This is our day guide for Saturday July 29th 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 29th 2023
International: Ashoura
Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram.
Faroe Islands: St. Olav’s Day
Commemorates the Norwegian King Olav the second, who brought Christianity to the Faroe Islands and who died in battle on July 29th 1030
Peru: Independence Day Holiday
A day to honour the armed forces and the National Police of Peru
Wallis and Futuna: Wallis and Futuna Territory Day
Commemorates the change in status to a French Overseas Territory on this day in 1961.Observances on July 29th 2023
USA: National Chicken Wing Day
Grab a few extra napkins and get ready to celebrate National Chicken Wing Day.
USA: National Lasagna Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Lasagna Day
International: International Tiger Day
Wild tiger numbers have dropped by more than 95% since the beginning of the 20th century.
USA: National Lipstick Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Lipstick Day.
Canada: Food Day Canada
Find out the dates, history and traditions of Food Day Canada.July 28th 2023 | Go to Today | July 30th 2023
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| General Information for July 29th 2023 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 210 of 2023 | |
| 155 days left in 2023 | |
| Week 30 of the year | |
| 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. | |
| 1864 - American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C. | |
| 1565 - The widowed Mary, Queen of Scots, marries Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Duke of Albany, at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, Scotland. | |
| 1030 - Ladejarl-Fairhair succession wars: Battle of Stiklestad - King Olaf II fights and dies trying to regain his Norwegian throne from the Danes. |
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