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.
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Holidays on 6th July
Cayman Islands Constitution Day This holiday is celebrated on the first Monday in July, and celebrates the first written constitution of the Cayman Islands on 4th July 1959. This constitution granted women the right to vote and removed its political dependence on Jamaica. Comoros Independence Day Today celebrates when Comoros declared independence from France onContinue reading “Holidays on 6th July”
Holidays on 5th July
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”
Fourth of July/Independence Day
Independence Day, also called the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the USA commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence of the United States on 4th July 1776. The Continental Congress declared the 13 American Colonies at the time were no longer subject to the rule of King George III, the kingContinue reading “Fourth of July/Independence Day”
Holidays on 3rd July
Feast of St Thomas the Apostle Belarus Independence Day
Holidays on 2nd July
World UFO Day Curacao Flag Day
Canada Day
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”
Holidays on 1st July
Burundi Independence Day Rwanda Independence Day Somalia Independence Day British Virgin Islands Independence Day Hong Kong Independence Day Madeira Day
Holidays on 30th June
Asteroid Day DR Congo Independence Day
Holidays on 29th June
St. Peter’s and Paul Day Seychelles Independence Day French Polynesia Independence Day
