12 events found.
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Martyrdom of the Báb (Baháʼí)
The Báb, considered a manifestation of God by people of the Baháʼí faith was executed on this day in 1850. It is one of the nine holy days of the faith.
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Malala Day (International)
On this day the world celebrates Malala Day in honour of Nobel Peace Prize recipient Malala Yousafzai. She has spent her life fighting for the rights of children and women. Today is her birthday.
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Bastille Day – France
The French National Day is the anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, a major event of the French Revolution, as well as the Fête de la Fédération that celebrated the unity of the French people on 14 July 1790.
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Nelson Mandela’s Birthday
Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.
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Marine Day / Umi No Hi – Japan
Marine Day also known as "Ocean Day" or "Sea Day", is a public holiday in Japan usually celebrated on the third Monday in July. The purpose of the holiday is to give thanks for the ocean's bounty and to consider the importance of the ocean to Japan as a maritime nation.
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Tisha B’Av (Jewish)
Tisha B'Av is an annual fast day in Judaism, on which a number of disasters in Jewish history occurred, primarily the destruction of both Solomon's Temple by the Neo-Babylonian Empire and the Second Temple by the Roman Empire in Jerusalem. It is regarded as the saddest day in the Jewish calendar.
