Day Guide for Thursday June 24th 2021

This is our day guide for Thursday June 24th 2021 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 June 24th 2021

Festa Junina

On June 24th, this popular festival takes place in Brazil, celebrating St. John's Day.

Inti Raymi

Folk
Peru

The Inca Festival of the Sun takes place on the Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.

National Pralines Day

Food
USA

Life is like a box of chocolates...

National Handshake Day

Action
USA

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

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General Information for June 24th 2021

There are 4 observances on this day.
This was 705 days ago.
Day 175 of 2021
190 days left in 2021
Week 25 of the year

Moon phase

On this Day in History

1995 - South Africa defeat New Zealand in rugby union's World Cup - the first major sporting event in South Africa since the end of apartheid.
1948 - As a response of the Western Allies to the blockade on West Berlin by the USSR, the Berlin Airlift started.
1907 - The Marx Brothers make their debut appearance, as 'Ned Weyburn's Nightingales'.
1813 - The Battle of the Beaver Dams takes place in The War of 1812.
1314 -The English are defeated by the Scots at the Battle of Bannockburn.