This is our day guide for Wednesday July 1st 2020 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 2020
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
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 1997Regional
India (regional): Doctor's Day
A state holiday to honour those working on the front-line against the coronavirus.Not a Public Holiday
Pakistan: Bank Holiday
One off holiday for Banks. Banks are closed, but bank employees will be workingRegional
Portugal (regional): Madeira Day
Commemorates the autonomy granted to the Madeira archipelago by the Portuguese Constitution of 1976
Russia: Constitution Vote Public Holiday
A legal public holiday to allow Russian citizens to participate in the voting on the Constitution.
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.Observances on July 1st 2020
United Kingdom: International Chicken Wing Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Chicken Wing Day
USA: National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day
USA: National Gingersnap Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Gingersnap Day
USA: National Postal Worker Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Postal Worker Day
USA: National U.S. Postage Stamp Day
Some say this holiday can't be licked!
USA: National Hot Dog Month
As July always features Independence Day, the main Hot Dog eating day in the year, it was obvious it would be Hot Dog month.
USA: National Ice Cream Month
Find out the dates, history and background to National Ice Cream Month
USA: Picnic Month
It's a great time to get outside and have a picnic - just watch out for Yogi Bear.
USA: Berry Month
At the height of berry picking berry season, July is the perfect month to celebrate the benefits of these super fruits.
India: National Doctors' Day
A national day in India to honour the work of doctors and other front-line medical staff.
Netherlands: Keti Koti
Keti Koti is a national commemoration in the Netherlands to mark the abolition of slavery in the Dutch Antilles on July 1st 1863.
International: Tartan Day
A day to celebrate Scottish heritage through arguably its most obvious manifestation - Tartan.
Jamaica: International Reggae Day
An exciting global celebration of Jamaican music culture.
Ghana: Ghana Republic Day
On 1 July 1960, Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana proclaimed a republic and became its first president
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 CanadaJune 30th 2020 | Go to Today | July 2nd 2020
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| General Information for July 1st 2020 | |
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| There are 11 public holidays today. | |
| Day 183 of 2020 | |
| 183 days left in 2020 | |
| Week 27 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. | |
| 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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