 Almost 750 names were suggested.At midday on 12 March 1913, Lady Denman, the wife of Governor-General Lord Denman, announced that the city would be named "Canberra" at a ceremony at Kurrajong Hill, which has since become Capital Hill and the site of the present Parliament House.Canberra Day is a public holiday observed in the ACT on the second Monday in March to celebrate the founding of Canberra.