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Category: Military, Firearms and Police
Highlighting global events relating to military, policing, and weapons.
This category includes military, military careers, military actions, events related to policing, police, sheriff, secret services, espionage, war, conflicts, weapons and firearms.
Military Events
Tammuz, Fast of (J)(70AD): July 13
Daily
Observed on the 17th day of the Hebrew month of Tammuz (unless it falls on a Saturday), the Fast of Tammuz begins a three-week mourning period marking the breaching of the walls of Jerusalem in 70AD by th...
January
Three Weeks (J): July 13 - August 3
Weekly
Three Weeks, or Bein ha-Metzarim, is an observance in the Jewish faith mourning the destruction of the first (586 BC) and second Temples (70 AD). Observed beginning in the Hebrew month of Tammuz, on its...
January
Bastille Day (FR/MF) (1789): July 14
Daily
La Fête Nationale or Bastille Day is National Day in France. It commemorates July 14, 1789, storming of the Bastille, a prison in Paris. Storming the Bastille was one of the first significant acts of ar...
January
Battle of the Boyne Holiday (UK)(1690): Ju...
Daily
Fought on July 1, 1690, the Battle of Boyne was a decisive battle in Irish and English history. King William III, with his English and French Protestant armies, defeated King James’ army of Irish and Fren...
January
Liberation Day (NI)(1979): July 19
Daily
Liberation Day in Nicaragua marks the July 19, 1979, anniversary of the Sandinista's defeat of the Somoza dictatorship. Liberation Day is a national holiday.
January
Liberation Day (US-GU)(1944): July 21
Daily
Liberation Day in Guam marks the anniversary of the American navy liberating the island from Japanese occupation on July 21, 1944. Guam continues today as a US territory, and liberation Day is an island h...
January
Renaissance Day, (OM) (1970): July 23
Daily
Renaissance Day is a public holiday in Oman, similar to the 4th of July in the United States. It marks the anniversary of Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said's ascendency to the throne on July 23, 1970. Qaboo...
January
Revolution Day, (EG)(1952): July 23
Daily
Revolution Day in Egypt marks the July 23, 1952, anniversary of the overthrow of Egypt's monarch. Nasser, a general, would become its first president, and Revolution Day is a national holiday.
January
Hire a Veteran Day, Ntl.: July 25
Daily
Veterans, those who have served their nation in the military, have a variety of skills that translate well to civilian service. They learn leadership, discipline, and teamwork regardless of rank. Due to t...
January
Jabotinsky Day (IL): July 25
Daily
Jabotinsky Day is a holiday in Israel that honors the life and legacy of Vladimir Jabotinsky, a prominent Zionist leader, author, and military strategist. The holiday is observed annually on the Hebrew da...
January
Soma Nomaoi (JP): July 26-28
Daily
A celebration of culture and the past, Soma Nomaoi is an annual festival in Japan observed for over 1,000 years. The primary attraction is the Kachu Keiba. In essence, 1,000 warriors dressed in ancient co...
January
Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, Ntl. (1...
Daily
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day honors the soldiers who fought on the Korean Peninsula and pushed the Communist army north of the 38th Parallel. On July 27, 1953, the Military Armistice Agre...
January
WWI Begins (1914): July 28
Daily
On July 28, 1914, the first World War began. Called the Great War, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month to the day after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria by a Serbian nationa...
January
Olsok Eve (NO)(1030): July 29
Daily
The first king of Norway, a Viking, was Olaf II Haraldsson, affectionately referred to as St. Olaf. He is the patron saint of the nation. Born in 955AD, he reigned over Norway from 1015 - 1028. He was fo...
January
15th of Khordad (IR)(1963): June 5
Daily
June 5, 1963, is the anniversary of an uprising in Iran, referred to as the 15th of Khordad. Iranian historians and the people point to this event as the beginning of the Islamic Revolution. The event beg...
January
Alan Turing Day (1912): June 23
Daily
Alan Turing was born on June 23, 1912, to Julius Mathison Turing and Ethel Sara in Paddington, England. During the Second World War, he worked for the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS), the cent...
January
Alan Turing Week: June 18–23
Weekly
Alan Turing (1912-1954) was an English mathematician, logician, computer scientist, and cryptanalyst who made significant contributions to various fields, including theoretical computer science, artificia...
January
Almond Buttercrunch Day: June 29
Daily
National Almond Buttercrunch Day commemorates almond buttercrunch, created in 1923. This candy was made popular during World War II when it was shipped to soldiers overseas. Brown & Haley, a candy compa...
January
Antifascist Struggle Day (HR)(1941): June...
Daily
Most of us are familiar with WWII and the rise of fascism in Italy and Germany, most notably, but not exclusively. Throughout Europe, people rose against fascism. In modern-day Croatia, that task fell to...
January
Armed Forces Day (GT)(1871): June 30
Daily
Armed Forces Day in Guatemala marks the June 30, 1871, anniversary of the Liberal Revolution, which ended the Carrera Administration and set the nation on a new path. Today is a national holiday in Guatem...
January
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