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
Defender of the Fatherland Day (Kazakhstan) copy of the Victory Banner, was delivered to Astana from the Museum of Great Patriotic War in Moscow. Celebrated the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Kazakh Armed Forces. The parade inspector was the Minister of Defence Colonel General Saken Zhasuzakov, and the parade commander was the Commander in Chief of the Kazakh Ground Forces, Major General Murat Bektanov. More than 5,000 servicemen, around 300 units of military machinery and 70 military jets took part in the parade. Celebrated the 26th anniversary of the founding of the Kazakh Armed Forces. President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced the creation of a new