Day Guide for Wednesday July 24th 2019 What are the holidays on July 24th 2019?

This is our day guide for Wednesday July 24th 2019 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 2019

International: Simon Bolivar Day

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

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

Vanuatu: Children's Day

A day to promote the welfare and well-being of children and also to celebrate children and what they contribute to society

Observances on July 24th 2019

USA: National Cousins Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Cousins Day

USA: National Drive-Thru Day

Drive-Thru services are offered by over 200,000 restaurants in the US.

USA: National Tequila Day

This popular spirit is distilled from the blue agave plant and made only in Mexico.

USA: National Thermal Engineering Day

The Heat is On! National Thermal Engineering Day is on July 24th as that is the hottest day of the year.

Russia: Florists' Day

Weddings, anniversaries, romantic gatherings... none of these events can do without a bouquet of flowers.

International: International Self Care Day

International Self-Care Day provides a focus and opportunity to raise the profile of healthy lifestyle self-care programmes around the world.

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General Information for July 24th 2019
There are 3 public holidays today.
Day 205 of 2019
160 days left in 2019
Week 30 of the year
On this Day in History
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.
1911 - Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Kernstown - Confederate General Jubal Early defeats Union troops led by General George Crook in an effort to keep them out of the Shenandoah Valley.
1567 - Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and replaced by her 1-year-old son James VI.