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 In the ancient Roman calendar, Quintilis or Quinctilis was the month following Junius (June) and preceding Sextilis (August). ''Quintilis'' is Latin for "fifth": it was the fifth month (''quintilis mensis'') in the earliest calendar attributed t ...

, 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 The dog days or are the hot, sultry days of summer. They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius (known colloquially as the "Dog Star"), which Hellenistic astrology connected with heat, drought, ...

" are considered to begin in early July in the

, 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 Ruby is a pinkish-red-to-blood-red-colored gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum ( aluminium oxide). Ruby is one of the most popular traditional jewelry gems and is very durable. Other varieties of gem-quality corundum are called sapph ...

, 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 Cancer is a group of diseases involving Cell growth#Disorders, abnormal cell growth with the potential to Invasion (cancer), invade or Metastasis, spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Po ...

(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.'' Breviarium Grimani - Juli

* 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.)'' *

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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 All observances begin at sunset the day prior to the Gregorian date listed unless otherwise noted, and end on nightfall of the date in question, which is defined as the appearance of three stars in the sky. On leap years (which occur every 2–3 ...

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Movable

* Phi Ta Khon (Dan Sai, Loei province,

Isan Northeast Thailand or Isan (Isan language, Isan/, ; ; also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issarn, Issan, Esan, or Esarn; from Pāli ''isāna'' or Sanskrit ईशान्य ''īśānya'' "northeast") consists of 20 provinces in northeastern Thai ...

, Thailand) – Dates are selected by village mediums and can take place anywhere between March and July. * Matariki ( Māori New Year) – Different

iwi Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori, roughly means or , and is often translated as "tribe". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, and is typically pluralised as such in English. ...

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 The Cook Islands is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands whose total land area is approximately . The Cook Islands' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers of ocean. Avarua is its ...

) 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 (

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) * Earth Overshoot Day * See also

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* See also

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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 Several nations observe or have observed a Navy Day to recognize their navy. By country Argentina The Argentine Navy day is celebrated on May 17, anniversary of the victory achieved in 1814 against the Spanish fleet in the action of 14 ...

(

Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

) * 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 Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

)

First full week in July

* NAIDOC Week (

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 ...

)

First Monday

* CARICOM Day (

Guyana Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indies. entry "Guyana" Georgetown, Guyana, Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the co ...

) *

Heroes' Day Heroes' Day or National Heroes' Day may refer to a number of commemorations of national heroes in different countries and territories. It is often held on the birthday of a national hero or heroine, or the anniversary of their great deeds that ...

(

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 Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, most commonly in Mar ...

(

South Sudan South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the ...

) * National 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 ...

)

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 (

)

Second Monday

* Abolition Commemoration Day (New York, United States)

Second Thursday

* National Tree Day (

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 ...

)

Second 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 ...

(

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 Western Christianity is one of two subdivisions of Christianity (Eastern Christianity being the other). Western Christianity is composed of the Latin Church and Protestantism, Western Protestantism, together with their offshoots such as the O ...

)

Nearest Sunday to 11 July

* National Day of Commemoration (

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 ...

)

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 ...

) *

Children's Day Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honour of children, whose date of observance varies by country. In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Sin ...

(

Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

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 Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...

) *

Marine Day , also known as "Ocean Day" or "Sea Day", is a public holiday in Japan usually celebrated on the third Monday in July. The purpose of the holiday is to give thanks for the ocean's bounty and to consider the importance of the ocean to Japan as a ...

(

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 (

) * National Ice Cream Day (

)

Second to last Sunday in July and the following two weeks

* Construction Holiday (Quebec)

Third Tuesday

* Birthday of Don Luis Muñoz Rivera (

)

Fourth Sunday

* Parents' Day (

)

Friday preceding the Fourth Saturday and the following Sunday

* Tobata Gion Yamagasa festival ( Tobata,

)

Fourth Thursday

* National Chili Dog Day (

)

Last Saturday

* Black Saturday (France) * National Dance Day (

)

Last Sunday

(

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...

) * National Tree Day (

) *

(

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

) * Reek Sunday (

)

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 (

)

Last Friday

* National Schools Tree Day (

) * System Administrator Appreciation Day

Fixed Gregorian

July 1 Events Pre-1600 * 69 – Tiberius Julius Alexander orders his Roman legions in Alexandria to swear allegiance to Vespasian as Emperor. * 552 – Battle of Taginae: Byzantine forces under Narses defeat the Ostrogoths in Italy, and ...

** Armed Forces Day (

) **

Canada Day Canada Day, formerly known as Dominion Day, is the national day of Canada. A Public holidays in Canada, federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867, with the passing of the B ...

(

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 ...

) **

(

Netherlands Antilles The Netherlands Antilles (, ; ), also known as the Dutch Antilles, was a constituent Caribbean country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands consisting of the islands of Saba (island), Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten in the Lesser Antilles, ...

) **

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 ...

) ** 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 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 ...

(

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 Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

) ** Keti Koti (

) (

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 Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

) ** Moving Day (Quebec) (

) ** National Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day (

) ** National Gingersnap Day (

) ** 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 Territory Day is a holiday widely celebrated in the Northern Territory of Australia on 1 July that commemorates the territory achieving self-government in 1978. The holiday has been famously commemorated with fireworks since the early 1980s. Pop ...

(

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 (

) * July 2 ** Flag Day (Curaçao) (

Kingdom of the Netherlands The Kingdom of the Netherlands (, ;, , ), commonly known simply as the Netherlands, is a sovereign state consisting of a collection of constituent territories united under the monarch of the Netherlands, who functions as head of state. The re ...

) ** Palio di Provenzano (

Siena Siena ( , ; traditionally spelled Sienna in English; ) is a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, and the capital of the province of Siena. It is the twelfth most populated city in the region by number of inhabitants, with a population of 52,991 ...

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

) ** Police Day (Azerbaijan) ** World UFO Day * July 3 ** Saint Thomas the Apostle Day ** The start of the

dog days The dog days or are the hot, sultry days of summer. They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius (known colloquially as the "Dog Star"), which Hellenistic astrology connected with heat, drought, ...

according to the '' Old Farmer's Almanac''. ** Emancipation Day (United States Virgin Islands) ** Independence Day (Belarus) *

July 4 Events Pre-1600 * 362 BC – Battle of Mantinea: The Thebans, led by Epaminondas, defeated the Spartans. * 414 – Emperor Theodosius II, age 13, yields power to his older sister Aelia Pulcheria, who reigned as regent and procla ...

** Birthday of Queen Sonja (

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

) ** Dree Festival, celebrated until July 7 ( Apatani people,

Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northeast India. It was formed from the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and India declared it as a state on 20 February 1987. Itanagar is its capital and la ...

) **

(

Abkhazia Abkhazia, officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a List of states with limited recognition, partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia. It cover ...

) **

Independence Day (United States) Independence Day, known colloquially as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States which commemorates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing ...

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 ...

(

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 ...

) **

(Rwanda) ** Republic Day (Philippines) *

July 5 Events Pre-1600 * 328 – The official opening of Constantine's Bridge built over the Danube between Sucidava ( Corabia, Romania) and Oescus ( Gigen, Bulgaria) by the Roman architect Theophilus Patricius. * 1316 – The Burgundian ...

** Armed Forces Day (Venezuela) ** Bloody Thursday ( International Longshore and Warehouse Union) ** Constitution Day (Armenia) **

Fifth of July (New York) The Fifth of July is a historic celebration of an Emancipation Day in New York (state), New York, marking the culmination of the state's History of slavery in New York (state)#Gradual abolition, 1827 abolition of slavery after a gradual legisl ...

** Independence Day (Algeria) ** Independence Day (Cape Verde) **

Independence Day (Venezuela) Independence Day (), also known as the Fifth of July (''Cinco de Julio'') is the national independence holiday of Venezuela, marked every year on July 5 which celebrates the anniversary since the enactment of the 1811 Venezuelan Declaration of I ...

** Saints Cyril and Methodius Feast Day (celebrated as a public holiday in Slovakia) ** X-Day (Church of the SubGenius) * July 6 **

Constitution Day Constitution Day is a holiday to honour the constitution of a country. Constitution Day is often celebrated on the anniversary of the signing, promulgation or adoption of the constitution, or in some cases, to commemorate the change to constitut ...

(

) ** Day of the Capital (Kazakhstan) ** National Fried Chicken Day (United States) **

(Comoros) **

/ Republic Day, (Malawi) ** Jan Hus Day (Czech Republic) ** Kupala Night (Poland, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine) ** Statehood Day (Lithuania) **

Teachers' Day Teachers' Day is a special day for the appreciation of teachers. It may include celebrations to honor them for their special contributions in a particular field area, or the community tone in education. This is the primary reason why countries ce ...

(Peru) * July 7 **

(Solomon Islands) ** Ivan Kupala Day (Belarus, Russia, Ukraine) **

Saba Saba Day Saba Saba Day on 7 July celebrates the Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair held annually on this date in the Saba Saba grounds near Kurasini in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The name refers to a Swahili language, Swahili term which means seven se ...

(Tanzania) **

Tanabata , also known as the , is a Japanese festival originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival. It celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair respectively). According to legend, the Milk ...

(Japan, Gregorian date, some follow the traditional calendar) ** World Chocolate Day *

July 8 Events Pre-1600 * 1099 – Some 15,000 starving Christian soldiers begin the siege of Jerusalem by marching in a religious procession around the city as its Muslim defenders watch. * 1167 – The Byzantines defeat the Hungarian army ...

** Air Force and Air Defense Forces Day (Ukraine) ** Peter and Fevronia Day (

Russian Orthodox The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC; ;), also officially known as the Moscow Patriarchate (), is an autocephaly, autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox Christian church. It has 194 dioceses inside Russia. The Primate (bishop), p ...

) *

July 9 Events Pre-1600 * 118 – Hadrian, who became emperor a year previously on Trajan's death, makes his entry into Rome. * 381 – The end of the First Council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople by the Roman emperor Theodo ...

Arbor Day Arbor Day (or Arbour Day in some countries) is a Secularity, secular day of observance in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. Today, many countries observe such a holiday. Though usually observed in the spring, the date v ...

(Cambodia) ** Constitution of Australia, Constitution Day (Australia) **

(Palau) ** Constitutionalist Revolution Day (São Paulo (state), São Paulo) ** Day of the Employees of the Diplomatic Service (Azerbaijan) **

(Argentina, South Sudan) ** Nunavut Day (Nunavut) * July 10 ** Armed Forces Day (Mauritania) ** Beatles Day (Liverpool and Hamburg) ** Independence Day (Bahamas) ** Nikola Tesla Day ** Statehood Day (Wyoming) * July 11 ** China National Maritime Day (China) ** Day of the Flemish Community (Flemish Community of Belgium) ** Eleventh Night (Northern Ireland) ** Gospel Day (Kiribati) ** Imamat Day (Isma'ilism) ** World Population Day (International observance, International) * July 12 ** Birthday of the Heir to the Crown of Tonga (Tonga) **

(Kiribati, São Tomé and Príncipe) ** Malala Day ** The Twelfth, also known as Orangemen's Day (Northern Ireland, Newfoundland and Labrador) * July 13 ** Statehood Day (Montenegro) * July 14 ** Bastille Day (France and Administrative divisions of France, French dependencies) ** Birthday of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, an Flag flying days in Sweden, official flag flying day (Sweden) ** Hondurans' Day (Honduras) ** Republic Day (Iraq) * July 15 ** Bon Festival (Kantō region,

) ** Elderly Men Day (

) ** Saint Rosalia, Festival of Santa Rosalia (Palermo, Sicily) ** Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan's Birthday (Brunei Darussalam) * July 16 ** Last Lourdes apparitions, apparition of Our Lady of Lourdes **

* *{{cite web, url=http://calendar.ut.ac.ir/, ...

(Honduras) ** Holocaust Memorial Day (France) * July 17 ** Firgun#International Firgun Day, International Firgun Day **

(Finland) * July 18 ** Constitution Day (Uruguay) ** Nelson Mandela International Day * July 19 **

(Nicaragua) ** Martyrs' Day (Burma) * July 20 ** Día del Amigo (Argentina) **

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(Costa Rica) ** Independence Day (Colombia) ** Lempira's Day (Honduras) ** Arbor Day#Central African Republic, Tree Planting Day (Central African Republic) * July 21 ** Belgian National Day ** Racial Harmony Day (

) * July 22 ** Foundation Day in Cleveland * July 23 ** Birthday of Haile Selassie (Rastafari) **

(Indonesia) ** Public holidays in Abkhazia, Flag Day (Abkhazia) ** Hot dog day, National Hot Dog Day (United States) ** National Remembrance Day (Papua New Guinea) ** Renaissance Day (Oman) ** Revolution Day (Egypt) * July 24 ** Children's Day (Vanuatu) ** Navy Day (Venezuela) ** Pioneer Day (Utah) (United States) ** Simón Bolívar Day (Public holidays in Ecuador, Ecuador, Public holidays in Venezuela, Venezuela, Public holidays in Colombia, Colombia, and Public holidays in Venezuela, Bolivia) * July 25 ** Saint James the Great Day ** Guanacaste Day (Costa Rica) ** Día Nacional de Galicia, National Day of Galicia (Galicia (Spain)) ** Bahá'í Faith in Jamaica, National Baha'i Day (Jamaica) ** Puerto Rico Constitution Day (Puerto Rico) ** Republic Day (Tunisia) ** Revolution Day (Egypt) * July 26 ** Emancipation Day#Caribbean, Day of National Significance (Barbados) ** Day of the National Rebellion (Cuba) ** Independence Day (Liberia) ** Independence Day (Maldives) ** Kargil Vijay Diwas, Kargil Victory Day (India) * July 27 ** Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War (North Korea) ** Iglesia ni Cristo Day (the Philippines) ** José Celso Barbosa Day (Puerto Rico) ** Martyrs and Wounded Soldiers Day (Vietnam) ** Korean War Veterans Memorial#National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day (United States) ** National Sleepy Head Day (Finland) * July 28 ** Expulsion of the Acadians#Commemorations, Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval (Canada) ** Fiestas Patrias (Peru) ** Liberation Day (San Marino) ** Ólavsøka, Ólavsøka Eve (Faroe Islands) ** World Hepatitis Day * July 29 ** International Tiger Day ** Deșteaptă-te, române!, National Anthem Day (Romania) ** National Thai Language Day (Thailand) ** Ólavsøka, opening of the Løgting session (Faroe Islands) ** Olsok (Faroe Islands, (Finland, Norway) * July 30 ** Feast of the Throne (Morocco) ** Día del Amigo (Paraguay) ** Independence Day (Vanuatu) ** Martyrs Day (South Sudan) * July 31 ** Saint Ignatius of Loyola ** Flag of Hawaii#Lā Hae Hawaiʻi, ''Ka Hae Hawaiʻi'' Day (Hawaii,

) ** Martyrdom Day of Shahid Udham Singh (Haryana and Punjab, India, Punjab,

) ** Treasury Day (Poland) ** Warriors' Day (Malaysia)

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