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On your calendar this July 21
Name day today: Saint of the day
Today we celebrate Victor
Astrological sign: Cancer (June 22 - July 22)
- Belgian National Day
What day of the week is July 21, 2026?
July 2021, 2026 is a Tuesday
Ongoing holidays and events
July 4-25: Avignon Festival
July 4-26: Tour de France cycling race
It happened on July 21
July 21, 1831: Leopold I of Belgium takes the oath, becoming on this occasion the first King of the Belgians.
July 21, 1954: Ratification of the Geneva Accords, signed the previous day, ending the Indochina War. The failure of certain parties to sign will lead to the Vietnam War.
July 21, 1969: Neil Armstrong sets foot on the Moon and takes the first steps by a human being on the satellite.
July 21, 1972: Bloody Friday in Belfast and its surroundings in Northern Ireland: a series of bombings by the IRA in response to Bloody Sunday, the previous January 30.
News of the week and month
This week
July 20 - July 21 - July 22 - July 23 - July 24 - July 25 - July 26
Selection of events, dates, holidays and public holidays for July
Holidays, public holidays and festivals
- July 1: Canada Day
- June 24 to July 21: Summer sales in France
- July 2 to 5: Eurockéennes de Belfort
- July 2 to 5: Rock Werchter (Belgium)
- July 3 to 18: Montreux International Jazz Festival (Switzerland)
- July 3 to 11: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Czech Republic)
- July 4 to 25: Avignon Festival
- July 6 to 14: San Fermín Festival in Pamplona (Spain)
- July 9 to 19: Jazz à Juan, Juan-les-Pins
- July 10 to 14: Francofolies de La Rochelle
- July 11 to 13: Naadam, national festival of Mongolia
- July 14: Bastille Day (France's national day)
- July 15 to 18: Colours of Ostrava Festival (Czech Republic)
- July 15 to 19: Zagreb International Folklore Festival (Croatia)
- July 16 to 19: Les Vieilles Charrues, Carhaix (France)
- July 17 to 19 and 24 to 26: Tomorrowland, Boom (Belgium)
- July 21: Belgian National Day
- July 23 to 26: Comic-Con International, San Diego (United States)
- July 29 to August 1: Wacken Open Air (Germany)
National days
- July 1: Independence Day of Burundi
- July 1: Independence Day of Rwanda
- July 1: Independence and Unity Day of Somalia
- July 3: Independence Day of Belarus
- July 4: Independence Day (United States)
- July 5: Independence Day of Algeria
- July 5: Independence Day of Cape Verde
- July 5: Independence Day of Venezuela
- July 6: Independence Day of the Comoros
- July 6: Independence Day of Malawi
- July 7: Independence Day of the Solomon Islands
- July 9: Independence Day of Argentina
- July 9: Independence Day of South Sudan
- July 10: Independence Day of the Bahamas
- July 12: Independence Day of Kiribati
- July 12: Independence Day of São Tomé and Príncipe
- July 13: National Day of Montenegro
- July 14: Bastille Day (France's national day)
- July 14: Republic Day of Iraq
- July 20: Independence Day of Colombia
- July 21: Belgian National Day
- July 23: Revolution Day of Egypt
- July 26: Independence Day of Liberia
- July 26: Independence Day of the Maldives
- July 28: Independence Day of Peru
- July 30: Throne Day of Morocco
- July 30: Independence Day of Vanuatu
National and international days
- July 4: International Day of Cooperatives
- July 6: International Kissing Day
- July 11: World Population Day
- July 15: World Youth Skills Day
- July 17: World Emoji Day
- July 18: Nelson Mandela International Day
- July 20: International Chess Day
- July 28: World Hepatitis Day
- July 30: International Day of Friendship
- July 30: World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Sporting competitions
- June 11 to July 19: FIFA World Cup, USA, Canada and Mexico
- June 29 to July 12: Wimbledon Tennis Championships (Great Britain)
- July 3 to 5: British Formula 1 Grand Prix, Silverstone
- July 4 to 26: Tour de France cycling race
- July 9 to 11: NOS Alive, Lisbon (Portugal)
- July 16 to 19: The Open Championship, Royal Birkdale (England)
- July 17 to 19: Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps
- July 23 to August 2: Commonwealth Games, Glasgow (Scotland)
- July 24 to 26: Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix, Hungaroring, Budapest
- July 31 to August 2: European Rowing Championships, Varese (Italy)
- July 31 to August 16: European Aquatics Championships, Paris and Saint-Denis
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