This is our day guide for Wednesday July 1st 2015 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on July 1st 2015
Botswana: Sir Seretse Khama Day
Seretse Khama founded the Botswana Democratic Party in 1962 and became Prime Minister in 1966
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
Ghana: Republic Day
On 1 July 1960, Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana proclaimed a republic and became its first presidentNot a Public Holiday
Greece: Bank Holiday
Banks will remain closed all week due to the financial crisis
Hong Kong: Special Administration Region (SAR) Day
HKSAR Establishment Day commemorates the ending of British Colonial Rule on July 1 1997| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for July 1st 2015 | |
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| There are 5 public holidays today. | |
| Day 182 of 2015 | |
| 183 days left in 2015 | |
| Week 27 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2007 - Smoking is banned in all public indoor spaces in England. | |
| 1950 - Nobody is badly hurt in a highly original accident in the London Underground Edgware Road station, when the first part of a District line train is directed to platform 2 and the last part is directed to platform 1. | |
| 1941 - Joe DiMaggio hits his way into the record books in another Great Moment in Baseball. | |
| 1863 - The first day of the Battle of Gettysburg; the fallen are later commemorated in The Gettysburg Address. |
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