Day Guide for Monday July 31st 2023 What are the holidays on July 31st 2023?

This is our day guide for Monday July 31st 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 31st 2023

International: Ashoura (in lieu)

Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram.

Barbados: Caricom Day

Marks the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas on July 4th 1973

Belize: Emancipation Day (in lieu)

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

Regional

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (regional): Carnival Monday

The Saba Summer Festival runs for the last week of July

Regional

India (regional): Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh

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

Regional

Pakistan (regional): Public Holiday

A two-day public holiday has been declared in Islamabad due to foreign delegation visit.

Public sector only

Thailand: Special Holiday

Marks the day when the Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon in India over 2500 years ago

Vanuatu: Independence Day (in lieu)

A national holiday in Vanuatu commemorating independence from joint British and French colonial rule, 30 July is traditionally celebrated with parades, music, dancing and feasting.

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General Information for July 31st 2023
There are 8 public holidays today.
Day 212 of 2023
153 days left in 2023
Week 31 of the year
On this Day in History
1971 - Apollo program: Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover.
1970 - Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy.
1919 - German national assembly adopts the Weimar Constitution, which comes into force on August 14.
30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian's forces, but most of his army subsequently deserts, leading to his suicide.