Black Friday

Black Friday may refer to:

Events

Recurring days

• Black Friday (shopping), the day following Thanksgiving in the United States

• Black Friday etymology hoax, online hoax about the origin of the name

• Black Friday (partying), the last Friday before Christmas in the United Kingdom
• Good Friday or Black Friday, day of Christian observance in commemoration of Jesus' crucifixion

Single days

• Black Friday (1869), the Fisk–Gould Scandal, an American financial crisis and the origin of the term "Black Friday"
• Black Friday (1873), the crash of the Vienna Stock Exchange that precipitated the Panic of 1873
• Black Friday (1881), the Eyemouth, Scotland disaster in which 189 fishermen died
• Black Friday (1910), day of police brutality on women's suffrage activists in England
• Black Friday (1912), day of police brutality during a general strike in Brisbane
• Black Friday (1916), the day a "perfect storm" hit Lake Erie in North America, sinking four ships
• Black Friday (1919), the Battle of George Square, a riot stemming from industrial unrest in Glasgow, Scotland
• Black Friday (1921), the announcement of British transport union leaders not to call for strike action against wage reductions for miners
• Black Friday (1929), the crash of Wall Street (known as Black Thursday in America and Black Friday in Europe).
• Black Friday (1939), day of devastating bush fires in Victoria, Australia
• Black Friday (1944), disastrous attack by the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada near Woensdrecht during the Battle of the Scheldt
• Black Friday (1945), Allied military operation during the Norwegian campaigns in World War II