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Tirot Singh, also known as U Tirot Sing Syiem, was one of the chiefs of the Khasi people in the early 19th century. He drew his lineage from the Syiemlieh clan. He was Syiem (king)…
U Tirot Sing Day (Meghalaya, India)
World Day for International Justice, also referred to as Day of International Criminal Justice or International Justice Day, is an international day celebrated throughout the world…
World Day for International Justice (International)
World Emoji Day is an annual unofficial holiday occurring on 17 July each year, intended to celebrate emoji; in the years since the earliest observance, it has become a popular dat…
World Emoji Day (International)
Arnulf of Metz was a Frankish bishop of Metz and advisor to the Merovingian court of Austrasia. He later retired to the Abbey of Remiremont. In French he is also known as Arnoul or…
Christian feast day: Arnulf of Metz
Bruno di Segni was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and professed member from the Order of Saint Benedict who served as Bishop of Segni and Abbot of Montecassino. He studied under…
Christian feast day: Bruno of Segni
Camillus de Lellis, M.I., was an Italian Catholic priest who founded the Camillians, a religious order dedicated to the care of the sick. He was beatified by Pope Benedict XIV in t…
Christian feast day: Camillus de Lellis (optional memorial, United States only)
Elizabeth Catherine Ferard was a deaconess credited with revitalising the deaconess order in the Anglican Communion. She is now remembered in the Calendar of saints in some parts o…
Christian feast day: Elizabeth Ferard (Church of England)
Frederick I was Bishop of Utrecht between 815/816 and 834/838 AD, and is a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. His name is sometimes Latinized as Frider…
Christian feast day: Frederick of Utrecht
Eadburh of Bicester was an English nun, abbess, and saint from the 7th century. She has been called a "bit of a mystery"; there have been several Saxon saints with the same name, s…
Christian feast day: Eadburh (or Edburga) of Bicester
Maternus was Archbishop of Milan from c. 316 to c. 328. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic Church and his feast day is on July 18.
Christian feast day: Maternus of Milan
Pambo of Nitria was a Coptic Desert Father of the fourth century and disciple of Anthony the Great. His feast day is July 18 among the Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, and Cath…
Christian feast day: Pambo
Philastrius Bishop of Brescia, was one of the bishops present at a synod held in Aquileia in 381.
Christian feast day: Philastrius
Symphorosa is venerated as a saint of the Catholic Church. According to tradition, she was martyred with her seven sons at Tibur toward the end of the reign of the Roman Emperor Ha…
Christian feast day: Symphorosa
Saint Theodosia of Constantinople was a Christian nun and martyr who lived through and opposed the Byzantine Iconoclasm of the seventh and eight centuries.
Christian feast day: Theodosia of Constantinople
July 17 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 19
Christian feast day: July 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
The following are public holidays in Uruguay.
Constitution Day (Uruguay)
Nelson Mandela International Day is an annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on 18 July, Mandela's birthday.
Nelson Mandela International Day
Aurea of Córdoba (810–856) was a saint, nun, and martyr, part of the Martyrs of Córdoba, a group of 48 Christian martyrs executed during Muslim rule in al-Andalus. Aurea's feast da…
Christian feast day: Aurea of Córdoba
Saint Bernulf or Bernold of Utrecht was Bishop of Utrecht (1026/27–1054).
Christian feast day: Bernold, Bishop of Utrecht
John Plessington, also known as John Plesington, William Scarisbrick and William Pleasington, was an English Catholic priest who was executed by the English Crown for violating t…
Christian feast day: John Plessington
Justa and Rufina (Ruffina) (Spanish: Justa y Rufina) are venerated as martyrs and saints. They are said to have been martyred at Hispalis (Seville) during the 3rd century.
Christian feast day: Justa and Rufina
Saint Kragon was a robber converted to Christianity. He was a reformed robber and bandit. He died as a martyr in Alexandria and was buried at Pineban. His feast day is July 19. He …
Christian feast day: Kirdjun (or Abakerazum)
Pope Symmachus was the bishop of Rome from 22 November 498 to his death on 19 July 514. His tenure was marked by a serious schism over who was elected pope by a majority of the Rom…
Christian feast day: Symmachus