July 2008

July 2008 is the seventh month of the current leap year and has yet to occur. It will begin on a Tuesday and will end after 31 days on a Thursday.

International holidays

July 1 - Canada Day (Canada)
July 1 - July Morning (Bulgaria)
July 1 - Republic Day (Ghana)
July 3 - Independence Day (Belarus)
July 4 - Independence Day (United States)
July 5 - Independence Day (Venezuela)
July 6 - Independence Day (Malawi)
July 7 - Saba Saba Day, Tanzania
July 7 - San Fermin (Pamplona and Spain)

July 7 - Tanabata (Japan)
July 9 - Independence Day (Argentina)
July 14 - Bastille Day (France)
July 20 - Independence Day (Colombia)
July 21 - Racial Harmony Day (Singapore)
July 21 - Independence Day (Belgium)
July 24 - Tisha B'Av (Jewish)
July 25 - Commonwealth Day (Puerto Rico)
July 28 - Independence Day (Peru)

Scheduled events

July - The Large Hadron Collider (located at CERN, near Geneva, Switzerland) is scheduled to begin operation, it will become the world’s largest particle physics laboratory when it begins operations.
July 1 - Smoking will be banned in all public places (including bars and restaurants) in the Netherlands.^{[citation needed]}
July 7–July 9 - 34th G8 summit will be held in Tōyako, Hokkaidō in Japan
July 8–July 20 - World Gliding Championships will be held in Rieti, Italy.^[1]
July 11 - Apple Inc. releases it eagerly awaited 3G iPhone in 22 countries.
July 14 - The 57th Miss Universe pageant will be broadcasted live from Nha Trang, Vietnam.^[2]
July 15–July 20 - World Youth Day will take place in Sydney, Australia, the largest youth gathering in the Southern Hemisphere with the visit of Pope Benedict XVI.^[3]
July 15 - Major League Baseball will hold the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York to celebrate the final season of the famous ballpark.^[4]
July 17–July 20 - The 137th British Open will be held in England.^[5]
July 30–August 5 - The XXII World Congress of Philosophy will take place in Seoul, the capital of South Korea
July 31 - After three decades as the Chairman of Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates will step down from daily duties.^[6]

References

Events by month

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