Day Guide for Monday July 31st 2023 What are the holidays on July 31st 2023?

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 1834

Regional

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (regional): Carnival Monday

The Saba Summer Festival runs for the last week of July

Regional

India (regional): Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh

A revolutionary, best known for assassinating Michael O'Dwyer on March 13th 1940

Regional

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 Rangers

July 30th 2023 | Go to Today | August 1st 2023

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General Information for July 31st 2023
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
1999 - Discovery Program: Lunar Prospector - NASA intentionally crashes the spacecraft into the Moon, thus ending its mission to detect frozen water on the moon's surface.
1954 - First ascent of K2, by an Italian expedition led by Ardito Desio.
1588 - Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines - English naval forces under the command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake defeat the Spanish Armada off the coast of Gravelines, France.
1009 - Pope Sergius IV becomes the 142nd pope, succeeding Pope John XVIII.