This is our day guide for Saturday August 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 August 1st 2015
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
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.| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for August 1st 2015 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 213 of 2015 | |
| 152 days left in 2015 | |
| Week 31 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1960 - Dahomey (later renamed Benin) declares independence from France. | |
| 1932 - The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson. | |
| 1834 - Slavery is abolished in the British Empire as the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into force. | |
| 1774 - British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele. |
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