Day Guide for Friday July 31st 2020 What are the holidays on July 31st 2020?

This is our day guide for Friday July 31st 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 31st 2020

International: Kurban Bairam

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.

International: Hari Raya Haji

This festival is celebrated throughout the Muslim world as a commemoration of Prophet Abrahams willingness to sacrifice everything for God

Bermuda: Mary Prince Day

The Friday before the first Monday in August honours a once enslaved Bermudian who became a hero of the abolitionist movement in Britain.

Regional

India (regional): Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh

A revolutionary, best known for assassinating Michael O'Dwyer on March 13th 1940

Vanuatu: 40th Independence Anniversary

Additional public holidays to mark the 40th anniversary of independence from British and French colonial rule.

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General Information for July 31st 2020
There are 5 public holidays today.
Day 213 of 2020
153 days left in 2020
Week 31 of the year
On this Day in History
2006 - Fidel Castro hands over power to brother Raúl Castro.
1988 - 32 people are killed and 1,674 injured when a bridge at the Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal collapses in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia.
1948 - At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport) is dedicated.
1009 - Pope Sergius IV becomes the 142nd pope, succeeding Pope John XVIII.