Malta Celebrating Independence Day      September 21     Malta celebrates Independence Day as a public holiday.   Malta celebrates 21 September as Independence Day  to commemorate it freedom from Britain in 1964.   History of Malta Independence Day Holy Roman Emperor Charles V granted Malta to a military religious order called the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem in 1530. Malta was a base of operations for the knights against the Ottoman Turks. The knights developed Malta as a center of … [Read more...]