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  Christian II of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (d. 1559) was born on this day in history.   

1506  Louis II, king of Hungary/Bohemia (1516-26) was born on this day in history.   

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

1534  On this day in history birth of frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88)   

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

1560  Charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot was born on this day in history.   

1574  On this day in history birth of joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (d. 1656)   

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  On this day in history death of baibars, Mameluk sultan of Egypt (b. 1223)   

1378  Jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies on this day in history.   

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  Death of Isaac Casaubon, French-born classical scholar (b. 1559) on this day in history.