Monday 1st July 2019 | There is a Day for that!

This is our day guide for Monday July 1st 2019 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?

Observances on July 1st 2019

Tartan Day

Folk
International

A day to celebrate Scottish heritage through arguably its most obvious manifestation - Tartan.

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

Republic Day

On 1 July 1960, Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana proclaimed a republic and became its first president

National Doctors' Day

A national day in India to honour the work of doctors and other front-line medical staff.

International Reggae Day

An exciting global celebration of Jamaican music culture.

Keti Koti

Keti Koti is a national commemoration in the Netherlands to mark the abolition of slavery in the Dutch Antilles on July 1st 1863.

National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day

Food
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day

National Gingersnap Day

Food
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Gingersnap Day

National Postal Worker Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Postal Worker Day

National U.S. Postage Stamp Day

General
USA

Some say this holiday can't be licked!

National Hot Dog Month

Food
USA

As July always features Independence Day, the main Hot Dog eating day in the year, it was obvious it would be Hot Dog month.

National Ice Cream Month 🍨

Food
USA

Find out the dates, history and background to National Ice Cream Month

Picnic Month

Food
USA

It's a great time to get outside and have a picnic - just watch out for Yogi Bear.

Berry Month

Food
USA

At the height of berry picking berry season, July is the perfect month to celebrate the benefits of these super fruits.

International Chicken Wing Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Chicken Wing Day

Dutch Emancipation Day

International

On July 1st 1863, slavery was made illegal in Surinam and the Dutch Antilles.

Saint Peter and Saint Paul

International

The day commemorates the martyrdom of two saints, the two great Apostles, Saint Peter and St. Paul

Sir Seretse Khama Day

Botswana

Seretse Khama founded the Botswana Democratic Party in 1962 and became Prime Minister in 1966

Virgin Islands Day

British Virgin Islands

Marks the abolishing of the Leeward Islands Federation in 1956

Burundi Independence Day

Burundi

Marks Burundi's independence from Belgium in 1962

Canada Day

Canada

Celebrates of the anniversary of the formation of the union of the British North America provinces in a federation under the name of Canada

Cayman Islands Constitution Day

Cayman Islands

Honours the first written constitution for the islands, which came into effect on July 4th 1959

Sacred Heart

Colombia

In Colombia this national holiday always falls on a Monday is celebrated ten weeks and a day after Easter Sunday

Caricom Day

Guyana

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

Special Administration Region (SAR) Day

Hong Kong

HKSAR Establishment Day commemorates the ending of British Colonial Rule on July 1 1997

Presidential Inauguration Day

Panama

The day of the Presidential Inauguration is a public holiday in Panama

Madeira Day

Portugal

Commemorates the autonomy granted to the Madeira archipelago by the Portuguese Constitution of 1976

Rwanda Independence Day

Rwanda

Rwanda's National Day celebrates its independence from Belgium in July 1962

Somalia Republic Day

Somalia

Marks the unification of the former Italian and British Somalilands as the Somali Republic on July 1st 1960.

Zambia Heroes' Day

Zambia

This holiday honours Zambians accorded the status of heroes and heroines

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Day Guide for Monday July 1st 2019