Holidays Calendar for July 23, 2016
Revolution Day is the biggest secular public holiday in Egypt. It is celebrated on July 23. Revolution Day marks the anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 which lead to the overthrow King Farouk and establishment of the Republic of Egypt.
July 23 is National Remembrance Day in Papua New Guinea. It is a memorial day observed to honor PNG soldiers and officers who lost their lived during World War I, World War II and other military engagements within Papua New Guinea and abroad.
Peruvian Air Force Day (Día de la Fuerza Aérea del Perú) is a public holiday in Peru celebrated annually on July 23. It was created to commemorate the heroic sacrifice of the Peruvian Air Force fighter pilot José Quiñones Gonzales.
Seventeenth of Tammuz (Shiv'ah Asar b'Tammuz) is a minor fast day in Judaism. It commemorates the day when the walls of Jerusalem were breached proceeding to the destruction of the Second Temple by the Romans.
World Sjögren’s Day is an international observance held annually on July 23. It was created to raise awareness of Sjögren’s syndrome, a chronic autoimmune disease that affects multiple organs and has no known cure.
Retail Trade Worker's Day is a professional holiday, that is observed in the Russian Federation every fourth Saturday in July. The holiday existed unofficially for a long time, but it was legislatively established only in 2013.
There is a common misconception that the cowboy culture has almost faded into oblivion in the modern age, but this is not true. Cowboys have simply adapted to the modern world while preserving many of their classic traditions. National Day of the Cowboy, observed annually on the fourth Saturday of July, was created to celebrate cowboy culture and history.
Batangas City Foundation Day, also referred to as simply Batangas City Day, is a special working holiday in Batangas, Philippines. It commemorates the day when Batangas was granted cityhood.
Apolinario Mabini Day (Kaarawan ni Apolinario Mabini) is a special working holiday in the Philippine city of Tanuan. It is celebrated every July 23 to mark the birth anniversary of a Filipino revolutionary leader who served as the first Prime Minister of the Philippines.
July is National Ice Cream Month therefore many food related holidays celebrated in July are devoted to various types of ice cream. For example, July 23 is National Vanilla Ice Cream Day. It celebrates the basic and most popular ice cream flavor.
Peanut butter and jelly might seem like the perfect combo, but there are a lot of people that like the combination of peanut butter and chocolate just as much or even prefer it to PB&J. If you’re one of them, don’t forget to celebrate Peanut Butter and Chocolate Day on July 23.
If you think that most desserts look and taste better with sprinkles, you absolutely need to observe Sprinkle Day on July 23. This unofficial holiday celebrates a delicious addition to ice cream, cupcakes, doughnuts, brownies, and other desserts.
International Yada Yada Yada Day is a fun holiday inspired by the cult American sitcom Seinfeld. It was created to celebrate a popular phrase that was prominently featured in the 153rd episode of Seinfeld, titled “The Yada Yada”.
National Gorgeous Grandma Day, also known as simply Gorgeous Grandma Day, is observed annually on July 23. This amazing holiday was created to celebrate women over 50 and encourage them to defy societal expectations.
National Children's Day is annually celebrated in Indonesia on July 23. Although the holiday exists for a long time, many Indonesians still don't know about it.
National Women Touched by Addiction Day is observed annually on July 23. It was created to help combat stigma surrounding addiction in women and celebrate the resilience of women who have struggled with addiction firsthand or dealt with addiction of a loved one.
Festivals on July 23, 2016
- Celebration of Light in Vancouver, Canada
- VegFest Colorado in Denver, USA
- Manchester Jazz Festival in Manchester, United Kingdom
- Rwanda Film Festival in Kigali, Rwanda
- Tomorrowland Belgium in Boom, Belgium
- Carnival of Santiago de Cuba in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
- Veggie Fest in Chicago, USA
- Verbier Festival in Verbier, Switzerland
- Hillside Festival in Guelph, Canada
- Fuji Rock Festival in Yuzawa, Japan
- Salzburg Festival in Salzburg, Austria
- Newport Folk Festival in Newport, USA
- Great Texas Balloon Race in Longview, USA
- Interstellar Rodeo in Edmonton, Canada
- BVI Emancipation Festival in Road Town, British Virgin Islands
This Day in History
- 2014 The opening ceremony of the XX Commonwealth Games took place in Glasgow, Scotland. It was officially presided over by Queen Elizabeth II.
- 2012 Died: Sally Ride, American physicist an astronaut. In 1978, she became the 1st American female astronaut and the 2nd woman in space.
- 2011 Died: Amy Winehouse, English singer and songwriter known for her deep vocals and her eclectic mix of various musical genres.
- 1999 Died: Hassan II, King of Marocco from 1961 until his death. His conservative rule was characterized by human rights violations.
- 1992 The Republic of Abkhazia declared its independence from Georgia. The majority of countries of the world do not recognize its independence.
- 1989 Born: Daniel Radcliffe, English actor of stage and screen who is best known for playing the title character in the Harry Potter film series.
- 1988 1st Chairman of the Burma Socialist Programme Party Ne Win resigned due to pro-democracy protests after ruling Burma since 1962.
- 1984 Miss America 1984 Vanessa Williams publicly resigned after it had become known that her nude photos would be published in Penthouse.
- 1983 Air Canada Flight 143 successfully landed at Gimli Industrial Park Airport after having run out of fuel at an altitude of 41,000 feet (12,000 m).
- 1983 13 of 15 members of the Sri Lankan Army patrol Four Four Bravo were ambushed and killed by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
- 1982 Born: Paul Wesley, American actor, director and producer best known for his multiple roles in the television series The Vampire Diaries.
- 1973 Born: Kathryn Hahn, American actress. She gained prominence appearing as a supporting actress in a number of comedy films and is known for portraying Agatha Harkness in the MCU.
- 1973 Born: Monica Lewinsky, former White House intern famous for her affair with President Bill Clinton known as the Lewinsky scandal.
- 1970 Born: Charisma Carpenter, American actress best known for playing Cordelia Chase in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.
- 1968 Died: Henry Hallett Dale, English physiologist and pharmacologist who was awarded the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
- 1967 Born: Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor, producer and director best known for his numerous supporting and character roles.
- 1966 Died: Montgomery Clift, American actor of stage and screen who was one of the original method actors in Hollywood, along with James Dean.
- 1961 Born: Woody Harrelson, American actor, film director, playwright and activist whose breakout role was Woody Boyd in the sitcom Cheers.
- 1952 The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was created when the 1951 Treaty of Paris came into force. The Treaty expired in 2002.
- 1926 Died: Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter who specialized in historical and mythological subjects. One of his best known paintings is Bogatyrs.
- 1918 Born: Pee Wee Reese, renowned American professional baseball player who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.
- 1916 Died: William Ramsay, Scottish chemist who was awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of the noble (inert) gases.
- 1906 Born: Vladimir Prelog, Croatian-Swiss organic chemist who was awarded the 1975 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, sharing it with John Cornforth.
- 1892 Born: Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen Woldemikael), regent of Ethiopia from 1916 to 1930 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974.
- 1885 Died: Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician who served as the 18th President of the United States for two consecutive terms.
- 1884 Born: Emil Jannings, Swiss-born German actor and producer. In 1928, he became the first actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor.
- 1881 The International (then European) Federation of Gymnastics was created. It is the oldest existing international sports organization in the world.
- 1881 Argentina and Chile signed the Boundary Treaty of 1881, aimed at establishing a precise and exact borderline between the two countries.
- 1875 Died: Isaac Singer, American inventor and entrepreneur primarily remembered for founding the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
- 1840 The British Parliament passed the Act of Union 1840, creating the Province of Canada. The province was officially proclaimed in 1841.
- 1757 Died: Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer whose music was influential in the development of the Baroque and Classical styles.