This is our day guide for Wednesday July 1st 2026 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 2026
International: Emancipation Day
Keti Koti marks the date when slavery was abolished in Suriname and the Dutch Antilles in 1863.
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
Ghana: Republic Day
On 1 July 1960, Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana proclaimed a republic and became its first president
Hong Kong: Special Administration Region (SAR) Day
HKSAR Establishment Day commemorates the ending of British Colonial Rule on July 1 1997Not a Public Holiday
Pakistan: Bank Holiday
One off holiday for Banks. Banks are closed, but bank employees will be workingRegional
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 2026 | Go to Today | July 2nd 2026
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| General Information for July 1st 2026 | |
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| There are 10 public holidays today. | |
| Day 182 of 2026 | |
| 183 days left in 2026 | |
| Week 27 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1967 - On this date, a limited service of certain colour TV programmes begins in the UK. | |
| 1964 - President Johnson appoints General Maxwell D Taylor as ambassador to South Vietnam, during the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War. | |
| 1950 - Nobody is badly hurt in a highly original accident in the London Underground Edgware Road station, when the first part of a District line train is directed to platform 2 and the last part is directed to platform 1. | |
| 1863 - The first day of the Battle of Gettysburg; the fallen are later commemorated in The Gettysburg Address. |
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