Friday 12 July Kiribati National Day in Kiribati
European colonial interest in the islands wasn't the full-on invasion or conquest as seen in other parts of the world. Some Europeans just happened to…
Thursday 11 July National Culture and Senior Citizens Day in Kiribati
The elders in Kiribati are an important part of society. Elder men are called Unimwane, and elder women are called Unaine. Rather than the more familiar high…
Wednesday 10 July National Day of Prayer, Reflection and Thanksgiving in Montserrat
The Soufrière Hills Volcano on the southern side of the island became active on Tuesday July 18th 1995. The first explosion occurred in August 1995,…
Tuesday 9 July State Rebellion Day in São Paulo
Vargas was supported by the military and the political elites but was unpopular with the general population. The uprising began on July 9th 1932, after…
Monday 8 July Capital City Day in Kazakhstan
When Kazakhstan was part of the Soviet Union, the capital of the country was Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan. Following the collapse of the…
Sunday 7 July Independence Day in Solomon Islands
Lying to the east of Papua New Guinea, the first European to visit the islands in the archipelago was the Spanish navigator Álvaro de Mendaña…
Sunday 7 July Independence Day in Solomon Islands
Lying to the east of Papua New Guinea, the first European to visit the islands in the archipelago was the Spanish navigator Álvaro de Mendaña in February…
Saturday 6 July National Day in Comoros
Comoros is a series of three islands (Grande Comore, Anjouan and Moheli) located in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa. The islands first…
Friday 5 July Independence Day in Cape Verde
Cape Verde is an island country consisting of 10 volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Northwest Africa. The islands were uninhabited…
Thursday 4 July Liberation Day in Rwanda
The Rwandan genocide was a mass slaughter of Tutsi in this tiny landlocked African country during the Rwandan Civil War. The killing was overseen by…
Wednesday 3 July Independence Day in Belarus
The independence or national days of most ex-Soviet states takes place on the date that marks that country's independence after the fall of the Soviet…
Tuesday 2 July National Anthem and Flag Day in Curaçao
Located in the south Caribbean Sea, Curaçao is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Designed by Martin Den Dulk, the country's flag was…
Monday 1 July Caricom Day in Guyana
The day marks the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas on this day on July 4th 1973. The Founding Fathers who signed the Treaty on…
Sunday 30 June Army Day in Guatemala
From 1865, Guatemala had been under the dictatorship of Vicente Cerna. Cerna's persecution of liberal party members, eventually resulted in the Liberal Revolution, which began…
Saturday 29 June Autonomy Day in French Polynesia
French Polynesia is an overseas collectivity of France and its only overseas country. It consists of over 100 islands and atolls in the South Pacific Ocean with…
Friday 28 June Matariki in New Zealand
Matariki is the Māori name for the Pleiades star cluster. Before sunrise during New Zealand’s winter, the cluster is visible as a faint sparkle of tiny…
Thursday 27 June Independence Day in Djibouti
Djibouti had been under French colonial control since 1888. In 1946 it was made an overseas territory within the French Union with its own legislature…
Wednesday 26 June Independence Day in Madagascar
In the early 19th century, Madagascar was united and ruled as the Kingdom of Madagascar. Seen as a key strategic location by both France and…
Tuesday 25 June Eid-e-Ghadir in Iran
A decade after the original Hirja when the Prophet Muhammad migrated from Mecca to Medina, he performed the pilgrimage to Mecca, giving the 'Farewell Sermon' to over…
Monday 24 June Jāņi in Latvia
Jāņi marks the summer solstice and the shortest night of the year and it has become one of the most important holidays in Latvia. At the…