace the event The event was criticised as a marketing ploy to increase sales of Guinness with Arthur's day, without understanding or appreciation for
Day of the founding of the German Empire of the empire were sung. Celebrations also took place publicly during the Weimar Republic (1919-1933) and with the participation of high dignitaries. Nazi Germany only celebrated the founding of the German Empire in 1871. East Germany completely abolished this custom. On 18 January 1971, West Germany issued a motif of special stamps for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Empire on 30 Pfennig stamps (Michel catalogue 658 and 385) designed by the "Deutsche Bundespost Berlin". This corresponded to the rate for a standard letter at the time. On 24 November 1971, a commemorative coin was struck with a