This is our day guide for Wednesday July 24th 2024 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 24th 2024
International: Simon Bolivar Day
Simón Bolívar led Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish EmpirePublic sector only
USA (regional): Pioneer Day
Marks the founding of Salt Lake City in 1847 with the arrival Brigham Young and the first Mormon settlers
Vanuatu: Children's Day
A day to promote the welfare and well-being of children and also to celebrate children and what they contribute to societyObservances on July 24th 2024
USA: National Cousins Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Cousins Day
USA: National Drive-Thru Day
Drive-Thru services are offered by over 200,000 restaurants in the US.
USA: National Tequila Day
This popular spirit is distilled from the blue agave plant and made only in Mexico.
USA: National Thermal Engineering Day
The Heat is On! National Thermal Engineering Day is on July 24th as that is the hottest day of the year.
Russia: Florists' Day
Weddings, anniversaries, romantic gatherings... none of these events can do without a bouquet of flowers.
International: International Self Care Day
International Self-Care Day provides a focus and opportunity to raise the profile of healthy lifestyle self-care programmes around the world.July 23rd 2024 | Go to Today | July 25th 2024
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| General Information for July 24th 2024 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 206 of 2024 | |
| 160 days left in 2024 | |
| Week 30 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2013 - A high-speed train derails in Spain rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph), killing 78 passengers. | |
| 2001 - Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the last Tsar of Bulgaria when he was a child, is sworn in as Prime Minister of Bulgaria, becoming the first monarch in history to regain political power through democratic election to a different office. | |
| 1982 - Heavy rain causes a mudslide that destroys a bridge at Nagasaki, Japan, killing 299. | |
| 1935 - The Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109°F (43°C) in Chicago, Illinois and 104°F (40°C) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
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