Several holidays formerly observed for State employees were abolished as such in 1996. These included Lincoln's Birthday, Maryland Day, Good Friday, and Defender's Day (Chapter 347, Acts of 1996).
1999
January 1 (Friday)
New Year's Day
January 18 (Monday)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday*
February 15 (third Monday)
Presidents' Day
May 31 (Monday)
Memorial Day*
July 5 (Monday)
Independence Day
September 6 (first Monday)
Labor Day
October 11 (Monday)
Columbus Day*
November 11 (Thursday)
Veterans' Day
November 25 (fourth Thursday)
Thanksgiving Day
November 26 (fourth Friday)
Friday after Thanksgiving Day
December 24 (Friday)
Christmas Day
*If the U.S. Congress designates another day for observance, the day named by Congress becomes the legal date.
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