This is our day guide for Friday July 1st 2016 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 2016
International: Jumatul Bidah
Jumatul Bidah translates as 'Friday of farewell' and marks the last Friday prayers in the holy month of Ramadan
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
Ghana: Republic Day
On 1 July 1960, Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana proclaimed a republic and became its first president
Hong Kong: Special Administration Region (SAR) Day
HKSAR Establishment Day commemorates the ending of British Colonial Rule on July 1 1997
Pakistan: Pakistan Public Holiday
One off holiday for Banks. Banks are closed, but bank employees will be working
Rwanda: Independence Day
Rwanda's National Day celebrates its independence from Belgium in July 1962| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for July 1st 2016 | |
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| There are 8 public holidays today. | |
| Day 183 of 2016 | |
| 183 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 26 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2007 - Smoking is banned in all public indoor spaces in England. | |
| 1960 - The George C Marshall Space Flight Centre is formed, later playing a role in the Apollo Missions. | |
| 1912 - Harriet Quimby, the first woman to die in an air crash, falls out of the cockpit of her Bleriot monoplane during a maneuver in an air show in Massachusetts, reportedly because she didn't put on seatbelts. | |
| 1863 - The first day of the Battle of Gettysburg; the fallen are later commemorated in The Gettysburg Address. |
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