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International Chess Day
International Chess Day is annually celebrated on 20 July, the day the International Chess Federation (FIDE) was founded in 1924.
International Chess Day
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Lempira Day (Honduras)
Public holidays in Honduras are primarily centered on Christianity and the commemoration of significant events in Honduran history. Each celebration is very important to many fami…
Lempira Day (Honduras)
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Christian feast day: Alberic Crescitelli
Alberico (Alberic) Crescitelli (1863–1900), Chinese name Guo Xide, was an Italian Catholic priest and missionary to China. Born in Italy on 30 June 1863, Alberico Crescitelli enter…
Christian feast day: Alberic Crescitelli
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Christian feast day: Albert John Luthuli (Episcopal Church)
Albert John Luthuli was a South African anti-apartheid activist, traditional leader, and politician who served as the President-General of the African National Congress from 1952 u…
Christian feast day: Albert John Luthuli (Episcopal Church)
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Christian feast day: Arbogast
Arbogast of Strassburg; German: Arbogast von Straßburg; French: Arbogast de Strasbourg; Latin: Arbogastus; c. 600s) was a 7th-century missionary in the Frankish Empire and an early…
Christian feast day: Arbogast
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Christian feast day: Barhadbesciabas
Barhadbesciabas is venerated as a Christian martyr who was decapitated during the reign of Shapur II. A deacon of Arbela, in the Sassanid Empire, he was arrested by the governor of…
Christian feast day: Barhadbesciabas
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Christian feast day: Carlos of Brazil (Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church)
Carlos Duarte Costa was a Brazilian bishop and Christian communist who became the founder of the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church, an Independent Catholic church, and its intern…
Christian feast day: Carlos of Brazil (Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church)
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Christian feast day: Daniel (Catholic Church)
Daniel is the main character of the Book of Daniel. According to the Hebrew Bible, Daniel was a noble Jewish youth of Jerusalem taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon…
Christian feast day: Daniel (Catholic Church)
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Christian feast day: Lawrence of Brindisi
Lawrence of Brindisi, OFM Cap., born Giulio Cesare Russo, was an Italian Catholic priest, theologian and member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. An accomplished linguist, in …
Christian feast day: Lawrence of Brindisi
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Christian feast day: Praxedes
Praxedes, called "a Roman maiden", was a saint and virgin who lived in the Roman Empire during the 2nd century. Along with her sister, Pudentiana, she provided for the poor and gav…
Christian feast day: Praxedes
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Christian feast day: Victor of Marseilles
Victor of Marseilles was an Egyptian Christian martyr. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, and Eastern Orthodox Church.
Christian feast day: Victor of Marseilles
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Christian feast day: July 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
July 20 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 22
Christian feast day: July 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Liberation Day in 1944 (Guam)
Liberation Day is a day, often a public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place, similar to an independence day, but differing from it because it does not involve the origina…
Liberation Day in 1944 (Guam)
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Belgian National Day (Belgium)
Belgian National Day is the national holiday of Belgium commemorated annually on 21 July. It is one of the country's ten public holidays and marks the anniversary of the investitur…
Belgian National Day (Belgium)
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Racial Harmony Day (Singapore)
Racial Harmony Day is a day in Singapore to promote racial and ethnic harmony within the nation. It is observed on 21 July every year, with most activities organised by schools and…
Racial Harmony Day (Singapore)
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Summer Kazanskaya (Russia)
Our Lady of Kazan, also called Mother of God of Kazan, is a holy icon of the highest stature within the Russian Orthodox Church, representing the Virgin Mary as the protector and p…
Summer Kazanskaya (Russia)
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Christian feast day: Abd-al-Masih
Abd al-Masih, born Asher ben Levi, is described as a saint and martyr in early Christianity. The name Abd al-Masih means "servant/slave of the Messiah" in Arabic.
Christian feast day: Abd-al-Masih
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Christian feast day: Anna Wang
Anna Wang was a Catholic lay girl who was martyred during the Boxer Rebellion. She was declared a saint by John Paul II. She is one of the Martyrs of China.
Christian feast day: Anna Wang
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Christian feast day: Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, travelled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to his crucifixion and resurrection.
Christian feast day: Mary Magdalene
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Christian feast day: Markella
Saint Markella or Marcella was an inhabitant of 14th-century Chios who was canonized by the Greek Orthodox Church. Her feast day is celebrated on 22 July.
Christian feast day: Markella
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Christian feast day: Nohra (Maronite Church)
Saint Nohra, St. Lucius or Mar Nohra was a Maronite saint and mar. The saint's name derives from Aramaic, meaning "light". He was born in Persia in the third century, and is not to…
Christian feast day: Nohra (Maronite Church)
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Christian feast day: Philip Evans and John Lloyd
Philip Evans, SJ and John Lloyd were Welsh Catholic priests killed in the aftermath of the alleged Popish Plot. They are among the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
Christian feast day: Philip Evans and John Lloyd
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Christian feast day: July 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
July 21 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 23
Christian feast day: July 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Sarawak Independence Day (Sarawak, Malaysia)
Sarawak Day, officially known as Sarawak Independence Day is a holiday celebrated on 22 July annually by Sarawak, celebrating the establishment of de facto self-government on 22 Ju…
Sarawak Independence Day (Sarawak, Malaysia)