This is our day guide for Sunday July 1st 2018 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 2018
International: Emancipation Day
Keti Koti marks the date when slavery was abolished in Suriname and the Dutch Antilles in 1863.
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
Egypt: Revolution Day June 30
Anniversary of the protests against President Morsi in 2013
Ghana: Republic Day
On 1 July 1960, Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana proclaimed a republic and became its first president
Rwanda: Independence Day
Rwanda's National Day celebrates its independence from Belgium in July 1962
Somalia: Republic Day
Marks the unification of the former Italian and British Somalilands as the Somali Republic on July 1st 1960.| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for July 1st 2018 | |
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| There are 7 public holidays today. | |
| Day 182 of 2018 | |
| 183 days left in 2018 | |
| Week 26 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2006 - The Qinghai-Tibet railway opens in China. | |
| 1964 - President Johnson appoints General Maxwell D Taylor as ambassador to South Vietnam, during the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War. | |
| 1960 - The George C Marshall Space Flight Centre is formed, later playing a role in the Apollo Missions. | |
| 1863 - The first day of the Battle of Gettysburg; the fallen are later commemorated in The Gettysburg Address. |
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