a national holiday, May 24th, established in 1845 to celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday, now also celebrating the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II and since 1952 observed on the first Monday preceding May 25th.
1904  The Calgary Fire Brigade have prepared a good fat programme of sports for Victoria Day.
1955  The Victoria Day celebration in the park, the open air jamboree, had been successful; the supervised playground where 60 pupils had been taught handicrafts and enjoyed the use of new equipment, might be the envy of any city, he said.