Day Guide for Saturday July 1st 2017 What are the holidays on July 1st 2017?

This is our day guide for Saturday July 1st 2017 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 2017

International: Eid Al Fitr Holiday

The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end 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

Hong Kong: Special Administration Region (SAR) Day

HKSAR Establishment Day commemorates the ending of British Colonial Rule on July 1 1997

Regional

India (regional): Kharchi Puja

Tripura only. A festival to worship the dynasty deity of Tripuri people

Rwanda: Independence Day

Rwanda's National Day celebrates its independence from Belgium in July 1962

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General Information for July 1st 2017
There are 7 public holidays today.
Day 182 of 2017
183 days left in 2017
Week 26 of the year
On this Day in History
2001 - Celebrated as Cal Ripken Jr Day in the USA.
1967 - On this date, a limited service of certain colour TV programmes begins in the UK.
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.
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.