Day Guide for Thursday July 22nd 2021 What are the holidays on July 22nd 2021?

This is our day guide for Thursday July 22nd 2021 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 22nd 2021

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.

Eswatini: Birthday of Late King Sobhuza

Reigning for over 82 years, King Sobhuza was born on 22 July 1899

Japan: Marine Day

Established to express gratitude for the gifts of the sea and honour its importance to the prosperity of Japan as a maritime nation

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Malaysia (regional): Sarawak Day

On July 22nd 1963, the British granted Sarawak self-government on the condition that it joined Malaya, North Borneo and Singapore to form Malaysia

Myanmar: Public Holiday

Myanmar has announced five days of public holidays to curb the spread of COVID-19.

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General Information for July 22nd 2021
There are 5 public holidays today.
Day 203 of 2021
162 days left in 2021
Week 29 of the year
On this Day in History
1992 - Wayne McLaren, who portrayed the Marlboro Man in ads for the cigarette brand, dies (b. 1940).
1796 - Surveyor Moses Cleaveland meet the mouth of the Cuyahoga River at Lake Erie, decides that this area would be a perfect capital city of the Connecticut Western Reserve, and named the new town after himself.
1478 - Philip the Handsome of Spain was born. After his death his wife kept his corpse and continued to sleep with it beside her bed for three years. Her name was Joanna the Mad.
1376 - The mass abduction of children from the town of Hamelin by the Pied Piper supposedly took place, according to a legend.