What events happened on July 1?
👉 HOLIDAYS:
🇺🇳 International Cooperative Day.
🌏 International Reggae Day.
🌎 International Chicken Wing Day.
👉 NATIONAL HOLIDAYS:
🇹🇭 Thailand – Scout Day.
🇷🇺 Russia, 🇧🇾 Belarus, 🇺🇦 Ukraine – Dnieper Day.
🇬🇹 Guatemala – Bank Employees Day.
🇺🇸 USA – US National Postage Stamp and Postal Workers Day.
🇧🇬 Bulgaria – July Morning.
🇵🇭 Philippines – Philippine Air Force Day.
🇦🇲 Armenia – Prosecutor’s Office Day.
🇮🇩 Indonesia – National Police Day.
🇵🇹 Portugal – Madeira Day.
🇸🇬 Singapore – Armed Forces Day.
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan – Tax Service Employees Day.
🇲🇽 Mexico – Engineers’ Day.
🇭🇺 Hungary – Civil Servants’ Day.
🇺🇦 Ukraine – Architecture Day.
🇳🇷 Nauru – RONPhos Day.
🇮🇳 India – Doctors’ Day.
🇸🇽 Sint Maarten – Liberation Day.
🇭🇰 Hong Kong – Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day.
🇦🇺 Australia, 🇳🇿 New Zealand – Tartan Day.
🇧🇼 Botswana – Sir Seretse Khama Day.
🇸🇴 Somalia – Republic Day.
🇸🇷 Suriname – Liberation Day.
🇧🇮 Burundi – Independence Day.
🇬🇭 Ghana – Republic Day.
🇷🇼 Rwanda – Independence Day.
🇨🇳 China – Founding Day of the Communist Party of China.
🇨🇦 Canada – Canada Day.
🇨🇦 Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador – Remembrance Day.
🇬🇧 Virgin Islands – Territory Day.
👉 EVENTS:
– 1097 – Victory of the Crusaders over the Seljuk army in the Battle of Dorilya near Kilij-Arslon.
– 1569 – The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (unification of Poland and Lithuania) was created by the Union of Lublin.
– 1661 – A peace treaty was signed between Russia and Sweden, ending the Russo-Swedish War of 1656-1658.
– 1783 – The Bolshoi Theater was opened in St. Petersburg.
– 1866 – The first Russian school for boys and girls was opened in Tashkent.
– 1867 – Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain.
– 1877 – The Wimbledon tennis tournament was held for the first time.
– 1886 – The Turkestan Excise Department is established.
– 1890 – England and Germany divide their zones of influence in Africa.
– 1916 – World War I: The Battle of the Somme begins.
– 1917 – Daylight saving time is introduced for the first time in Russia.
– 1921 – 13 delegates in Shanghai establish the Communist Party of China.
– 1942 – Sevastopol is occupied by the Germans, hundreds of thousands of people are taken prisoner.
– 1960 – Somalia’s Independence Day.
– 1962 – Rwanda declares independence.
– 1962 – Burundi declares independence.
– 1966 – France withdraws from the NATO military organization.
– 1991 – A protocol on the official dissolution of the Warsaw Pact Organization is signed in Prague.
– 1994 – The national currency of the Republic of Uzbekistan – the soum – was introduced into circulation.
– 1997 – Hong Kong, as a special territory of China, was re-incorporated into the Chinese state.
– 1999 – The Scottish Parliament opened its first session in 300 years.
– 2013 – Croatia joined the European Union.
-2020 – A referendum was held in Russia to amend the constitution.
– 2020 – 200 and 500 soum banknotes were withdrawn from circulation in Uzbekistan.