I'm sorry he didn't recognize the date. Even though he wasn't there to celebrate it w/you, I do hope that you've got something special planned to celebrate that date. Purchase some flowers, go out to dinner and definitely have that glass of wine. You are the prize and you deserve to be treated as the prize, even if you have to do it yourself.
Sit quietly, the answers will reveal themselves when you least expect them to. The past is gone, the present is a gift and you need to focus on today, allow the future to reveal itself when it is ready.