Author Archives: Rob Burroughs

Nelson Mandela Day is celebrating the life of Nelson Mandela on 18th July each year. The day was officially declared by the United Nations in November 2009. Nelson Mandela was an influential figure in South Africa. It is an annual global celebration that takes place to honour the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela. ThisContinue reading “Nelson Mandela Day”

World Emoji Day World Emoji Day is an unofficial holiday celebrating emojis set up by Jeremy Burge in 2014. This date was chosen as it is famously displayed on the Calendar Emoji. Slovakia Independence Day Today marks the anniversary of the declaration of the independence for Slovakia in 1992. This is a remembrance holiday thatContinue reading “Holidays on 17th July”

On this day in 1931 the first modern constitution for Ethopia was implemented, replacing the Fetha Nagast, which had been the supreme law there since the middle ages. It was introduced in a lavish ceremony in the presence of Emperor Haile Selassie, who had wanted to proclaim one for his country.

St. Swithin’s Day is on 15th July, which is also called St Swithun’s Day. This day, according to folkore, determines what the weather for the next 40 days will be. If it rains on this day, then 40 days of rain will follow, while a fair day indicates 40 days of fine weather. This followsContinue reading “St Swithin’s Day”

Today marks Bastille Day, the anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille back on 14th July 1789, an important date in the French Revolution. Tensions rose beforehand between reformist and conservative factions as the country struggled to resolve an economic crisis. On 11th July that year, the finance minister of King Louis XVI was dismissedContinue reading “Bastille Day”

Kiribati Independence Day Today marks the independence of Kiribati from the United Kingdom on 12th July 1979. It had been agreed a year earlier that it should become independent, and receive several other islands to form the Republic of Kiribati. On the same day it joined the Commonwealth of Nations. Sao Tome and Principe IndependenceContinue reading “Holidays on 12th July”

Today is World Population Day, which seeks to raise awareness of global population issues. It was established in 1989 by the Governining Council of the United Nations Development Programme, and aims to increase people’s awareness on issues such as Gender Equality, Poverty, Maternal Health and Human Rights.

Today celebrates the day Bahamas gained independence from Great Britain on 10th July 1973, after 5 years of seeking independence. They joined the Commonwealth of Nations on the same day. The festivities for the day include everything from fireworks to food and music and dancing too across a variety of islands. Many government officials makeContinue reading “Bahamas Independence Day”

Argentina Independence Day The congress of Tucuman declared the independence of Argentina on 9th July 1816. However they declared independence of the United Provinces of South America, which is today one of the legal names of the Argentine Republic. South Sudan Independence Day South Sudan declared independence from Sudan on 9th July 2011, after aContinue reading “Holidays on 9th July”

Today marks Independence Day in the Solomon Islands, which was granted to the island in 1978 from Great Britain. The island had become too expensive for Britain to run after the first oil price shock occurred in 1973. Great Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II however remains Queen of the islands.