Day Guide for Wednesday July 1st 2020

This is our day guide for Wednesday July 1st 2020 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 183 of 2020.

Holidays on July 1st 2020

International: Emancipation Day. Keti Koti marks the date when slavery was abolished in Suriname and the Dutch Antilles in 1863.
Botswana: Sir Seretse Khama Day. Seretse Khama founded the Botswana Democratic Party in 1962 and became Prime Minister in 1966
Burundi: Independence Day. Marks Burundi's independence from Belgium in 1962
Canada: Canada Day. Celebrates of the anniversary of the formation of the union of the British North America provinces in a federation under the name of Canada
Hong Kong: Special Administration Region (SAR) Day. HKSAR Establishment Day commemorates the ending of British Colonial Rule on July 1 1997

Regional

India (regional): Doctor's Day. A state holiday to honour those working on the front-line against the coronavirus.

Not a Public Holiday

Pakistan: Bank Holiday. One off holiday for Banks. Banks are closed, but bank employees will be working

Regional

Portugal (regional): Madeira Day. Commemorates the autonomy granted to the Madeira archipelago by the Portuguese Constitution of 1976
Russia: Constitution Vote Public Holiday. A legal public holiday to allow Russian citizens to participate in the voting on the Constitution.
Rwanda: Independence Day. Rwanda's National Day celebrates its independence from Belgium in July 1962
Somalia: Republic Day. Marks the unification of the former Italian and British Somalilands as the Somali Republic on July 1st 1960.

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Observances on July 1st 2020

  • United Kingdom: International Chicken Wing Day
  • USA: National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day
  • USA: National Gingersnap Day
  • USA: National Postal Worker Day
  • USA: National U.S. Postage Stamp Day
  • USA: National Hot Dog Month
  • USA: National Ice Cream Month
  • USA: Picnic Month
  • USA: Berry Month
  • India: National Doctors' Day
  • Netherlands: Keti Koti
  • International: Tartan Day
  • Australia: Tartan Day
  • Jamaica: International Reggae Day
  • Ghana: Ghana Republic Day
  • Canada: Canada Day

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