Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on July 28
15 holidays and special days are celebrated on July 28 around the world.
- 15observances
- 48events
Holidays and observances
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Alphonsa Muttathupadathu (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church)Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception, born as Anna Muttathupadathu, was an Indian Catholic nun and educator. She is the first woman of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church, and the first canonized saint of the Syro-Malabar Catholic 
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BotvidSaint Botvid was a Christian missionary in Sweden during the 11th century.- Christian feast day: Jaime Hilario BarbalJaime Hilario Barbal, FSC was a Spanish Catholic and professed Brother of the Christian Schools. He served for almost two decades as a teacher in the schools that his order managed until being caught up in the turmoil of the Spanish Civil War, which saw the fo
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Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frederick Handel, Henry Purcell (Episcopal Church commemoration)Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the orchestral Brandenburg Concertos; solo instrumental works such as the Cello Suites- Christian feast day:
Johann Sebastian Bach, Heinrich Schütz, George Frederick Handel (Lutheran commemoration)Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the orchestral Brandenburg Concertos; solo instrumental works such as the Cello Suites
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Nazarius and CelsusNazarius and Celsus were two martyrs of whom little is known beyond the discovery of their bodies by Ambrose of Milan.
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Pedro Poveda CastroverdePedro Poveda was a Spanish Catholic priest, humanitarian, and educator. He was the founder of the Teresian Association. His humanitarian-educational activity lasted for over 30 years, until his execution by persecutors of the Christian faith in 1936. Poveda wa
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Pope Victor IPope Victor I was a Roman African prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the Bishop of Rome in the late second century. The dates of his tenure are uncertain, but one source states he became pope in 189 and gives the year of his death as 199. He was born
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Samson of DolSamson of Dol was a Welsh saint, who is also counted among the seven founder saints of Brittany with Pol Aurelian, Tugdual or Tudwal, Brieuc, Malo, Patern (Paternus) and Corentin. Born in southern Wales, he died in Dol-de-Bretagne, a small town in north Britta
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July 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)July 27 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 29
Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval (Canada)The Expulsion of the Acadians was the forced removal of the French colonists of the North American region historically known as Acadia between 1755 and 1764 by Great Britain. It included the modern Canadian Maritime provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and- Fiestas Patrias, celebrates the independence of Peru from Spain by General José de San Martín in 1821.The Fiestas Patrias peruanas, or Peruvian National Holidays, are celebrations of Peru's independence from the Spanish Empire. They officially consist of two days:28 July, in commemoration of Peru's Independence won by José de San Martín (1821) 29 July, in hono
Liberation Day (San Marino)San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino (RSM), is a landlocked country in Southern Europe, completely surrounded by Italy. Located on the northeastern slopes of the Apennine Mountains, it is the larger of two microstates within the Italian Peninsula,
Ólavsøka Eve (Faroe Islands)Ólavsøka is the biggest summer festival in the Faroe Islands, and by most Faroese considered as the national holiday of the Faroes along with Flag Day on 25 April. Ólavsøka is celebrated over two days, from the 28th to the 29th of July, the second of which is 
World Hepatitis DayWorld Hepatitis Day, observed on July 28 every year, aims to raise global awareness of hepatitis — a group of infectious diseases known as hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E — and encourage prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Hepatitis affects hundreds of millions o
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on July 28?
15 observances are celebrated on July 28 around the world: Christian feast day: Alphonsa Muttathupadathu (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church), Christian feast day: Botvid, Christian feast day: Jaime Hilario Barbal, Christian feast day: Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frederick Handel, Henry Purcell (Episcopal Church commemoration), Christian feast day: Johann Sebastian Bach, Heinrich Schütz, George Frederick Handel (Lutheran commemoration), Christian feast day: Nazarius and Celsus. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
What happened on July 28?
48 documented historical events happened on July 28, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Crusades: The siege of Damascus ended in a decisive victory for the Muslims, leading to the disintegration of the Second Crusade. On the same day, in another year: King Henry VIII of England had his chief minister Thomas Cromwell executed for treason and heresy. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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