Wednesday 1st July 2020 | There is a Day for that!

This is our day guide for Wednesday July 1st 2020 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 2020

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.

Sir Seretse Khama Day

Botswana

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

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

Special Administration Region (SAR) Day

Hong Kong

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

Doctor's Day

India

A state holiday to honour those working on the front-line against the coronavirus.

Madeira Day

Portugal

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

Constitution Vote Public Holiday

Russia

A legal public holiday to allow Russian citizens to participate in the voting on the Constitution.

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.

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Day Guide for Wednesday July 1st 2020