This is a list of national days of mourning between 2000 and 2019. It does not include annual remembrance events.
2000–2004 Country Year Reason Notes20007Death of Queen Mother Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies 2000 3 Death of former Prime Minister Saeb Salam20002Victims of a tragedy at a mine in Sukhodilsk:uk:День жалоби 2000 7 Death of first President of Tunisia Habib Bourguiba 3 2000 At least 2 Victims of the 2000 N'djili Airport explosion 2000 7 Death of Maxwell Khobe 2000 40 Death of President of Syria Hafez al-Assad All television stations interrupted normal programming and radio stations played mournful music, theatres, entertainment places were closed, and concerts were canceled. On the day of the funeral, shops, schools, banks and other offices were closed, and the city's normally busy traffic was absent. 7 State and private television stations played classical music, recitations from the Quran and clips from Syrian state television related to his death. Flags were to fly at half mast above all Lebanese official institutions and buildings. Theatres, restaurants, and clubs have cancelled their programmes in an act of respect. Lebanese government has also announced its schools, universities and technical institutions will be closed on Tuesday, when Assad's funeral is due to take place. 3 During this period, flags flew on half masts, and two TV and radio stations in Libya broadcast religious programs in honor of Al-Assad. 20003Death of Barbosa Lima Sobrinho 2000 1 Victims of the Air France Flight 4590 96 German citizens were among those killed. 2000 1 Victims of the Kursk submarine disaster 2000 3 Victims of Gulf Air Flight 072 2000 10 Death of first prime minister Lynden Pindling 2000 1 Death of first president Veerasamy Ringadoo 2000 2 Death of Harold Thompson Jr 2000 3 Death of former Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau 2000 2 Death of former prime minister Sirimavo BandaranaikeGovernment had declared Friday and Saturday days of mourning and ordered the closing of all movie theaters, liquor stores, bars and butcher shops. He called on citizens to put up white flags of mourning. 2000 1 Victims of Clashes 2000 2 Victims of the Kaprun disaster 2000 4 Death of prime minister Ionatana Ionatana 2001 30 Assassination of President Laurent-Désiré Kabila A 30-day period of national mourning was announced. Monday, January 22 and Tuesday, January 23, were declared bank holidays. 320011Victims of the Podujevo bus bombing18 February declared national day of mourning. 20012Victims of the Hintze Ribeiro Bridge disaster 20012Death of Enric Paris Torres20017Death of Mário Covas20013Victims of the 2001 Accra stampede200113Victims of the Nepalese royal massacre3The Washington Post 1 2001 1 Victims of the crash of Vladivostok Air Flight 35220017Death of Vice-President of Tanzania Omar Ali Juma20012Death of former President Francisco da Costa Gomes20013Death of Jorge Amado20011Victims of the Battle of Tetovo9 August 2001 declared a national day of mourning20011Victims of a tragedy at mine in Donetsk 2001 3 Victims of the September 11 attacks Several Polish citizens were among those killed. 2 1 Almost all TV and radio stations interrupted regular programming on news of the attacks. Many states declared a state of emergency. After the terrorist attacks, in fear of further attacks and as a gesture of respect for the victims, government institutions, offices, banks, schools, universities and the stock exchange were closed for a few days. Many public events, film screenings, theater performances, concerts, entertainment venues and many major sporting events in North America were cancelled. President George W. Bush proclaimed September 14, 2001, a "National Day of Prayer and Remembrance." EU leaders declared 14 September a European Day of Mourning across all member states. Citizens were asked to observe 3 minutes of silence at midday CET. Schools and businesses were closed across the country and all sports, public functions and entertainment were canceled. 20013Death of Roberto Campos20011Death of Oswaldo Assahel Tazama 2001 3 Death of Chairman of the National Assembly Jagernath Lachmon 2001 3 Death of former President Juan Bosch20017Death of King Salahuddin of SelangorFirst time national mourning was observed in the country since 1964 and is the second of three times national mourning was announced in Malaysia. 2001 1 7 children killed in a stampede in front of a disco bar in Sofia 2001 1 Death of first Prime minister Mainza Chona 2001 15Death of first President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor Many cultural, entertainment and sports events have been canceled.322001/22Victims of the Mesa Redonda fire20022Death of G M C Balayogi200210Death of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 120021Death of Levi Celerio20021Death of Lucio San Pedro20027Death of President Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal20022Victims of the crash of EAS Airlines Flight 4226200230Death of former president Hugo Banzer20023Victims of the Tenga rail disaster20022Victims of the Igandu train collision20021Victims of a tragedy at a mine in Ukrainsk20021Assassination of Vice President of Afghanistan Haji Abdul QadeerJuly 9th is the day of national mourning. Flags were flown at half-mast. 2002 3 Death of former President Joaquín Balaguer20021Victims of the Sknyliv air show disaster20021Victims of a tragedy at a mine in Donetsk 2002 1 Victims of the 2002 Khankala Mi-26 crash 2002 3 Victims of the sinking of the MV Le Joola 2002 1 Victims of the Myyrmanni bombing 2002 1 Victims of the Bali bombings 20 October declares national day of mourning. 202 people were killed in the attacks, including 88 Australian citizens. 2002 1 Victims of the Moscow theater hostage crisis20021Victims of crash of Aeromist-Kharkiv Flight 2137 2003 At least 2 Death of president Bernard Dowiyogo Flags at half mast. 2003 3 Assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić1 2003 1 Death of governor Tauese Sunia 2003 1 Victims of Goraždevac murders20033Death of former Vice President Aureliano Chaves 2003 2 Victims of the UM Airlines Flight 4230 2003 2 Death of former Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez20033Death of Roberto Marinho20033Death of Sérgio Vieira de Mello 2003 14 Death of vice president Michael Kijana Wamalwa 2003 1 Victims of the Nasiriyah bombing 18 Italian troops, including 12 Carabinieri policemen were killed in the blast along with an Italian civilian. A further 20 Italians and 80 Iraqis were wounded. November 18 The day of the state funeral of the fallen soldiers was a day of national mourning. 2003 30 Death of 1st President David Dacko 2003 7 Death of former President Heydar Aliyev All public entertainment was cancelled, and foreign television channels and radio stations were taken off the air.20033Victims of the crash of UTA Flight 14121 2003 1 Bulgarian soldiers killed in the 2003 Karbala bombings 2004 11 Death of prime minister Pierre CharlesNational mourning on January 7-17. 2004 7 Death of former vice president Salvador Laurel 2004 3 Death of President of Macedonia Boris Trajkovski The president died in a plane crash.120043Victims of Cyclone Gafilo1 20043 Victims of the 2004 Madrid train bombings National mourning from 12 to 14 March. The flags were lowered half-mast. Television and radio stations canceled entertainment programs. Many public events were canceled as a sign of respect for the victims of the bombings. 130 Spanish citizens were among those killed 2 National mourning on March 12 and 13. Flags lowered half-mast. 4 Polish citizens were among those killed. 1March 12 is the day of national mourning. The flags were lowered half-mast. March 14 is the day of national mourning. Flags lowered half-mast. 16 Romanian citizens were among those killed20043Assassination of Hamas leader Ahmed Yassin20041Victims of the 2004 unrest in KosovoDay of mourning declared separately by the Government of Serbia and of Montenegro.20041Death of first President Kamisese Mara 2004 1 Victims of a bus accident in the Lim river20041Death of Nick Joaquin20041Death of Jose M. Maceda 2004 1 Death of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan Federal agencies and departments were closed.20041Death of former Minister António de Sousa Franco20043Victims of Gabon Express Flight 22120043Death of Leonel Brizola20044Death of President of Austria Thomas Klestil20041Death of Carlos Paredes20042Victims of a tragedy at a mine in Rodynske20043Victims of the 2004 Costa Rica hostage crisisDuring a hostage crisis in July 2004, a Costa Rican policeman shot and killed three people inside the Chilean embassy and then turned the gun on himself after learning he was to lose his job protecting the embassy. National flags were lowered to half-mast for a period of three days. 2004 1 Victims of an explosion at an industrial park in Ath 2004 3 Victims of the Ycuá Bolaños supermarket fire 2004 1 Victims of the 2004 Russian aircraft bombings2004112 Nepalese hostages killed in Iraq 2004 2 Victims of the Beslan school siege20041Death of President of Portuguese Constitutional court Luís Nunes de Almeida20043Death of Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria 2004 40 Death of President of the United Arab Emirates Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan At the time of the announcement of the president's death, radio and TV stations were broadcasting Koranic verses, and schools, ministries, businesses and other offices were closed for several days. Entertainment shows and concerts have been banned. 3 Flags were lowered to half mast and all ceremonies and events were canceled. State flags at all government, ministerial and public facilities were lowered to half-mast. Radio and television stations in Lebanon stopped broadcasting their regular programs and replaced them with verses from the Koran and classical music. 2004 40 Death of PNA President Yasser Arafat For three days, shops, schools, offices and businesses were closed. 3 State-run Jordan radio and television replaced regular programming with recitations of Quranic verses interrupted only by hourly news bulletins. All flags on government buildings have flown at half-mast and official functions have been cancelled. National flags lowered half-mast. 20043Death of Celso Furtado20047Death of former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao 2004/57 Victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamiAt least 3 3 1 Only time national mourning was declared in Denmark. National mourning on January 11.2004/53Victims of the Cromañón nightclub fire
2005–2009