July is the seventh month of the year in the
Julian and
Gregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It went into effect in October 1582 following the papal bull issued by Pope Gregory XIII, which introduced it as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian cale ...
s. Its length is 31 days. It was named by the
Roman Senate
The Roman Senate () was the highest and constituting assembly of ancient Rome and its aristocracy. With different powers throughout its existence it lasted from the first days of the city of Rome (traditionally founded in 753 BC) as the Sena ...
in honour of Roman general
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in Caesar's civil wa ...
in 44 B.C., being the month of his birth. Before then it was called
Quintilis, being the fifth month of the calendar that started with March.
It is on average the warmest month in most of the
Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined by humans as being in the same celestial sphere, celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the Solar ...
, where it is the second month of summer, and the coldest month in much of the
Southern Hemisphere, where it is the second month of winter. The second half of the year commences in July. In the Southern Hemisphere, July is the seasonal equivalent of January in the Northern hemisphere.
"
Dog days" are considered to begin in early July in the
Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined by humans as being in the same celestial sphere, celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the Solar ...
, when the hot sultry weather of summer usually starts.
Spring lambs born in late winter or early spring are usually sold before 1 July.
Symbols

July's
birthstone
A birthstone is a gemstone that represents a person's birth period, usually the month or zodiac sign. Birthstones are often worn as jewelry or a pendant necklace.
History of birthstones Western custom
The first-century historian Josephus bel ...
is the
ruby, which symbolizes contentment. Its
birth flowers are the
larkspur and the
water lily. The
zodiac
The zodiac is a belt-shaped region of the sky that extends approximately 8° north and south celestial latitude of the ecliptic – the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year. Within this zodiac ...
signs are
Cancer
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(until July 22) and
Leo (July 23 onward).
[. Signs in UT/GMT for 1950–2030.]
Observances
''This list does not necessarily imply either official status nor general observance.''

*
Season of Emancipation 14 April to 23 August (Barbados)
*
Honor America Days
United States federal observances are days, weeks, months, or other periods designated by the United States Congress for the commemoration or other observance of various events, activities, or topics. These observances differ from federal holidays ...
: 14 June to 4 July (United States)
Month-long
* In Catholic tradition, July is the Month of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus.
*
National Hot Dog Month (United States)
*
National Ice Cream Month
In the United States, National Ice Cream Month is celebrated each year in July, and National Ice Cream Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in July.
The celebrations were originated by Joint resolution 298 in the United States Senate, which was ...
(United States)
*
Disability Pride Month Disability Pride Month occurs worldwide, usually in July. Disability Pride has evolved from a day of celebration to a month-long event.
It originated in the United States to commemorate the passing of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act of ...
(United States)
Non-Gregorian
''(All Baha'i, Islamic, and Jewish observances begin at the sundown before the date listed, and end at sundown of the date in question unless otherwise noted.)''
*
List of observances set by the Bahá'í calendar
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*
List of observances set by the Chinese calendar
The traditional Chinese holidays are an essential part of harvests or prayer offerings. The most important Chinese holiday is the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), which is also celebrated in overseas ethnic Chinese communities (for example in ...
*
List of observances set by the Hebrew calendar
*
List of observances set by the Islamic calendar
*
List of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar
Movable
*
Phi Ta Khon (Dan Sai,
Loei province,
Isan, Thailand) – Dates are selected by village mediums and can take place anywhere between March and July.
*
Matariki (
Māori New Year) – Different
iwi celebrate according to their own tradition and the
New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...
Government calculates the public holiday each year according to advice from the Matariki Advisory Committee. Dates can fall from late June to late July.
*
Ra o te Ui Ariki (
Cook Islands) July 6
*
Collector Car Appreciation Day (United States)
*
Senior Citizen's Day (
Kiribati
Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island country in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the central Pacific Ocean. Its permanent population is over 119,000 as of the 2020 census, and more than half live on Tarawa. The st ...
)
*
Shark Week (
United States
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)
*
Earth Overshoot Day
* See also
Movable Western Christian observances
* See also
Movable Eastern Christian observances
First Friday
*
Fishermen's Holiday (
Marshall Islands
The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands, is an island country west of the International Date Line and north of the equator in the Micronesia region of the Northwestern Pacific Ocean.
The territory consists of 29 c ...
)
First Saturday
*
Día del Amigo (
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
)
*
International Co-operative Day
*
International Free Hugs Day
First Saturday and Sunday
*
Navy Days (
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
)
First Sunday
*
Navy Day (
Ukraine
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)
*
Youth Day (
Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...
)
Sunday closest to 2 July
*
Alexanderson Day (
Sweden
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)
First full week in July
*
NAIDOC Week (
Australia
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)
First Monday
*
CARICOM Day (
Guyana
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)
*
Heroes' Day (
Zambia
Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor ...
)
*
Mother's Day (
South Sudan
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)
*
National Day (
Cayman Islands
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)
5 July or following Monday if it's a weekend
*
Tynwald Day (
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man ( , also ), or Mann ( ), is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. As head of state, Charles III holds the title Lord of Mann and is represented by a Lieutenant Govern ...
)
Day after first Monday
*
Unity Day (
Zambia
Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor ...
)
Second Monday
*
Abolition Commemoration Day (New York, United States)
Second Thursday
*
National Tree Day (
Mexico
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)
Second Sunday
*
Father's Day
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(
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
)
*
Sea Sunday (
Western Christianity
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)
Nearest Sunday to 11 July
*
National Day of Commemoration (
Ireland
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)
Third Monday
*
Birthday of Don Luis Muñoz Rivera (
Puerto Rico
; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...
,
United States
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)
*
Children's Day (
Cuba
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,
Panama
Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...
, and
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
)
*
Galla Bayramy (
Turkmenistan)
*
Marine Day (
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
)
*
Presidents' Day (Botswana)
Third Sunday
*
Galla Bayramy (
Turkmenistan)
*
National Ice Cream Day (
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
)
Second to last Sunday in July and the following two weeks
*
Construction Holiday (Quebec)
Third Tuesday
*
Birthday of Don Luis Muñoz Rivera (
Puerto Rico
; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...
,
United States
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)
Fourth Sunday
*
Parents' Day (
United States
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)
Friday preceding the Fourth Saturday and the following Sunday
*
Tobata Gion Yamagasa festival (
Tobata,
Japan
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)
Fourth Thursday
*
National Chili Dog Day (
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
)
Last Saturday
*
Black Saturday (France)
*
National Dance Day (
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
)
Last Sunday
*
Father's Day
Father's Day is a day set aside for honoring one's father, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. "Father's Day" complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as Mother's Day and, in som ...
(
Dominican Republic
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)
*
National Tree Day (
Australia
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)
*
Navy Day (
Russia
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)
*
Reek Sunday (
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
)
Thursday before the first Monday
*
Emancipation Day
Emancipation Day is observed in many former European colonies in the West Indies and parts of the United States on various dates to commemorate the emancipation of African slave trade#Abolition, slaves of African descent.
In much of the British ...
(
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. The closest land outside the territory is in the American state of North Carolina, about to the west-northwest.
Bermuda is an ...
)
= Following Friday
=
*
Somer's Day (
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. The closest land outside the territory is in the American state of North Carolina, about to the west-northwest.
Bermuda is an ...
)
Last Friday
*
National Schools Tree Day (
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
)
*
System Administrator Appreciation Day
Fixed Gregorian
*
July 1
**
Armed Forces Day (
Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...
)
**
Canada Day (
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
)
**
Children's Day (Pakistan)
**
Chinese Communist Party Founding Day (
People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
)
**
Day of Officials and Civil Servants (
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
)
**
Doctors' Day (
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
)
**
Emancipation Day
Emancipation Day is observed in many former European colonies in the West Indies and parts of the United States on various dates to commemorate the emancipation of African slave trade#Abolition, slaves of African descent.
In much of the British ...
(
Netherlands Antilles
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)
**
Engineer's Day
Engineer's Day is observed in several countries on various dates of the year.
Country-wise list
See also
*UNESCO World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development
References
External links
*
*{{cite web, url=http://calendar.ut.ac.ir/, ...
(
Bahrain
Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...
,
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
)
**
Feast of the Most Precious Blood (removed from official
Roman Catholic
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...
calendar since 1969)
**
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
)
**
Independence Day (Burundi)
**
Independence Day
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(
Rwanda
Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ...
)
**
Independence Day (Somalia)
**
International Tartan Day
**
July Morning (
Bulgaria
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)
**
Keti Koti (
Emancipation Day
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In much of the British ...
) (
Suriname
Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...
)
**
Madeira Day (
Madeira
Madeira ( ; ), officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira (), is an autonomous Regions of Portugal, autonomous region of Portugal. It is an archipelago situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, in the region of Macaronesia, just under north of ...
,
Portugal
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)
**
Moving Day (Quebec) (
Canada
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)
**
National Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day (
United States
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)
**
National Gingersnap Day (
United States
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)
**
Newfoundland and Labrador Memorial Day
**
Republic Day (Ghana)
**
Sir Seretse Khama Day (
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ...
)
**
Territory Day (
British Virgin Islands
The British Virgin Islands (BVI), officially the Virgin Islands, are a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands and north-west ...
)
**
Van Mahotsav, celebrated until July 7 (
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
)
*
July 2
**
Flag Day (Curaçao) (
Kingdom of the Netherlands
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)
**
Palio di Provenzano (
Siena
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,
Italy
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)
**
Police Day (Azerbaijan)
**
World UFO Day
*
July 3
**
Saint Thomas the Apostle Day
** The start of the
dog days according to the ''
Old Farmer's Almanac''.
**
Emancipation Day (United States Virgin Islands)
**
Independence Day (Belarus)
*
July 4
**
Birthday of Queen Sonja (
Norway
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)
**
Dree Festival, celebrated until July 7 (
Apatani people,
Arunachal Pradesh
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,
India
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)
**
Independence Day
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(
Abkhazia)
**
Independence Day (United States)
**
Liberation Day
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(
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), is an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territory and Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), commonwealth of the United States consistin ...
)
**
Liberation Day
Liberation Day is a day, often a public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place, similar to an independence day, but differing from it because it does not involve the original creation of statehood. It commemorates the end of an occupation ...
(Rwanda)
**
Republic Day (Philippines)
*
July 5
**
Armed Forces Day (Venezuela)
**
Bloody Thursday (
International Longshore and Warehouse Union)
**
Constitution Day (Armenia)
**
Fifth of July (New York)
**
Independence Day (Algeria)
**
Independence Day (Cape Verde)
**
Independence Day (Venezuela)
**
Saints Cyril and Methodius Feast Day (celebrated as a public holiday in Slovakia)
**
X-Day (Church of the SubGenius)
*
July 6
**
Constitution Day (
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands () is a self-governing British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory, and the largest by population. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located so ...
)
**
Day of the Capital (Kazakhstan)
**
National Fried Chicken Day (United States)
**
Independence Day
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(Comoros)
**
Independence Day
An independence day is an annual event memorialization, commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or Sovereign state, statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or after the end of a milit ...
/
Republic Day, (Malawi)
**
Jan Hus Day (Czech Republic)
**
Kupala Night (Poland, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine)
**
Statehood Day (Lithuania)
**
Teachers' Day (Peru)
*
July 7
**
Independence Day
An independence day is an annual event memorialization, commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or Sovereign state, statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or after the end of a milit ...
(Solomon Islands)
**
Ivan Kupala Day (Belarus, Russia, Ukraine)
**
Saba Saba Day (Tanzania)
**
Tanabata (Japan, Gregorian date, some follow the traditional calendar)
**
World Chocolate Day
*
July 8
**
Air Force and Air Defense Forces Day (Ukraine)
**
Peter and Fevronia Day (
Russian Orthodox
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July 9
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Arbor Day
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(Cambodia)
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Constitution Day (Australia)
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Constitution Day (Palau)
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Constitutionalist Revolution Day (
São Paulo
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)
**
Day of the Employees of the Diplomatic Service (Azerbaijan)
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Independence Day
An independence day is an annual event memorialization, commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or Sovereign state, statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or after the end of a milit ...
(Argentina, South Sudan)
**
Nunavut Day (
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' and the Nunavut Land Claims Agr ...
)
* July 10
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Armed Forces Day (Mauritania)
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Beatles Day (
Liverpool
Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...
and
Hamburg
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)
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Independence Day (Bahamas)
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Nikola Tesla Day
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Statehood Day (Wyoming)
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July 11
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China National Maritime Day (China)
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Day of the Flemish Community (
Flemish Community of Belgium)
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Eleventh Night (Northern Ireland)
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Gospel Day (Kiribati)
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Imamat Day (
Isma'ilism)
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World Population Day (
International)
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July 12
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Birthday of the Heir to the Crown of Tonga (Tonga)
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Independence Day
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(Kiribati, São Tomé and Príncipe)
**
Malala Day
**
The Twelfth, also known as Orangemen's Day (Northern Ireland,
Newfoundland and Labrador
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July 13
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Statehood Day (Montenegro)
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July 14
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Bastille Day
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(France and
French dependencies)
** Birthday of
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, an
official flag flying day (Sweden)
**
Hondurans' Day (Honduras)
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Republic Day (Iraq)
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July 15
**
Bon Festival (
Kantō region
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,
Japan
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)
**
Elderly Men Day (
Kiribati
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)
**
Festival of Santa Rosalia (
Palermo
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,
Sicily
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)
**
Sultan's Birthday (Brunei Darussalam)
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July 16
** Last
apparition of
Our Lady of Lourdes
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**
Engineer's Day
Engineer's Day is observed in several countries on various dates of the year.
Country-wise list
See also
*UNESCO World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development
References
External links
*
*{{cite web, url=http://calendar.ut.ac.ir/, ...
(
Honduras
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)
**
Holocaust Memorial Day (France)
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July 17
**
International Firgun Day
**
Constitution Day (
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
)
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July 18
**
Constitution Day (Uruguay)
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Nelson Mandela International Day
*
July 19
**
Liberation Day
Liberation Day is a day, often a public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place, similar to an independence day, but differing from it because it does not involve the original creation of statehood. It commemorates the end of an occupation ...
(Nicaragua)
**
Martyrs' Day (Burma)
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July 20
**
Día del Amigo (Argentina)
**
Engineer's Day
Engineer's Day is observed in several countries on various dates of the year.
Country-wise list
See also
*UNESCO World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development
References
External links
*
*{{cite web, url=http://calendar.ut.ac.ir/, ...
(Costa Rica)
**
Independence Day (Colombia)
**
Lempira's Day (Honduras)
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Tree Planting Day (Central African Republic)
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July 21
**
Belgian National Day
**
Racial Harmony Day (
Singapore
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)
*
July 22
** Foundation Day in
Cleveland
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...
*
July 23
** Birthday of
Haile Selassie
Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen or ''Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles#Lij, Lij'' Tafari; 23 July 189227 August 1975) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as the Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles, Rege ...
(
Rastafari)
**
Children's Day (Indonesia)
**
Flag Day
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Flag days are usually codified in national s ...
(Abkhazia)
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National Hot Dog Day (United States)
**
National Remembrance Day (Papua New Guinea)
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Renaissance Day (Oman)
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Revolution Day (Egypt)
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July 24
**
Children's Day (Vanuatu)
**
Navy Day (Venezuela)
**
Pioneer Day (Utah) (United States)
**
Simón Bolívar Day (
Ecuador
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...
,
Venezuela
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,
Colombia
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, and
Bolivia
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)
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July 25
**
Saint James the Great Day
**
Guanacaste Day (Costa Rica)
**
National Day of Galicia (
Galicia (Spain)
Galicia ( ; or ; ) is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain and nationalities and regions of Spain, historic nationality under Spanish law. Located in the northwest Iberian Peninsula, it includes the provinces o ...
)
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National Baha'i Day (Jamaica)
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Puerto Rico Constitution Day (Puerto Rico)
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Republic Day (Tunisia)
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Revolution Day (Egypt)
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July 26
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Day of National Significance (Barbados)
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Day of the National Rebellion (Cuba)
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Independence Day (Liberia)
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Independence Day (Maldives)
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Kargil Victory Day (India)
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July 27
**
Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War (North Korea)
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Iglesia ni Cristo Day (the Philippines)
**
José Celso Barbosa Day (Puerto Rico)
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Martyrs and Wounded Soldiers Day (Vietnam)
**
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day (United States)
**
National Sleepy Head Day (Finland)
*
July 28
Events Pre-1600
*1364 – Troops of the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence clash in the Battle of Cascina.
*1540 – Henry VIII of England marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard.
*1571 – La Laguna encomienda, known t ...
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Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval (Canada)
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Fiestas Patrias (Peru)
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Liberation Day (San Marino)
**
Ólavsøka Eve (
Faroe Islands
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)
**
World Hepatitis Day
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July 29
**
International Tiger Day
**
National Anthem Day (Romania)
**
National Thai Language Day (Thailand)
**
Ólavsøka, opening of the
Løgting session (
Faroe Islands
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)
**
Olsok (
Faroe Islands
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, (Finland, Norway)
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July 30
**
Feast of the Throne (Morocco)
**
Día del Amigo (Paraguay)
**
Independence Day (Vanuatu)
**
Martyrs Day (South Sudan)
*
July 31
**
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola ( ; ; ; ; born Íñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola; – 31 July 1556), venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Basques, Basque Spaniard Priesthood in the Catholic Church, Catholic priest and theologian, who, with six compa ...
**
''Ka Hae Hawaiʻi'' Day (
Hawaii
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,
United States
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)
**
Martyrdom Day of Shahid Udham Singh (
Haryana and
Punjab,
India
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)
**
Treasury Day (
Poland
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)
**
Warriors' Day (
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
)
See also
*
List of historical anniversaries
References
External links
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