Day Guide for Thursday August 1st 2024
This is our day guide for Thursday August 1st 2024 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 214 of 2024.
Holidays on August 1st 2024
International: Emancipation Day. Marks the end of Slavery across the British Empire on August 1st 1834
Barbados: Emancipation Day. Slavery was finally abolished throughout the British Empire by the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, which came into effect on 1 August 1834
Benin: Independence Day. Marks Benin gaining full independence from France on 1 August 1960
DR Congo: Parents' Day. A public holiday to honour the role of Mothers and Fathers in Congolese society
Regional
Nicaragua (regional): Descent of Saint Dominic. At the end of the 19th century, in Managua, the discovery of a small statue of Santo Domingo de Guzmán, led to the creation of two days of traditional holidays to celebrate the patron saint of Nicaragua's capital city.
Switzerland: National Day. On August 1st 1291, the three forest cantons of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden signed the Federal Charter on the Rütli field, near to Lake Lucerne
Trinidad and Tobago: African Emancipation Day. Emancipation Day became a national holiday in Trinidad on Aug 1, 1985. People celebrate the day with parties, cultural events and performances. The festivities conclude with the Flambeau march to honor the courage of the formerly enslaved ancestors.
Observances on August 1st 2024
United Kingdom: Albariño Day
USA: National Girlfriends Day
USA: National Minority Donor Awareness Day
USA: National Raspberry Cream Pie Day
USA: Respect for Parents Day
Russia: The Day of Remembrance of the Victims of World War I
United Kingdom: Yorkshire day
International: Happiness Happens Month
USA: Sandwich Month
USA: American Adventures Month
USA: Kids Eat Right Month
International: Emancipation Day
Belize: Emancipation Day
Canada: Emancipation Day
USA: Black Business Month
International: World RNA Day
International: International IPA Day
United Kingdom: Cycle to Work Day
Belarus: Belarusian Written Language Day
Australia: Father's Day
New Zealand: Father's Day
Fiji: Father's Day
USA: Child Support Awareness Month