Day Guide for Thursday July 30th 2020 What are the holidays on July 30th 2020?

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Holidays on July 30th 2020

International: Day of Arafah

Second day of the Hajj pilgrimage and the day before Eid al Adha. Named after the geographical area Arafa where the Prophet gave his Farewell Sermon.

International: Eid Al Adha Holiday

Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.

Bermuda: Emancipation Day

Marks the end of Slavery across the British Empire on August 1st 1834

Israel: Fast of Ninth of Av

Tisha B'Av commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem.

Regional

Malaysia (regional): Birthday of the Sultan of Pahang

July 30th is a state public holiday in Pahang for the birthday of the Sultan, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah.

Morocco: Enthronement

Commemorates King Mohammed VI's coronation in 1999

South Sudan: Martyrs' Day

Commemorated on the anniversary of the death on this day in 2005 of a politician and revolutionary leader.

Vanuatu: Independence Day

Commemorates the end of British and French colonial rule on July 30th 1980.

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General Information for July 30th 2020
There are 8 public holidays today.
Day 212 of 2020
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Week 31 of the year
On this Day in History
2005 - Sudans's former rebel leader Dr John Garang dies in an air crash just three weeks after he is sworn in as Vice President and President of the South Sudanese Government.
1990 - George Steinbrenner is forced by Commissioner Fay Vincent to resign as principal partner of New York Yankees for hiring Howie Spira to "get dirt" on Dave Winfield.
1932 - Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short.
634 - Battle of Ajnadayn: Byzantine forces under Theodore are defeated by the Rashidun Caliphate near Beit Shemesh (modern Israel).