Day Guide for Friday July 21st 2023 What are the holidays on July 21st 2023?

This is our day guide for Friday July 21st 2023 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?

Holidays on July 21st 2023

International: First Sermon Of Lord Buddha

A public holiday on the fourth day of the sixth month in the Bhutanese calendar

Belgium: Independence Day

Independence Day celebrates the separation of Belgium from the Netherlands in 1831

Guam: Guam Liberation Day

Commemorates the liberation from Japanese rule on July 21st 1944

United Arab Emirates: Hijri New Year's Day

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

Observances on July 21st 2023

USA: National Creme Brulee Day

Though it has a French name, recipes for the Catalan version are 300 years older.

USA: National Junk Food Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Junk Food Day

Australia: National Lamington Day

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

USA: No Pet Store Puppies Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of No Pet Store Puppies Day.

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General Information for July 21st 2023
There are 4 public holidays today.
Day 202 of 2023
163 days left in 2023
Week 29 of the year
On this Day in History
1981 - Martina Navratilova becomes an American citizen.
1976 - The fateful US Bicentennial Convention of the American Legion after which Legionnaires' Disease is named.
1969 - Neil Armstrong and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin become the first men to walk on the Moon, during the Apollo 11 mission.
356 BC - The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is destroyed by arson.