Author Archives: Rob Burroughs

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.

Algeria Independence Day Today celebrates when Algeria gained independence from France after nearly 8 years of war and 132 years of French rule. Cape Verde Islands Independence Day Today marks when Cape Verde received independence from Portugal in 1975 after they had a change of approach to their overseas territories after the April 1974 revolution.Continue reading “Holidays on 5th July”

Feast of St Thomas the Apostle St Thomas was one of the original 12 disciples of Jesus Christ. He was canonised as a saint for his martyrdom. It is also recognised as Indian Christians Day. Belarus Independence Day This day in 1944 was the day of the Soviet liberation of Minsk from the Wehrmacht duringContinue reading “Holidays on 3rd July”

World UFO Day This is an awareness day for people to gather together and watch the skies for UFOs. This date is supposedly the date of the the UFO crash in the 1947 Roswell Incident. Curacao Flag Day This day celebrates the adoption of the national flag in 1984. Official functions and cultural events takeContinue reading “Holidays on 2nd July”

Burundi Independence Day It is an official public holiday in the country, but is currently not celebrated so much due to conflict between the Hutu and Tutsi populations there. It was on this day in 1962 that the Belgian colonisers left the country for independent rule. Rwanda Independence Day Rwanda, like Burundi, marks the dayContinue reading “Holidays on 1st July”

Canada Day used to be known as Dominion Day and celebrates the anniversary of the Canadian Confederation which happened on 1st July 1867 with the passing of the British North America Act 1867. This took the three separate colonies of the United Canadas, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and united into a single dominion withinContinue reading “Canada Day”

Asteroid Day DR Congo Independence Day

St. Peter’s and Paul Day Seychelles Independence Day French Polynesia Independence Day