July 1

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2024 Daily Holidays that fall on July 1, include:

• American Zoo Day 
  
• Canada Day  
  
• Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day 
• Devotion to Duty Day 
• Early Bird Day 
• Estee Lauder Day 
• International Joke Day 
  
• International Reggae Day 
• National Deep Fried Clams Day - July 1 (also November 1)
• National Financial Freedom Day 
• National Gingersnap Day 
• National GSA Employee Day - (GSA = U.S. General Services Administration)
• National Postal Workers Day 
  
• National Television Heritage Day 
• Resolution Renewal Day 
• Second Half of the Year Day - July 1, 2024 (Leap Years)
• U.S. Postage Stamp Day
• Zip Code Day 

2024 Weekly Holidays that include July 1, are:

• Clean Beaches Week - July 1-7
• Eye Safety Awareness Week - June 30 - July 6, 2024 (7 days starting last Sunday in June)
• Hellen Keller - Blind Awareness Week - June 30 - July 6, 2024 (7 days starting the last Sunday in June)
• Honor America Days - June 14 - July 4 (21 Days starting on June 14)
  
• International Lace Week - July 1-6, 2024
• National Prevention of Eye Injuries Awareness - June 27 - July 4
• National Tire Safety Week - June 24 - July 3, 2024
• National Unassisted Homebirth Week - July 1-7

2024 Monthly Holidays that include July 1, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our July Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of July.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Hong Kong Arts Festival - June 14 - July 4, 2024 features Art, Theatre, Dance, Opera, and Music events.
• Tour de France - June 29 - July 21, 2024 - this is the world's most high profile bicycle race.
  
• Wimbledon - July 1-14, 2024 held at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club in Southwest London, England.

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for July 1 is Cancer.

Birth Flower of the Month

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for July is:

• Rubies which are said to guarantee health, wisdom, wealth, and success in love

Famous Birthdays

• 1807 - Thomas Green Clemson, American politician, educator, mining engineer, founder of Clemson University (d. 1888)
• 1899 - Thomas A. Dorsey, American composer and pianist who was known as the Father of black gospel music (d. 1993)
• 1906 - Estée Lauder, American businesswoman who co-founded Estée Lauder Companies (cosmetics) (d. 2004)
• 1912 - David Brower, American environmentalist who founded the Sierra Club Foundation (d. 2000)
• 1916 - Olivia de Havilland, Japanese-American actress (Melanie Hamilton in Gone With the Wind)
• 1934 - Jamie Farr, American actor and screenwriter (Corporal Klinger on M*A*S*H)
• 1934 - Sydney Pollack, American actor, director, and producer (Tootsie) (d. 2008)
• 1945 - Debbie Harry, American singer, songwriter and actress (Blondie)
• 1952 - Dan Aykroyd, Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer (Saturday Night Live)
• 1961 - Dianna Spencer, Princess of Wales (d. 1997)
• 1977 - Liv Tyler, American actress and model (Armageddon)

Famous Deaths

• 1784 - Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, German composer (b. 1710)
• 1991 - Michael Landon, American actor, director, and producer (Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie) (b. 1936)
• 1995 - Wolfman Jack, American radio host (b. 1938)
• 1999 - Forrest Mars, Sr., American businessman who created M&M's and the Mars bar (b. 1904)
• 2004 - Marlon Brando, American actor (The Godfather) (b. 1924)
• 2005 - Luther Vandross, American singer, songwriter and producer (b. 1951)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1916 - Dwight Eisenhower marries Mary Geneva Doud (Mamie) 
• 1961 - Businesswoman Martha Stewart marries Andrew Stewart
• 1982 - Over 2,000 Unification Church couples marry at New York Madison Square Garden
• 2011 - English model Kate Moss marries English guitarist Jamie Hince
• 2011 - Journalist Maria Shriver divorces actor Arnold Schwarzenegger

Quote of the Day

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

Protein is a macronutrient that is essential for health, and is considered the building block of the body. All of your body parts are built, using protein. It is made up of 20 amino acids. Your body can manufacture 11 of these, but you must get the other 9 essential amino acids from the foods that you eat.

Animal proteins, contain all of the amino acids, but vegetable proteins do not, therefore if you are a vegetarian or vegan, it is important to eat a large variety of fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, seeds and grains.

Find out more about Protein, including facts and recommendations from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits website!

This Day in History

• 1837 - A system of civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths is set up in England and Wales
• 1862 - The Russian State Library is founded as the Library of the Moscow Public Museum
• 1863 - The Battle of Gettysburg begins
• 1870 - The United States Department of Justice is formed
• 1879 - The first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower is published
• 1885 - The U.S. terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada
• 1890 - Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable
• 1908 - SOS is adopted as the international distress signal
• 1922 - The Great Railroad Strike of 1922 begins in the U.S.
• 1923 - The Canadian Parliament suspends all Chinese immigration
• 1931 - United Airlines begins services initially as Boeing Air Transport
• 1931 - Wiley Post and Harold Gatty become the first to circumnavigate the globe in a single engined monoplane aircraft
• 1932 - The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is formed
• 1942 - State Income Tax is abolished in Australia
• 1947 - The Philippine Air Force is established
• 1958 - Flooding of Canada's Saint Lawrence Seaway begins
• 1960 - Somalia gains their independence
• 1962 - Rwanda and Burundi gain their independence
• 1963 - Zip codes are introduced for United States mail
• 1984 - The MPAA introduces the PG-13 rating system
• 2007 - England bans smoking in all public indoor spaces
• 2013 - Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union
• 2020 - NAFTA is replaced by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

This Day in Music

• 1956 - Elvis Presley sings Hound Dog to a basset hound on the Steve Allen Show to keep the song PG
• 1963 - She Loves You by the Beatles is released
• 1973 - After 711 performances, the Broadway production of Jesus Christ Superstar closes
• 1978 - Aerosmith, Van Halen, Journey and Ted Nugent perform at the Texxas Jam in Dallas, Texas
• 1979 - Sony introduces the Walkman in Japan that makes music portable
• 2009 - Michael Jackson holds the top nine spots on Billboard's Top Pop Catalog Albums chart after his death on June 25. He also becomes the first act to sell more than 1 million song downloads in a week

This Day in Sports

• 1893 - The San Francisco Bay City Club opens the first US bicycle race track made of wood
• 1903 - The Inaugural race of the Tour de France bicycle race begins in Montgeron, a suburb of Paris
• 1987 - New York City radio station WFAN launces the world's first all sports radio station

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!