Day Guide for Monday July 24th 2017 What are the holidays on July 24th 2017?

This is our day guide for Monday July 24th 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 24th 2017

International: Simon Bolivar Day

Simón Bolívar led Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish Empire

Regional

India (regional): Behdienkhlam

Behdienkhlam (chasing away the Demon of Cholera) is celebrated in mid-July after the sowing period. It is the most important festival of the Jaintia tribes

Public sector only

USA (regional): Pioneer Day

Marks the founding of Salt Lake City in 1847 with the arrival Brigham Young and the first Mormon settlers

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General Information for July 24th 2017
There are 3 public holidays today.
Day 205 of 2017
160 days left in 2017
Week 30 of the year
On this Day in History
1991 - Manmohan Singh presents his budget speech to the Indian Parliament which led to economic liberalisation in India
1980 - The Quietly Confident Quartet of Australia wins the Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the Moscow Olympics, the only time the United States has not won the event at Olympic level.
1935 - The Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109°F (43°C) in Chicago, Illinois and 104°F (40°C) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
1915 - The passenger ship S.S. Eastland capsizes while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. A total of 844 passengers and crew are killed in the largest loss of life disaster from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes.