July
July 1 - Canada Day – Canada
- Princess Diana’s (Wales) Birthday July 2 - 1964, Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act - National Literacy Day July 3 - Asalha Puja Day/Dharma Day (Buddhism) – Anniversary of the Buddha’s first sermon; “The Turning of the Wheel of Law” - Dog Days begin July 4 - Independence Day – United States - Lailat al Barai’ah (Muslim) – The Night of Forgiveness; the time when Allah is believed to determine people’s fate, time for penitence, fasting, and all night prayer. (Two weeks before Ramadan) July 5 - Independence Day in Algeria and Venezuela - P.T. Barnum Born, 1810 July 6 - Dalai Lama’s Birthday - 1957, Athea Gibson is the first African American to win Wimbledon July 7 - International Day of Cooperatives – Day used by the United States to celebrate the role of cooperatives in economic, social, and cultural development, and in the achievement of social policy objectives. - 1948, 6 female reservists become first women sworn in the regular U.S. Navy July 8 - Diabetes Awareness Week begins - Fast of 17th Tammuz (Judaism) July 9 - Martyrdom of the Bab (Baha’i) - Ramadan begins July 10 - Silence Day for those that follow Meher Baba (Indian Mystic and Spiritual Master who declared he was the avatar of the age in 1954) - Martin Provensen born, 1916 July 11 - World Population Day – Celebrates humanity and reminds us to look after one another and our planet. - St. Benedict Day (Catholicism) July 12 - This Beatles received a gold record for “Yellow Submarine”. - Paper Bag Day – Day the paper bag-manufacturing machine was patented. July 13 - 1985, Live Aid (worldwide rock concert) was organized to raise money for the relief of famine-stricken Africans. - Go West Day! July 14 - Bastille Day (France) – Similar to the U.S.’s Independence Day, France celebrates the start of a new government. July 15 - St. Swithin’s Day (Christian) – Day when people watch the weather; according to tradition the type of weather on this day will continue for the next 40 days. - 1954, the first Boeing 707 flew. July 16 - 1999: JFK, Jr. died when his plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean - 1945: the atomic bomb was successfully tested July 17 - 1955: Disneyland opens for the first time - Shark Awareness Day July 18 - International Nelson Mandela Day (also his birthday) - 1896: 2nd U.S. Golf Open July 19 - 1986: video of Titanic sinking is released - 1848: first Women’s Rights Convention in the U.S. (Seneca Falls) July 20 - 1969: Moon Day (commemorates the day the first man walked on the moon) - Special Olympics Day July 21 - 1861: The First Battle of Bull Run - 1836: First Canadian Rail Road established July 22 - Asala Day – Dhamma Day (celebrates the start of Buddha’s teachings) - 1969: U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik (satellites) July 23 - National Hot Dog Day - 1903: Ford sells first Model A car July 24 - Mormon Pioneer Day - 1911: Machu Picchu is discovered in Peru July 25 - 1916: explosion at Lake Erie and Cleveland Waterworks - U.S. Department of Army created July 26 - One Voice Day (people all around the world reunite to read the Universal Peace Covenant) - 1788: New York became the 11th state July 27 - National Korean War Veterans Day - 1949: first jet takes a test flight July 28 - Peru’s Independence Day - 1868: 14th Amendment (secure rights for slaves) July 29 - 1958: NASA’s Anniversary (created on this day) - 1955: U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test July 30 - Throne Day in Morocco - 1945: U.S.S. Indianapolis was bombed July 31 - Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola (Roman Catholic) - 1984: U.S. Men’s Olympic Gymnastics team won the gold medal in LA |