List of national days of mourning (before 2000)

This is a list of national days of mourning before 2000. It does not include annual remembrance events.

17th century[edit]

Country Year Days Reason Notes
 Portugal 1649 2 Death of Duarte de Bragança, senhor de Vila do Conde [1]
 Portugal 1653 30 Death of Teodósio, Prince of Brazil [2]
 Portugal 1656/8 730 Death of King John IV of Portugal 2 years of mourning (1 year full mourning, 1 year half mourning).[3]
 Portugal 1666/8 730 Death of Queen-consort Luisa de Guzmán 2 years of mourning (1 year full mourning, 1 year half mourning).[4]
 Portugal 1690/1 365 Death of Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira One year of mourning (6 months full mourning, 6 months half mourning).[5]

18th century[edit]

Country Year Days Reason Notes
 Portugal 1706 365 Death of Catherine of Braganza, Queen-consort of England, Scotland and Ireland and Infanta of Portugal [6]
 Portugal 1706/8 730 Death of King Peter II of Portugal 2 years of mourning (1 year full mourning, 1 year half mourning).[7]
 Portugal 1750/2 730 Death of King John V of Portugal 2 years of mourning (1 year full mourning, 1 year half mourning).[8]
 Portugal 1754/5 180 Death of Queen-consort Maria Anna of Austria [9]
 Portugal 1777/8 365 Death of King Joseph I of Portugal 1 year of mourning (6 months full mourning, 6 months half mourning).[10]
 Portugal 1781 180 Death of Queen-consort Mariana Victoria of Spain 6 months of mourning (3 months full mourning, 3 months half mourning).[11]
 Portugal 1786/7 365 Death of King-consort Peter III of Portugal One year of mourning (6 months full mourning, 6 months half mourning).[12]
 Portugal 1788/9 180 Death of José, Prince of Brazil [13]

19th century[edit]

Country Year Days Reason Notes
 Portugal 1816/7 365 Death of Queen Maria I of Portugal One year of mourning (6 months full mourning, 6 months half mourning).[14]
 Portugal 1826/7 365 Death of King John VI of Portugal [15]
 Portugal 1830 180 Death of Queen-consort Carlota Joaquina of Spain [16]
 Portugal 1834/5 180 Death of King Peter IV of Portugal [17]
 Portugal 1853/4 180 Death of Queen Maria II of Portugal 6 months of mourning (3 months full mourning, 3 months half mourning).[18]
 Italy 1861 1 Death of PM of Italy Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour [19]
 Portugal 1861/2 180 Death of King Peter V of Portugal 6 months of mourning (3 months full mourning, 3 months half mourning).[20]
 United States 1865 1 Assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln A National Day of Mourning was held on June 1.[21][22]
 United States 1881 1 Death of U.S. President James A. Garfield [23]
 German Empire 1888 At least 1 Death of German Emperor William I [24]
 Portugal 1889/90 90 Death of King Luís I of Portugal 3 months of mourning (1,5 month full mourning, 1,5 month half mourning).[25]
 Netherlands 1890 1 Death of King William III [26]

1900s[edit]

Country Year Days Reason Notes
 United Kingdom 1901 11 Death of Queen Victoria
 United States 1901 1 Assassination of U.S. President William McKinley [27]
 Portugal 1908 120 Victims of the Lisbon Regicide 4 months of mourning (2 months full mourning, 2 months half mourning).[28]

1910s[edit]

Country Year Days Reason Notes
 Portugal 1910 30 Death of British King Edward VII 15 days full mourning, 15 days half mourning.[29]

1920s[edit]

Country Year Days Reason Notes
 Weimar Republic 1922 At least 1 Assassination of German Foreign Minister Walther Rathenau [24]
 United States 1923 1 Death of U.S. President Warren G. Harding [30]
 Portugal 1923 1 Death of Guerra Junqueiro [31]
 Soviet Union 1924 1 Death of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin [32][33]
 Portugal 1924 1 Death of Teófilo Braga [34]
 Second Polish Republic 1924 At least 1 Death of former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson Wilson called for an independent Polish state in his 1918 Fourteen Points statement.[35]
 Portugal 1924 1 Death of Sacadura Cabral [36]
 Weimar Republic 1925 At least 5 Death of President Friedrich Ebert [37]
 Portugal 1925 1 Death of João Chagas [38]
 Weimar Republic 1929 At least 1 Death of German Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann [24]

1930s[edit]

Country Year Days Reason Notes
 Netherlands 1934 1 Death of former Queen consort Emma [39]
 Second Polish Republic 1934 1 Assassination of Interior Minister Bronisław Pieracki Public shows, concerts, and games were suspended.[40]
 Netherlands 1934 1 Death of Duke Henry, prince consort [41]
 Nazi Germany 1934 At least 5 Death of President Paul von Hindenburg [42][43]
 Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1934 180 Assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia The general folk mourning lasted six months, the deepest until October 25, and the deep until November 21. A number of cultural and musical events were canceled as a sign of respect.[44][45]
 Second Polish Republic 1935 3 Death of Polish statesman Józef Piłsudski Public shows, concerts, and games were suspended.[46]
 United Kingdom 1936 8 Death of King George V
 Czechoslovakia 1937 7 Death of former President Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk [47]
 Second Polish Republic 1938 At least 1 Death of Armenian Catholic Archbishop of Lviv Józef Teodorowicz [35]
 Holy See 1939 9 Death of Pope Pius XI [48]
 Kingdom of Italy 1 On February 14, the day of the Pope's funeral declared a day of national mourning and a day off from work. Flags lowered to mid-mast on all government and public buildings. Schools, offices and theaters were closed.[49][50]
 Ireland The Irish flag was flown at half-mast over government buildings, on other public buildings in the capital and throughout the country. Theatres were closed, dance postponed and cinemas shut down as a mark of respect.[51]

1940s[edit]

Country Year Days Reason Notes
 Spain 1941 3 Death of former King of Spain Alfonso XIII [52]
 Kingdom of Italy [53]
 Nazi Germany 1943 3 Collapse of the Battle of Stalingrad A period of three days' national mourning was ordered, with places of entertainment closed and all wireless stations playing solemn music, yet the newspapers were forbidden black margins and no flags were to be flown at half mast.[54][page needed]
 Polish government-in-exile 1943 26 Death of Polish Prime Minister-in-Exile Władysław Sikorski It was the longest period of mourning in Poland's history.[55][35]
 Iran 1944 1 Death of former Shah of Iran Reza Shah July 31 declared a day of national mourning. All government and business offices closed.[56]
 Polish government-in-exile 1944 15 Collapse of the Warsaw Uprising [57][35]
 Mexico 1945 3 Death of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt [58]
 Cuba [59]
 United States 1 April 14, the day of the president's funeral was a day of national mourning. Offices, theaters, cinemas, bars were closed and sporting events and concerts were canceled.[60][61]
 Portugal 1945 3 Death of Chancellor of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler Portugal was the only country to declare national mourning for Hitler's death.[62][63][64]
 Kingdom of Greece 1947 90 Death of King George II of Greece [65]
 India 1948 13 Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi Entertainment events canceled. Theaters, entertainment venues and bars were closed. Schools and public offices were closed on the day of the funeral.[66]
 Kingdom of Greece 1949 5 Death of Prime Minister of Greece Themistoklis Sofoulis [67]

1950s[edit]

Country Year Days Reason Notes
 China 1950 1 Death of Secretary General of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party Ren Bishi The then Funeral Committee recommended that entertainment activities be stopped on the day of the memorial service on October 30 and the flag be lowered to half mast.[68]
 Portugal 1951 15 Death of President of Portugal Óscar Carmona National mourning lasted from April 18 to May 2.[69]
 Spain [70]
 Egypt 7 [70]
 Mexico 3 [70]
 Brazil [71]
 India 1 [72]
 Uruguay [72]
 Portugal 1951 1 Death of former Queen-consort Amélie of Orléans [73]
 United Kingdom 1952 9 Death of King George VI As the news of the King's death spread, all cinemas and theatres closed, and BBC programmes were cancelled except for news bulletins. Flags in every town were at half-mast, and sports fixtures were cancelled. On February 15, the day of the funeral was declared a public holiday. All businesses, schools and offices were closed for the day[74][75]
 Australia 1 [76]
 Canada February 15 is the day of the official national mourning. Public offices and schools were closed on that day.[77]
 Costa Rica [78]
 India [79]
 New Zealand [76]
 Argentina 1952 30 Death of First Ladies of Argentina Eva Perón Many theaters, cinemas, restaurants, and businesses were closed for days.[80]
 Netherlands 1953 1 Victims of the North Sea flood of 1953 (watersnoodramp) [81]
 Soviet Union 1953 4 Death of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin The television broadcast a program commemorating the deceased leader, and the radio broadcast the music of mourning. Theaters, cinemas and entertainment venues were closed, concerts and sports games were cancelled.[82]
 Romania Theaters, cinemas and entertainment venues closed.[83]
 Bulgaria Theaters, cinemas and entertainment venues closed.
 China 3 [84]
 Poland 1 Entertainment venues were closed.[85][35]
 Czechoslovakia Theaters, cinemas and entertainment venues closed.
 Hungary Theaters, cinemas and entertainment venues closed.
 East Germany
 Czechoslovakia 1953 5 Death of President Klement Gottwald Theater performances cancelled, entertainment venues closed, mourning music was played by radio stations.[47]
 Costa Rica 1954 At least 1 Death of former President Julio Acosta García [78]
 Brazil 1954 8 Death of President Getúlio Vargas
 Bolivia 3 National mourning on August 25–27. Flags lowered half-mast.[86]
 Kingdom of Greece 1955 5 Death of Prime Minister of Greece Alexandros Papagos [87]
 Poland 1956 4 Death of former President Bolesław Bierut Theaters, cinemas and entertainment venues closed, radio stations played classical music.[88][35]
 Belgium 1956 1 Victims of the Marcinelle mining disaster [89][90]
 Philippines 1957 30 Death of President of the Philippines Ramon Magsaysay [91]
 Czechoslovakia 1957 5 Death of President Antonín Zápotocký [47]
 Spain 1958 10 Death of Pope Pius XII [92]
 Holy See 9 [93]
 Italy 3 Schools and places of entertainment were closed.[93]
 Cuba [92]
 Costa Rica 1959 1 Death of Rubén Odio Herrera [78]

1960s[edit]

Country Year Days Reason Notes
 East Germany 1960 3 Death of President of East Germany Wilhelm Pieck [94]
 Netherlands 1962 1 Death of former Queen Wilhelmina It was decided that the flags should be hung in half mast, that theater and cinema performances and sports competitions should be canceled, that in public places music should only be heard softly and that it should come from one of the Dutch radio or television channels.[95]
 Costa Rica 1962 1 Death of Alfredo González Flores [78]
 Cuba 1963 3 Death of President of Israel Yitzhak Ben-Zvi [96]
 Republic of the Congo [97]
 Israel At least 2 Entertainment venues closed, cultural and entertainment events canceled. The radio played quiet and mournful music.[98][99]
 Argentina 1 24 February day of national mourning.[97]
 Spain 1963 10 Death of Pope John XXIII [100]
 Holy See 9 [101]
 Philippines [102]
 Italy 3 Schools and places of entertainment were closed.[103]
 Paraguay [104]
 Guatemala [105]
 Republic of the Congo 1 [106]
 Cuba 1963 3 Victims of Hurricane Flora [107]
 Liberia 1963 30 Assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy [108]
 Argentina 8 [109]
 Ecuador [109]
 Nicaragua [109]
 Algeria 7 [108][110]
 Dahomey [110]
 Costa Rica 5 [109][78]
 San Marino 3 Public offices and schools were closed.[111]
 Kingdom of Greece Flags on public buildings and ships will be flown at half-mast. The national mourning will end on the evening of 25 November. Following another decision by the Prime Minister, public offices, banks, the stock exchange, and other state offices have remained closed as of 11:00 hours this morning.[110]
 Israel From all governmental buildings on all levels–national and local–flags flew at half-mast. The entertainment venues have closed.[112][108]
 Philippines During this period, flags of all government buildings and installations throughout the Philippines shall be flown at half-mast.[113]
 Indonesia [108]
 Brazil [109]
 Colombia [114]
 El Salvador [114]
 Venezuela [114]
 Honduras [114]
 Guatemala [114]
 Dominican Republic [115]
 Mexico All kinds of entertainment and social functions have been suspended, witch the national flag at half-mast during the 23rd, 24th and 25 November of this month.[116]
 Gabon [110]
 Mali At least 1 [110]
 United States 1 Federal agencies and departments were closed. Following the official announcement of President Kennedy's death, all three commercial networks suspended their regular programming and commercials for the first time in the short history of television and ran coverage on a non-stop basis for four days. Many schools, offices, place of entertainment, stores, and factories in the US have closed. The ones that were open scheduled a minute of silence.[117]
 Netherlands The flag was hung in half mast on government buildings. Municipalities and provinces were called to do the same and to give up "public entertainment" and music in the streets.[118]
 Ireland Businesses, shops and schools were closed.[119]
 Peru [114]
 Paraguay [115]
 Uruguay [114]
 Morocco Flags are at half-mast on all public buildings, and artistic or cultural performances scheduled for today have been postponed. Cinemas and cabarets are also closed today.[110]
 Congo [110]
 Ivory Coast [110]
 Togo [110]
 Thailand 1963 21 Death of Prime Minister of Thailand Sarit Thanarat
 Kingdom of Greece 1964 90 Death of Paul of Greece [120]
 Bulgaria 1964 3 Death of head of state and chairman of the presidium of the national assembly of Bulgaria Dimitar Ganev [121]
 India 1964 12 Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru [122]
 Egypt 7 [123]
 Uganda 1 [123]
 Poland 1964 4 Death of Polish head of state Aleksander Zawadzki [124][35]
 Philippines 1964 At least 1 Death of Eulogio Rodriguez [125]
 United Kingdom 1965 3 Death of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill [126]
 Brazil [127]
 Uruguay At least 1 [128]
 Romania 1965 5 Death of General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party and President of the State Council Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej [129]
 Costa Rica 1965 At least 1 Victims of the Tragedy in Choluteca [78]
 West Germany 1967 3 Death of former Chancellor of Germany Konrad Adenauer [130]
 Belgium 1967 1 Victims of the L'Innovation Department Store fire [89][90]
 Cuba 1967 3 Death of Che Guevara [131]
 Soviet Union 1968 1 Death of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin This was the 1st time in Soviet history that a day of mourning was declared for someone who was not a head of state.[132][32]
 United States 1968 1 Assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. [133]
 United States 1968 1 Assassination of U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy [134]
 Israel 1969 2 Death of Prime Minister Levi Eshkol Flags across the country were brought to half mast and all places of entertainment were closed.[135]
 United States 1969 1 Death of former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower Federal agencies and departments were closed.[136][137]
 Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) 1969 1 Death of former President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Joseph Kasa-Vubu The day of the funeral was a day of national mourning. Cinemas, shops, restaurants, factories and offices were closed.[138][139]
 India 1969 13 Death of President of India Zakir Husain [140]
 Kenya 1969 7 Assassination of Minister of Justice Tom Mboya [141][142]
 Vietnam 1969 8 Death of Vietnam leader Ho Chi Minh

1970s[edit]

Country Year Days Reason Notes
 Portugal 1970 4 Death of former Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar The national mourning days were from 27 to 30 July. Closing all public institutions on the day of the funeral, except for services which, by their nature, cannot be interrupted and suspension of public screening on the date of publication of this decree and on the day of the funeral.[143]
 Brazil 3 [144]
 Egypt 1970 40 Death of President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser When the news of President Nasser's death came, all TV and radio stations interrupted their programming and broadcast Koran recitations and mourning songs. Theaters, cinemas, shops, schools and offices closed until the funeral on October 1.[145][146]
 India 3 [147][148]
 Cuba [149]
 Algeria At least 3 [148]
 East Germany 1 October 1 was the day of national mourning.[150]
 Yugoslavia [149]
 France 1970 1 Death of former President of France Charles de Gaulle As part of the national mourning, radio and television stations abandoned their regular programs in favor of those with a solemn cast. On Thursday, the day of the funeral, cinemas, theaters, schools and public offices were closed.[151]
 Philippines 1971 30 Death of former President Carlos P. Garcia [152]
 Ireland 1972 1 Victims of the Derry massacre in Northern Ireland [153]
 Bangladesh 1972 1 Victims of Bangladesh Liberation War [citation needed]
 Guinea 1972 3 Death of former President of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah [154]
 Nicaragua 1972 3 Victims of the 1972 Nicaragua earthquake [155]
 Costa Rica At least 1 [78]
 United States 1972 1 Death of former U.S. President Harry S. Truman Federal agencies and departments were closed.[156][157]
 United States 1973 1 Death of former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson Federal agencies and departments were closed.[158][159]
 East Germany 1973 1 Death of Chairman of the State Council Walter Ulbricht [160]
 North Vietnam 1973 1 Death of President of Chile Salvador Allende Chilean President Allende was killed in a coup d'état. The day was declared a national day of mourning, and all entertainments were stopped.[161]
 Ethiopia 1973 1 Death of Abebe Bikila [162][163]
 Spain 1973 3 Assassination of Prime Minister of Spain Luis Carrero Blanco All public buildings are closed.[164]
 France 1974 1 Death of President of France Georges Pompidou On Saturday, April 6, it was a day of national mourning. On this day, theaters, cinemas, concert halls and schools were closed.[165][166]
 Argentina 1974 3 Death of President of Argentina Juan Perón [167]
 Spain [168]
 Yugoslavia 1974 1 Victims of the Zagreb train disaster [169]
 Ireland 1974 1 Death of President Ireland Erskine Hamilton Childers Thursday, November 21, is the official day of national mourning.[170]
 Taiwan 1975 30 Death of President of Taiwan Chiang Kai-shek All entertainment venues and clubs have closed.[171]
 Ireland 1975 1 Death of former Taoiseach and President of Ireland Éamon de Valera Normal programs were canceled in favor of somber funeral music and programs relating to Mr. de Valera's life. Irish television also carried special programs.[172][173]
 Spain 1975 20 Death Caudillo of Spain Francisco Franco Flags went to half staff on public buildings, radio and television stations broadcast religious or classical music and all theaters closed until Monday.[174][175]
 Cuba 3 The revolutionary government of Cuba ordered official mourning for three days. Since Thursday, flags have flown with half of the staff across Cuba.[176][177]
 Bangladesh 1976 2 Death of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam Parliament of India also observed a minute of silence in his honour.[178]
 China 1976 7 Death of Premier of the People's Republic of China Zhou Enlai All entertainment and music activities are suspended and theaters are closed.[179]
 North Korea 1976 9 Death of Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party Mao Zedong All entertainment, music and dancing are forbidden. Theaters and other venues are closed.[180][181]
 Sri Lanka [181]
 Tanzania [181]
 Sierra Leone [181]
 China 7 All entertainment and music activities are suspended and theaters are closed.[179]
 Cambodia [181]
 Pakistan [182]
 Albania 3 [181]
 Venezuela [181]
 Republic of the Congo 1 September 13 was declared a day of national mourning.[183]
 Romania September 18, the day of the funeral – the day of national mourning.[184]
 Jordan 1977 7 Death of Queen Alia of Jordan [185]
 India 1977 13 Death of President of India Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Schools and offices closed.[186][187]
 Cyprus 1977 3 Death of President of Cyprus and Archbishop of Cyprus Makarios III [188][189]
 Portugal 1977 3 Victims of the crash of TAP Air Portugal Flight 425 [190]
 Qatar 1977 3 Death of former Emir Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani [191]
 Kuwait 1978 40 Death of Emir Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah [192]
 Holy See 1978 9 Death of Pope Paul VI [193]
 Syria [194]
 Egypt 7 [194]
 Spain 4 [195]
 Brazil 3 [194]
 Italy [196]
 Zaire [197]
 Philippines 1 27 November day of mourning[198]
 Kenya 1978 30 Death of President of Kenya Jomo Kenyatta When the president's death was announced, all national flags were lowered half-mast, all shops were closed, most workplaces were closed, and workers were sent home. Public entertainment events were canceled for the duration of national mourning.[199]
 Holy See 1978 9 Death of Pope John Paul I [200]
 Spain 3 [201]
 Zaire [202]
 Lebanon [203]
 Algeria 1978 40 Death of President of Algeria Houari Boumédiène Radio stations began to play mourning songs at the time of the president's death.[204][205]
 Bangladesh 1979 3 Death of Prime Minister Mashiur Rahman He was given a state funeral, being buried with full honours including a 19-gun salute[206]
 Costa Rica 1979 At least 1 Death of former Vice President Raúl Blanco Cervantes [78]
 Mauritania 1979 40 Death of Prime Minister Ahmed Ould Bouceif in a plane crash [207]
 India 1979 7 Assassination of former viceroy of India Louis Mountbatten National flags to fly at half staff and canceled all official receptions during the mourning period.[208]
 Burma 3 [209]
 Angola 1979 45 Death of first President of Angola Agostinho Neto The Angolan government has called for a 45-day period of mourning for its lost leader, during which all festivals, cultural events and sports are to be banned.[210][211]
 Czechoslovakia 1979 3 Death of Former President Ludvík Svoboda [47]

1980s[edit]

Country Year Days Reason Notes
 Portugal 1980 3 Victims of 1980 Azores Islands earthquake [190]
 Yugoslavia 1980 7 Death of President of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito Sports competitions, concerts were canceled, theaters, cinemas, places of entertainment and clubs were closed, television broadcast programs commemorating the deceased leader and the radio played funeral music[212][213]
 North Korea [180]
 Egypt [214]
 Algeria [214]
 Tanzania [215]
 Burma
 Tunisia
 Romania 5
 Pakistan 4 The Pakistani government announced a nationwide mourning from May 5 to 8. All flags were lowered half-mast due to the death of Comrade Tito. Radio and TV stations only broadcast classical and spiritual music.[215]
 Cyprus Flags on government buildings and many homes have been lowered to mid-mast, and classical music is broadcast by radio stations. President Tito's funeral day was a day of general mourning, and no work was done on that day in Cyprus.
 Ghana [215]
 Jordan 3 [214]
 India [215]
 Iraq
 Cuba
 Yemen
 Guinea
 Ethiopia
 Venezuela
 Zambia At least 3 Zambia's President Kenneth Kaunda announced a national mourning for several days after President Tito's death. During the mourning, all cultural and entertainment events were suspended, and only classical and spiritual music was broadcast on radio and television stations. The national flag of Zambia was lowered to half mast across the country.[215]
 Angola 2 In Angola, a two-day national mourning was announced after the death of President Tito. Across the country, flags were lowered to mid-mast, and all cultural, sporting and other entertainment events were canceled.[215]
 Guyana [215]
 Costa Rica At least 1 [78]
 Sri Lanka [215]
 Seychelles
 Portugal 1980 5 Death of Prime Minister Francisco de Sá Carneiro and Minister Adelino Amaro da Costa On December 6, all public establishments were closed, except for services which, due to their nature, must continue to operate.[190]
 Ecuador 1981 8 Death of President Jaime Roldós Aguilera President killed in a plane crash.[216]
 Costa Rica At least 1 [78]
 Poland 1981 4 Death of Primate of Poland Stefan Wyszyński The Government declared a period of national mourning through Saturday, with flags at half-staff, theaters and movie houses closed, and subdued programming on radio and television.[35][217]
 Bangladesh 1981 40 Assassination of President of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman [218]
 China 1981 1 Death of Soong Ching-ling On the day of the funeral ceremony, which took place on June 3, the national flag was abandoned to mourning, and entertainment activities were suspended for one day.[219]
 Iran 1981 5 Victims of the 1981 Iranian Prime Minister's office bombing President of Iran Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Prime Minister of Iran Mohammad-Javad Bahonar and other killed of bombing. Afterwards, the interim presidential council announced five national days of mourning.[220]
 Egypt 1981 40 Assassination of President Anwar Sadat [221]
 Portugal 3 [190]
 Costa Rica At least 1 [78]
 UAE 1982 40 Death of King Khalid of Saudi Arabia [222]
 Qatar [222]
 Egypt 14 [223]
 Saudi Arabia 3 Shops and offices closed for three days of mourning.[223]
 Iraq [222]
 Syria 1982 7 Death of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev [224]
 Soviet Union 5 All sporting events have been canceled through Monday, when the mourning period ends. Schools will be closed on the day of the funeral and artillery salvoes are to be fired here and in other major cities. The television broadcast a program commemorating the deceased leader, and the radio broadcast the music of mourning.[225]
 North Korea 4 [180]
 Laos [180]
 Cuba [226]
 Mozambique [226]
 India 3 [227]
 Vietnam [180]
 People's Republic of Kampuchea [180]
 Afghanistan [180]
 Nicaragua [226]
 Czechoslovakia 1 [228]
 Argentina On November 15, the day of the funeral was declared a day of national mourning. Flags lowered half-mast.[229]
 United States 1983 1 Victims of the shootdown of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 over the Sea of Japan [230]
 Costa Rica [78]
 Costa Rica 1983 At least 1 Death of Raúl Hess Estrada [78]
 Costa Rica 1983 At least 1 Death of former King Leopold III of Belgium [78]
 Cuba 1983 5 Cuban victims of United States invasion of Grenada [231]
 Syria 1984 7 Death of Soviet leader Yuri Andropov [232]
 Soviet Union 4 Theaters, cinemas and entertainment venues were closed. Schools were closed on the day of the funeral[233][32]
 Cuba [234]
 India 3 Canceled all official entertainment.[234]
 People's Republic of Bulgaria 2 [235]
 North Korea [180]
 Zimbabwe [236]
 Costa Rica 1 [78]
 Czechoslovakia [228]
 Guinea 1984 40 Death of President Ahmed Sékou Touré [237]
 India 1984 13 Assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi National mourning from October 31 to November 11. In times of mourning, flags were flown at half-mast on all government, state, and public buildings, and all entertainment and cultural events were canceled. Public offices have been closed.[238][239]
 Pakistan 3 [240][241]
 People's Republic of Bulgaria 1 [242]
 Soviet Union 1985 3 Death of Soviet leader Konstantin Chernenko Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were declared official days of mourning for the dead leader, entertainment venues and theaters closed, with all elementary and secondary schools closed on Wednesday, the day of the funeral.[243][244]
 India [245]
 Iraq [245]
 Syria [246]
 Nicaragua [247]
 Pakistan 2 [248]
 East Germany 1 [249]
 Czechoslovakia [228]
 Albania 1985 7 Death of Albanian leader Enver Hoxha Cinemas, theaters and places of entertainment were closed, the radio was playing funeral music.[250]
 Brazil 1985 8 Death of President-elect of Brazil Tancredo Neves [251]
 Guyana 1985 14 Death of President of Guyana Forbes Burnham All government functions will be canceled. Many stores, restaurants and theaters have remained closed since government radio announced Burnhan's death.[252]
 Portugal 1985 3 Victims of Moimenta-Alcafache train crash [190]
 Cuba 1986 3 Assassination of Prime Minister of Sweden Olof Palme [253]
 Nicaragua [254]
 Sweden 2 The day after the murder on March 1 and the funeral day on March 15 are days of unofficial mourning, but these days, flags flew at half staff around the country, church bells pealed, theatres canceled performances and television and radio statiaons recast their programs.[255][256]
 India 1 [254]
 Vietnam 1986 5 Death of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Lê Duẩn [257][258][259]
 Mozambique 1986 60 Victims of the 1986 Mozambican Tupolev Tu-134 crash Nine passengers and one crew member survived the crash, but President Samora Machel and 33 others died, including ministers and officials of the Mozambican government.[260]
 Nicaragua 3 [261]
 Portugal [190]
 Philippines 1987 10 Death of Senator Jose Diokno [262]
 United States 1987 1 Victims of the USS Stark incident [263]
 India 1987 4 Death of former Prime Minister Choudhary Charan Singh [264]
 Philippines 1987 12 Assassination of Jaime Ferrer [265]
 Taiwan 1988 30 Death of President Taiwan Chiang Ching-kuo All entertainment venues and clubs have closed.[266]
 Pakistan 1988 10 Death of President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq [267]
 Egypt 7 [267]
 Cuba 3 National mourning on August 19–21.[268]
 Soviet Union 1988 1 Victims of the 1988 Armenian earthquake This was the 1st time in Soviet history that a day of mourning was declared for a disaster.[32]
 Philippines 1988 1 Death of Joaquin Roces [269]
 Japan 1989 3 Death of emperor of Japan Hirohito On January 8, 9 and February 24, the day of the emperor's funeral was a day of national mourning. TV and radio stations interrupted programs to broadcast information on the death of the emperor. Places of entertainment, night clubs were closed and concerts were canceled, companies and schools were closed on the day of the funeral.[270][271]
 Portugal [190]
 Iran 1989 40 Death of Supreme Leader of Iran Ruhollah Khomeini As a mark of respect, Iran's government ordered all schools closed Sunday and declared 40 days of mourning and said schools would be closed for five days.[272][273][274]
 Pakistan 10 [275]
 Syria 7 [275]
Afghanistan 3 [275]
 India Cancelled official entertainment and ordering flags flown at half-staff.[276]
 Lebanon [275]
 Soviet Union 1989 1 Victims of the Ufa train disaster This was the last instance of national mourning before the Soviet Union's dissolution in 1991.[277][32]

1990s[edit]

Country Year Days Reason Notes
 Romania 1990 1 Victims of the Romanian Revolution Over 1,110 fatalities. January 12 was a day of national mourning to commemorate the victims of the revolution.[278]
 Italy 1990 2 Death of former President Sandro Pertini [279]
 Costa Rica 1990 At least 1 Death of former President José Figueres Ferrer [78]
 Bulgaria 1990 1 Drowning of 10 service members in the river Varbitsa [citation needed]
 Norway 1991 At least 2 Death of King Olav V of Norway From the day King Olav died until the funeral, the King's Flag was flown at half mast and mourning ribbons were attached. All churches all over Norway rang their bells, both the day after King Olav's death and the day he was buried. All school children in Norway were gathered in auditoriums that day and watched the funeral on national television. When the funeral was going on, all traffic in Norway was stopped. Schools were closed. All shops in Norway were closed in respect between 11am and 2pm on the day of the funeral.[280]
 India 1991 7 Assassination of former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi Closed government offices and schools.[281][282]
 Portugal 1991 1 Victims of Santa Cruz massacre in East Timor [190]
 El Salvador 1992 3 Death of Roberto D'Aubuisson [283]
 Philippines 1992 At least 1 Death of former Senator Lorenzo M. Tañada [284]
 Ukraine 1992 1 Victims of a tragedy at Sukhodilska–Skhidna coal mine [285][286]
 Germany 1992 1 Death of former Chancellor of Germany Willy Brandt [130]
 Spain 1993 7 Death of Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona [287][288]
 Turkey 1993 4 Death of President of Turkey Turgut Özal State media switched to mourning music, sports, music events were canceled and flags were lowered to half-staff.[289][290]
 Egypt 3
 Pakistan
 Sri Lanka 1993 5 Assassination of President of Sri Lanka Ranasinghe Premadasa A curfew was also introduced in connection with the murder of the president.[291]
 Philippines 1993 At least 1 Death of former Vice President Fernando H. Lopez [292]
 Belgium 1993 9 Death of King Baudouin of Belgium [89][90]
 Zaire 1 [293]
 Russia 1993 1 Victims of the 1993 Russian coup attempt [294]
 Ivory Coast 1993/4 30 Death of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny [295]
 Hungary 1993 1 Death of Prime Minister of Hungary József Antall [296]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1994 1 Victims of the Markale massacres [297]
 Greece 1994 3 Death of actress, singer, politician and former Minister for Culture Melina Mercouri First official period of mourning in the Third Hellenic Republic.[298]
 Belgium 1994 1 The killing of 10 Belgian soldiers during the Rwandan Civil War [89][90]
 United States 1994 1 Death of former U.S. President Richard Nixon Federal agencies and departments were closed.[299][300]
 Brazil 1994 3 Death of Formula One driver Ayrton Senna [301]
 North Korea 1994 10 Death of North Korean President Kim Il Sung Official mourning period. All entertainment and music activities suspended, theaters closed for the period of mourning.[302]
1994–97 1,097 Total mourning period.[303]
 Costa Rica 1994 1 Death of Benjamín Núñez Vargas [78]
 Estonia 1994 1 Victims of the disaster ferry MS Estonia 285 Estonian citizens were killed. Many schools and businesses announced they were closing for several days. Radio stations played calm and gloomy music.[304][305][306][307]
 Finland 10 Finnish citizens were killed.[305][306]
 Sweden 501 Swedish citizens were killed.[305][306]
 India 1994 7 Death of former President Zail Singh [308]
 Costa Rica 1994 1 Death of Manuel Mora Valverde [78]
 India 1995 7 Death of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai [309]
 United States 1995 1 Victims of the Oklahoma City bombing [310]
 Russia 1995 1 Victims of the 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake [311]
 Russia 1995 1 Victims of the Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis [312]
 Bulgaria 1995 1 14 soldiers killed in a vehicle crash in Sofia [citation needed]
 Brazil 1995 3 Assassination of Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin [313]
 Israel 2 November 5 and 6 are days of official national mourning. Theaters, cinemas and places of entertainment were closed for two days official mourning. 30 days of Jewish mourning from the day of the funeral.[314][315][316]
 Andorra 1996 3 Death of Julià Reig Ribó [317]
 Andorra 1996 3 Death of former President of France François Mitterrand [318]
 France 1 [319]
 India 1996 7 Death of former President Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy [320]
 Greece 1996 4 Death of former Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou [321]
 Greece 1996 3 Death of Patriarch Parthenius III of Alexandria [321]
 Andorra 1996 3 Death of Francesc Escudé i Ferrero [322]
 Russia 1996 1 Victims of the "terrorist attack against government agencies and residents" during the Battle of Grozny [323]
 Portugal 1996 2 Death of former President António de Spínola [190]
 Brazil 1996 8 Death of former President Ernesto Geisel [313]
 Russia 1996 1 Victims of the 1996 Rostov Oblast bus-train crash [ru] [324]
 Guatemala 1996 3 Victims of the 1996 Guatemala stadium disaster [325]
 Costa Rica At least 1 [78]
 Russia 1996 1 Victims of the Kaspiysk apartment building bombing [326]
 Israel 1997 1 Victims of the Israeli helicopter disaster February 6 was declared an official day of mourning. Theaters and cinemas were closed, radio stations played classical music.[327][328]
 Brazil 1997 3 Death of Mário Henrique Simonsen [313]
 Brazil 1997 3 Death of Darcy Ribeiro [313]
 China 1997 7 Death of Deng Xiaoping All entertainment and music activities are suspended and theaters are closed.[329]
 Guyana 1997 6 Death of President of Guyana Cheddi Jagan [330][331]
 Brazil 1997 1 Death of Pio Giannotti [313]
 Costa Rica 1997 1 Death of Isaac Felipe Azofeifa [78]
 Poland 1997 1 Victims of the 1997 Central European flood Also known as the Millennium Flood in Poland.[35]
 Venezuela 1997 3 Victims of the 1997 Cariaco earthquake [332]
 United Kingdom 1997 1 Death of Diana, Princess of Wales While not an official day of mourning, the Saturday of Diana's funeral brought the UK close to a standstill. Shops and banks were closed, sports events were postponed, and theatre and cinema showings were canceled.[126]
 Bulgaria 1997 1 Victims of a mine accident in Bobov Dol [citation needed]
 Albania 1997 3 Death of Mother Teresa [333]
 India 1 [334][333]
 Malawi 1997 7 Death of former President of Malawi Hastings Banda [335]
 Russia 1997 1 Victims of a mine accident in Kemerovo Oblast [336]
 India 1998 3 Death of former Prime Minister India Gulzarilal Nanda [337]
 Portugal 1998 1 Death of António Ribeiro [190]
 Brazil 1998 3 Death of Sérgio Motta [313]
 Brazil 1998 3 Death of Eduardo Magalhães [313]
 Ukraine 1998 1 Victims of a tragedy at Skochinsky coal mine [286][338]
 Greece 1998 4 Death of Seraphim of Athens [321]
 Greece 1998 3 Death of former President of Greece and Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis [339]
 Germany 1998 1 Victims of the Eschede train disaster
 Nigeria 1998 7 Death of Head of State Nigeria Sani Abacha [340][341]
 Brazil 1998 3 Death of Lúcio Costa [313]
  Switzerland 1998 1 Victims of the Swissair Flight 111 229 people died, including 48 Swiss citizens. September 5 was declared a day of mourning.[342]
 Hungary 1999 1 Victims of the 1999 Deutschlandsberg bus crash [296][343]
 United Arab Emirates 1999 40 Death of King Hussein of Jordan Government offices closed for three days[344][345]
 Jordan 3 Shops were quickly shuttered, and school classes canceled. The government announced there would be three days of official mourning, during which all business would be halted, and then three months of customary Muslim mourning.[346]
 Egypt [347][344]
 Algeria [348]
 Oman [349]
 Syria [350]
 Yemen [345]
 Palestine [345]
 Brazil [313]
 Bangladesh 2 [351]
 Kuwait [344][345]
   Nepal National mourning on February 9 and 10. Flags lowered half-mast. February 9 was also announced a day off from work.[352]
 India 1 [353]
 Bahrain 1999 90 Death of Bahrain Emir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa Three months of national mourning. Government offices closed for five days.[354]
 Kuwait 40 [355]
 United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates has declared 40 days of mourning which extends by 27 days, until April 15, that which the country observes since the death, on February 7, of King Hussein of Jordan.[355]
 Jordan 7 [355]
 Algeria 3 [355]
 Egypt [355]
 Libya [355]
 Oman [355]
 Palestine [355]
 Qatar [355]
 Syria [355]
 Yemen [355]
 Bangladesh 1 [356]
 Russia 1999 1 Victims of the Samara police department fire [ru] [357]
 Russia 1999 1 Victims of the 1999 Vladikavkaz bombing and a fire at a psychiatric hospital [358]
 Philippines 1999 2 Death of former Senate Republic Marcelo B. Fernan [359]
 Zimbabwe 1999 5 Death of Vice President Joshua Nkomo [360]
 Brazil 1999 3 Death of Franco Montoro [313]
 Morocco 1999 40 Death of Morocco King Hassan II After the king's death was announced, businesses, offices, and shops were closed across the country, and entertainment events were canceled.[361]
 United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates, whose leader Sheik Zayed al Nahyan was a close friend of Hassan, declared 40 days of mourning and ordered all public offices closed for three days starting Saturday.[362][363]
 Bahrain 7 Bahrain announced a seven-day mourning and ordered public offices closed on Saturday.[362][363]
 Mauritania [364]
 Algeria 3 [364]
 Egypt [362]
 Jordan [362]
 Lebanon [362]
 Libya [362]
 Palestine [365][362]
 Qatar [362]
 Sudan [362]
 Syria [362]
 Tunisia [362]
 Yemen [362]
 Portugal 2 [190]
 Brazil 1999 3 Death of Dom Hélder Câmara [313]
 Russia 1999 1 Victims of the Russian apartment bombings [366]
 Portugal 1999 3 Death of Amália Rodrigues [190]
 Tanzania 1999 30 Death of former President of Tanzania Julius Nyerere [367]
 Gabon 2 [368]
 Armenia 1999 3 Victims of Armenian parliament shooting Armenian Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan and Speaker of Parliament Karen Demirchyan were killed in the assassination.[369]
 Croatia 1999 3 Death of President of Croatia Franjo Tuđman Theaters, cafes, cinemas and entertainment venues are closed for three days of official mourning. Television and radio broadcast quiet and festive music. Schools and offices were closed on the day of the funeral.[370][371][372]
 Brazil 1999 3 Death of former President João Figueiredo [373][313]
 India 1999 7 Death of former President Shankar Dayal Sharma [374]

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