Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on July 31
16 holidays and special days are celebrated on July 31 around the world.
- 16observances
- 55events
Holidays and observances
Christian feast day:
AbanoubAbanoub or Abanob or Abanoub Al-Nahisy is a 4th-century Christian saint and martyr from Egypt. His name is related to the Egyptian god Anubis. He was born in Nehisa in the Nile Delta to Christian parents. Abanoub was 12 years old when he was killed and beheade
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Blessed Cecília SchelingováBeatification is an act by which the Catholic Church formally recognizes that a deceased member of the faithful is believed to have entered Heaven and is capable of interceding on behalf of individuals who pray in their name, permitting a restricted, local for
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Blessed Solanus CaseySolanus Casey, OFMCap was an American Catholic priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. He was known as a healer and for his abilities as a spiritual counselor, but especially for his great attention to the sick, for whom he celebrated special Masses. The- Christian feast day: FabiusFabius was a martyr of the Roman Empire from the ancient Mauretania, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. The memory of the liturgy is scheduled on July 31.
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Germanus of AuxerreGermanus of Auxerre was a western Roman clergyman who was bishop of Autissiodorum in Late Antique Gaul. He abandoned a career as a high-ranking government official to devote his formidable energy towards the promotion of the church and the protection of his fl
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Giustino de JacobisGiustino Sebastiano Pasquale de Jacobis, CM was an Italian Catholic bishop and member of the Congregation of the Mission who served as Apostolic Vicar of Abyssinia and the Titular Bishop of Nilopolis. He is often known in English-speaking countries as Justin d
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Helena of SkövdeHelena of Skövde was a Swedish saint and patron to what is now Västergötland, in southwest Sweden, where she was born. Her father might have been a duke named Guthorm. Helena was widowed at a young age, but instead of remarrying, she "devoted herself to works 
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Ignatius of LoyolaIgnatius of Loyola, venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Spanish Basque Catholic priest and theologian, who, with six companions, founded the religious order of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), and became its first Superior General, in Paris in 1541.
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NeotNeot was an English monk. Born in the first half of the ninth century, he lived as a monk at Glastonbury Abbey. He preferred to perform his religious devotions privately, and he later went to live an isolated life in Cornwall, near the village now called St Ne
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July 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)July 30 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Aug. 1- Earliest day on which the Feast of Kamál (Perfection) can fall, while August 1 is the latest; observed on the first day of the eighth month of the Baháʼí calendar. (Baháʼí Faith)The Baháʼí calendar used in the Baháʼí Faith is a solar calendar consisting of nineteen months and four or five intercalary days, with new year at the moment of Northern spring equinox. Each month is named after a virtue, as are the days of the week. The first
- End of the Trinity term (sitting of the High Court of Justice of England)Trinity term is the third and final term of the academic year at the University of Oxford, Trinity College Dublin, Canterbury Christ Church University, and some private schools in the United Kingdom. It runs from about mid-April to about the end of June and is
Lā Hae Hawaiʻi Day (Hawaii, United States), and its related observance:
Sovereignty Restoration Day (Hawaiian sovereignty movement)Sovereignty Restoration Day is a national holiday of the former Hawaiian Kingdom celebrated on July 31 and still commemorated by Native Hawaiians in the state of Hawaii. It honors the restoration of sovereignty to the kingdom, by British Rear-Admiral Richard D
Martyrdom Day of Shahid Udham Singh (Haryana and Punjab, India)Udham Singh was an Indian revolutionary belonging to Ghadar Party and HSRA, best known for assassinating Michael O'Dwyer, the former lieutenant governor of the Punjab in British India, on 13 March 1940. The assassination was done in revenge for the Jallianwala- Treasury Day (Poland) Holidays in Poland are regulated by the Non-working Days Act of 18 January 1951. The Act, as amended in 2010, currently defines fourteen public holidays.
- Warriors' Day (Malaysia)Heroes' Day or National Heroes' Day may refer to a number of commemorations of national heroes in different countries and territories. It is often held on the birthday, or the death of a national hero or heroine, or the anniversary of their great deeds that ma
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on July 31?
16 observances are celebrated on July 31 around the world: Christian feast day: Abanoub, Christian feast day: Blessed Cecília Schelingová, Christian feast day: Blessed Solanus Casey, Christian feast day: Fabius, Christian feast day: Germanus of Auxerre, Christian feast day: Giustino de Jacobis. 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 31?
55 documented historical events happened on July 31, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Sergius IV became the 142nd pope, succeeding John XVIII. On the same day, in another year: The Second Anglo-Dutch War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Breda. 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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