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This category covers historical events that fall on or near a specific day (or sometimes a month). It may be a birthday, a death day, a patent filing, or an event in the news. .

Simplicity Day (1817): July 12

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Simplicity Day marks the birthday of Henry David Thoreau, an influential poet, historian and philosopher, July 12, 1817. On this day it is suggested that people take a step back from their busy lives an...

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Barbershop Music Day (1945): July 13

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Night Watch (FR) (1789): July 13

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Bastille Day is a big event in France. Night Watch is the night before and it is celebrated with fireworks and festivities.

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Nitrogen Ice Cream Day (1909): July 13

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Gustav Robert Paalen invented the Double Walled Vessel, a technology using liquid nitrogen in tanks. The process allows ice cream to be creamy and cool, consistently. That patent was granted on July 13,...

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Statehood Day, (ME) (1878): July 13

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On July 13, 1878, the Berlin Congress dubbed Montenegro the twenty-seventh independent state globally. This anniversary is celebrated annually as Statehood Day or National Day in the nation of Montenegro...

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Bastille Day (FR) (1789): July 14

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Orca Day, World (2002): July 14

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World Orca Day marks the anniversary of the release of Springer, a killer whale that was fostered after his mother was killed, on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada July 14, 2002. It is a day...

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Couch Potato Day (1976): July 15

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Saint Swithin's Day (UK)(971 AD): July 15

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The legend says that if it rains for the next forty days if rain falls on Saint Swithin's Day. If it does not, it will be dry for the next forty. The folk belief comes from the fact that on July 15, 971AD...

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21 to Drink Day (1984): July 17

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Mother's Against Drunk Driving officially lobbied for and passed the nationwide law making the sale and public consumption of alcohol illegal to persons under the age of 21, July 17, 1984. Prior to this,...

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Constitution Day (KR)(1948): July 17

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Constitution Day in South Korea marks the anniversary of July 17, 1948, the official date of the proclamation of the nation's constitution. This is a national holiday.

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Day of Joy (NI)(1979): July 17

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The Day of Joy marks the fall of Managua, Nicaragua to the Sandinista's on July 17, 1979 and President Anastasio Somoza Debayle fleeing for refuge in the United States.

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Emoji Day, World (2002): July 17

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Apple launched its first emoji calendar on July 17, 2002. Emojis have become central to our communication and derived from computer shorthand used in the early days of the Internet. Currently there are ov...

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Feast of the Redeemer (IT)(1577): July 17

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In the 1575, a plague ripped through Venice, in today's Italy, killing over 50,000 people, 1/3 of the population. The Venetians, in fear and panic, prayed and vowed to build a new church for the Redeemer,...

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Wrong Way Corrigan Day (1938): July 17

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Wrong Way Corrigan Day celebrates the anniversary of the New York to Dublin flight by Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan. Corrigan tricked the US Government authorities on this day. The powers that be told...

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Constitution Day (UY)(1830): July 18

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Constitution Day in Uruguay marks the anniversary of July 18, 1830, the official date of the proclamation of the nation's constitution. This is a national holiday.

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Nelson Mandela Day, Intl. (ZA)(1918): July...

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Captive Nations Week (1959): July 18-24

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President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the first Captive Nations Week Proclamation in 1959 amidst an escalating Cold War, affirming America's support for the individual liberties of those living under Comm...

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Liberation Day (NI)(1979): July 19

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Liberation Day in Nicaragua marks the July 19, 1979 anniversary of the Sandinista's defeat of the Somoza dictatorship. This is a national holiday.

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