Events & Holidays In July - 01

Bank Holiday (Taiwan)

Canada Day (Canada)

Communist Party Foundation (China)

Emancipation Day (St. Eustatius)

Freedom Day (Suriname)

Heiva i Tahiti (French Polynesia)

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (Hong Kong)

Independence Day (Burundi)

Independence Day South, ex-Italian Somaliland (Somalia)

National Day (Burundi Rwanda)

Republic Day (Ghana)

Sir Seretse Khama Day (Botswana)

Territory Day (British Virgin Islands)

The Precious Blood (Haiti)

1381  On this day in history birth of laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint   

1481  On this day in history birth of christian II of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (d. 1559)   

1506  On this day in history birth of louis II, king of Hungary/Bohemia (1516-26)   

1511  On this day in history birth of hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen de Jonghe], medical/historian/humanist   

1534  Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88) was born on this day in history.   

1534  Frederick II of Denmark (d. 1588) was born on this day in history.   

1560  On this day in history birth of charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot   

1574  Joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (d. 1656) was born on this day in history.   

0251  On this day in history death of decius, Roman Emperor (b. 207)   

1109  Death of King Alfonso VI of Castile (b. 1040) on this day in history.   

1277  Death of Baibars, Mameluk sultan of Egypt (b. 1223) on this day in history.   

1378  On this day in history jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies   

1523  On this day in history death of hendrik Voes, Flemish priest/church reformer, burned at stake   

1589  On this day in history christophe Plantin, French/Belgian book publisher, dies   

1592  Marc A Ingegneri, Italian violinist/composer (Responsoria), dies on this day in history.   

1614  On this day in history death of isaac Casaubon, French-born classical scholar (b. 1559)