US Federal Holidays 1949 – Full List with Dates

Thanksgiving 1949 is on Thursday, November 24, 1949: the fourth Thursday of November, and a federal holiday in the United States.

Counting Monday to Friday, 1949 has 260 weekdays. Subtracting the 8 federal holidays that fall on weekdays leaves 252 working days (state and local holidays not included).

There are 10 federal holidays in 1949 (United States): New Year's Day (January 1, 1949); Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 17, 1949); Presidents' Day (Washington's Birthday) (February 21, 1949); Memorial Day (May 30, 1949); Independence Day (July 4, 1949); Labor Day (September 5, 1949); Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day (October 10, 1949); Veterans Day (November 11, 1949); Thanksgiving Day (November 24, 1949); Christmas Day (December 25, 1949).

1949 has 365 days and 52 weeks. 1949 is not a leap year; the next leap year is 1952.

There are 7 long weekends in 1949: January 15, 1949 – January 17, 1949; February 19, 1949 – February 21, 1949; May 28, 1949 – May 30, 1949; July 2, 1949 – July 4, 1949; September 3, 1949 – September 5, 1949; October 8, 1949 – October 10, 1949; November 11, 1949 – November 13, 1949.

For federal employees, a holiday that falls on a Saturday is observed on the Friday before, and one that falls on a Sunday is observed on the Monday after. Many private employers follow the same rule, but they are not required to.

The USPS and most banks (Federal Reserve holidays) close on the federal holidays. Stock markets follow their own calendar: for example, they close on Good Friday but open on Columbus Day and Veterans Day.

No. The list shows the federal holidays for 1949 only. States add their own days, such as Cesar Chavez Day or Patriots' Day, so check your state's calendar as well.