Day Guide for Thursday August 1st 2019
This is our day guide for Thursday August 1st 2019 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 213 of 2019.
Holidays on August 1st 2019
International: Emancipation Day. Marks the end of Slavery across the British Empire on August 1st 1834
Barbados: Emancipation Day. Slavery was finally abolished throughout the British Empire by the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, which came into effect on 1 August 1834
Benin: Independence Day. Marks Benin gaining full independence from France on 1 August 1960
DR Congo: Parents' Day. A public holiday to honour the role of Mothers and Fathers in Congolese society
Regional
Nicaragua (regional): Descent of Saint Dominic. At the end of the 19th century, in Managua, the discovery of a small statue of Santo Domingo de Guzmán, led to the creation of two days of traditional holidays to celebrate the patron saint of Nicaragua's capital city.
Switzerland: National Day. On August 1st 1291, the three forest cantons of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden signed the Federal Charter on the Rütli field, near to Lake Lucerne
Trinidad and Tobago: Emancipation Day. Emancipation Day became a national holiday in Trinidad on Aug 1, 1985. People celebrate the day with parties, cultural events and performances. The festivities conclude with the Flambeau march to honor the courage of the formerly enslaved ancestors.
Observances on August 1st 2019
United Kingdom: Albariño Day
USA: National Girlfriends Day
USA: National Minority Donor Awareness Day
USA: National Raspberry Cream Pie Day
USA: Respect for Parents Day
Russia: The Day of Remembrance of the Victims of World War I
United Kingdom: Yorkshire day
USA: Sandwich Month
International: Happiness Happens Month
USA: American Adventures Month
USA: Kids Eat Right Month
International: Emancipation Day
Belize: Emancipation Day
Canada: Emancipation Day
USA: Black Business Month
International: International IPA Day
International: World RNA Day