This is our day guide for Friday July 24th 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 24th 2026
International: Simon Bolivar Day
Simón Bolívar led Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish EmpirePublic sector only
USA (regional): Pioneer Day
Marks the founding of Salt Lake City in 1847 with the arrival Brigham Young and the first Mormon settlers
Vanuatu: Children's Day
A day to promote the welfare and well-being of children and also to celebrate children and what they contribute to societyJuly 23rd 2026 | Go to Today | July 25th 2026
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| General Information for July 24th 2026 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 205 of 2026 | |
| 160 days left in 2026 | |
| Week 30 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1991 - Manmohan Singh presents his budget speech to the Indian Parliament which led to economic liberalisation in India | |
| 1983 - The pine tar incident occurs, one of the Great Moments in Baseball. | |
| 1974 - Watergate scandal: the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon did not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed White House tapes and they order him to surrender the tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor. | |
| 1966 - Michael Pelkey makes the first BASE jump from El Capitan along with Brian Schubert. Both came out with broken bones. BASE jumping has now been banned from El Cap. |
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