Robinson Crusoe Day

When Celebrated

Always on February 1st

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About the Holiday

Robinson Crusoe Day celebrates the fictional character who was shipwrecked and stranded on an island for 27 years. The date of February 1st was chosen for this holiday because it coincides with the February 1st, 1709 rescue of Alexander Selkirk who was said to be the inspiration behind Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe book.

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