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Holidays and observances on July 29

14 holidays and special days are celebrated on July 29 around the world.

Holidays and observances

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What is celebrated on July 29?

14 observances are celebrated on July 29 around the world: Christian feast day: Lazarus of Bethany, Christian feast day: Lupus of Troyes, Christian feast day: Martha of Bethany (Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran Church), Christian feast day: Mary of Bethany, Christian feast day: Olaf II of Norway, Christian feast day: Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix. 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 29?

62 documented historical events happened on July 29, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Arab–Byzantine wars: Thessalonica, the Byzantine Empire's second-largest city, was sacked by Saracen raiders. On the same day, in another year: Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Byzantine forces defeated troops of the Bulgarian Empire at the Battle of Kleidion in the mountains of Belasica near present-day Klyuch. 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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