This is our day guide for Saturday July 1st 2023 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 2023
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.
International: Emancipation Day
Keti Koti marks the date when slavery was abolished in Suriname and the Dutch Antilles in 1863.Not a Public Holiday
Bangladesh: Bank Holiday
This is a bank holiday after annual accounts closing
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
Portugal (regional): Madeira Day
Commemorates the autonomy granted to the Madeira archipelago by the Portuguese Constitution of 1976
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.June 30th 2023 | Go to Today | July 2nd 2023
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| General Information for July 1st 2023 | |
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| There are 10 public holidays today. | |
| Day 182 of 2023 | |
| 183 days left in 2023 | |
| Week 26 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2007 - Smoking is banned in all public indoor spaces in England. | |
| 2006 - The Qinghai-Tibet railway opens in China. | |
| 2001 - Celebrated as Cal Ripken Jr Day in the USA. | |
| 1964 - President Johnson appoints General Maxwell D Taylor as ambassador to South Vietnam, during the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War. |
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