This is our day guide for Monday July 31st 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 31st 2023
International: Ashoura (in lieu)
Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram.
Barbados: Caricom Day
Marks the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas on July 4th 1973
Belize: Emancipation Day (in lieu)
Marks the end of Slavery across the British Empire on August 1st 1834Regional
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (regional): Carnival Monday
The Saba Summer Festival runs for the last week of JulyRegional
India (regional): Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh
A revolutionary, best known for assassinating Michael O'Dwyer on March 13th 1940Regional
Pakistan (regional): Public Holiday
A two-day public holiday has been declared in Islamabad due to foreign delegation visit.Public sector only
Thailand: Special Holiday
Marks the day when the Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon in India over 2500 years ago
Vanuatu: Independence Day (in lieu)
Commemorates the end of British and French colonial rule on July 30th 1980.Observances on July 31st 2023
USA: National Mutt Day
Did you know that 80% of dogs in shelters are mixed breeds?
USA: National Raspberry Cake Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Raspberry Cake Day
USA: National Avocado Day
Avocado is actually a fruit! We kind of get to celebrate it twice a year. On July 31st for National Avocado Day and then again in September for National Guacamole Day!
International: World Ranger Day
World Ranger Day is celebrated across the world on July 31 every year to appreciate the contributions of the Forest RangersJuly 30th 2023 | Go to Today | August 1st 2023
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| General Information for July 31st 2023 | |
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| There are 8 public holidays today. | |
| Day 212 of 2023 | |
| 153 days left in 2023 | |
| Week 31 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1970 - Black Tot Day: the last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the British Royal Navy. | |
| 1964 - Ranger 7, one of the Apollo Pathfinders, returns to Earth with close-up photos of the lunar surface. | |
| 1800 - Friedrich Wohler, the German chemist and first person to synthesise an organic compound (urea) from an inorganic source, is born. | |
| 1667 - Second Anglo-Dutch War: Treaty of Breda ends the conflict. |
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