Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish Empire. He is known colloquially as El Libertador, or the Liberator of America (Wikipedia, Par. 1).

His birthday (July 24) was declared a non-working holiday (In Venezuela) on June 22, 1971

Details about July 24 being a holiday (Sadly in Spanish):

https://www.actualidad-24.com/2010/08/dias-no-laborables-y-feriados-en.html https://www.ilo.org/dyn/travail/docs/2030/Law%20No.29.541.pdf

His biography and first paragraph reference: