This is our day guide for Friday July 31st 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 31st 2026
Bermuda: Mary Prince Day
The Friday before the first Monday in August honours a once enslaved Bermudian who became a hero of the abolitionist movement in Britain.Regional
India (regional): Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh
A revolutionary, best known for assassinating Michael O'Dwyer on March 13th 1940Regional
Malaysia (regional): Birthday of the Sultan of Pahang
July 30th is a state public holiday in Pahang for the birthday of the Sultan, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah.
Myanmar: Full Moon Day of Waso
Marks the start of Buddhist lent and the anniversary of Buddha's first sermon on the Four Noble TruthsObservances on July 31st 2026
USA: National System Administrators Appreciation Day
Have you tried switching it off and on again?
USA: National Talk in an Elevator Day
This holiday is going up in the world. And down again.
USA: National Mutt Day
Did you know that 80% of dogs in shelters are mixed breeds?
USA: National Raspberry Cake Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Raspberry Cake Day
USA: National Avocado Day
Avocado is actually a fruit! We kind of get to celebrate it twice a year. On July 31st for National Avocado Day and then again in September for National Guacamole Day!
International: World Ranger Day
World Ranger Day is celebrated across the world on July 31 every year to appreciate the contributions of the Forest RangersJuly 30th 2026 | Go to Today | August 1st 2026
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| General Information for July 31st 2026 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 212 of 2026 | |
| 153 days left in 2026 | |
| Week 31 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2012 - Michael Phelps breaks the record set in 1964 by Larisa Latynina for the greatest number of medals won at the Olympics. | |
| 1964 - Soft-voiced Country and Western singer Jim Reeves dies in an air crash ten miles south of Nashville, Tennessee. | |
| 1954 - First ascent of K2, by an Italian expedition led by Ardito Desio. | |
| 1790 - The first United States Census is conducted. |
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