Day Guide for Friday July 29th 2022

This is our day guide for Friday July 29th 2022 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 29th 2022

International Tiger Day

International Tiger Day 🐯

Wild tiger numbers have dropped by more than 95% since the beginning of the 20th century.

National System Administrators Appreciation Day

National System Administrators Appreciation Day

Have you tried switching it off and on again?

National Talk in an Elevator Day

National Talk in an Elevator Day

Action
USA

This holiday is going up in the world. And down again.

National Chicken Wing Day

National Chicken Wing Day

Food
USA

Grab a few extra napkins and get ready to celebrate National Chicken Wing Day.

National Lasagna Day

National Lasagna Day

Food
USA

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

National Lipstick Day

National Lipstick Day 💄

General
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Lipstick Day.

Public Holidays on July 29th 2022

Mary Prince Day

Mary Prince Day

Bermuda

The Friday before the first Monday in August honours a once enslaved Bermudian who became a hero of the abolitionist movement in Britain.

St. Olav’s Day

St. Olav’s Day

Faroe Islands

Commemorates the Norwegian King Olav the second, who brought Christianity to the Faroe Islands and who died in battle on July 29th 1030

Islamic New Year

Islamic New Year

Nigeria

Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.

Public Holiday

Public Holiday

Nigeria

Work-free days to enable residents to register and collect their Permanent Voter's Cards.

Independence Day

Independence Day

Peru

Marks the declaration of independence from Spain in 1821

Sri Lanka Friday Holidays

Sri Lanka Friday Holidays

Sri Lanka

Fridays have been declared as a holiday for the non-essential public sector.

H.M. King's Birthday

H.M. King's Birthday

Thailand

The day commemorates the birthday of the King of Thailand, Vajiralongkorn, also known as Rama X.

Wallis and Futuna Territory Day

Wallis and Futuna Territory Day

Wallis and Futuna

Commemorates the change in status to a French Overseas Territory on this day in 1961.

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General Information for July 29th 2022

There are 6 observances on this day.
This was 635 days ago.
Day 210 of 2022
155 days left in 2022
Week 30 of the year

Moon phase

On this Day in History

1948 - Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad - After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, open in London.
1907 - Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9, 1907, and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
1864 - American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C.
1836 - Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France.
1693 - War of the Grand Alliance: Battle of Landen - France wins a Pyrrhic victory over Allied forces in the Netherlands.