Christian feast day: July 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
July 18 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 20
Christian feast day: July 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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July 18 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 20
Christian feast day: July 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Macrina the Younger was an early Christian consecrated virgin. Macrina was elder sister of Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Naucratius and Peter of Sebaste. Gregory of Nyssa wrot…
Christian feast day: Macrina the Younger, Sister of St. Basil the Great
Martyrs' Day is a Burmese national holiday observed on 19 July to commemorate Gen. Aung San and seven other leaders of the pre-independence interim government, and one bodyguard—Th…
Martyrs' Day (Myanmar)
Dates when the Norwegian state flag is flown by all branches of government and state agencies are listed in Article 4 of the regulations concerning the use of the state flag and th…
Birthday of Crown Prince Haakon Magnus (Norway)
Saint Ansegisus was a monastic reformer of the Franks.
Christian feast day: Ansegisus
Apollinaris of Ravenna is a Syrian saint, whom the Roman Martyrology describes as "a bishop who, according to tradition, while spreading among the nations the unsearchable riches o…
Christian feast day: Apollinaris of Ravenna
Aurelius of Carthage was a Christian saint who died around 430. A friend of Augustine of Hippo, he was bishop of Carthage from about 391 until his death.
Christian feast day: Aurelius of Carthage
Elijah was a prophet and miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab, according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible.
Christian feast day: Elijah
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an American writer and activist who was a leader of the women's rights movement in the U.S. during the mid- to late-19th century. She was the main force …
Christian feast day: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Amelia Bloomer, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Ross Tubman (Episcopal…
Frumentius was a Phoenician Christian missionary and the first bishop of Axum who brought Christianity to the Kingdom of Aksum. He is sometimes known by other names, such as Abuna …
Christian feast day: Frumentius
Giuseppe Beotti, was an Italian Catholic priest murdered by Nazi soldiers for his charitable works. Don Beotti, as he is known to Italian Catholics, was confirmed as a martyr by th…
Christian feast day: Giuseppe Beotti
John Baptist Yi Kwang-nyol was one of the 103 Korean Martyrs. His feast day is July 20, and he is also venerated along with the rest of The Korean martyrs on September 20.
Christian feast day: John Baptist Yi (one of The Korean Martyrs)
Rita Josefa Pujalte Sánchez also known by her religious name as Rita of Our Lady of Sorrows was a Spanish religious sister and superior general from the Sisters of Charity of the S…
Christian feast day: Rita Josefa Pujalte Sánchez
Margaret, known as Margaret of Antioch in the West, and as Saint Marina the Great Martyr in the East, is celebrated as a saint on 20 July in Western Christianity, on 30th of July b…
Christian feast day: Margaret the Virgin
Thorlak Thorhallsson is the patron saint of Iceland. He was Bishop of Skálholt from 1178 until his death. Thorlak's relics were translated to the Cathedral of Skalholt in 1198, not…
Christian feast day: Thorlac (relic translation)
Wilgefortis is a female folk saint whose legend arose in the 14th century, and whose distinguishing feature is a large beard. According to the legend of her life, set in Portugal a…
Christian feast day: Wilgefortis
July 19 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 21
Christian feast day: July 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Friendship Day is an international holiday dedicated to friendship and the celebration of it. Its date varies greatly by country and region. The idea of a World Friendship Day was …
Día del Amigo (Argentina, Brazil)
Engineer's Day is observed in several countries on various dates of the year.
Engineer's Day (Costa Rica)
There are 19 public holidays in Colombia, plus Palm and Easter Sunday. The city of Barranquilla has 2 extra holidays, celebrating Monday and Tuesday of Carnival. The city of Cartag…
Independence Day, celebrates the independence declaration of Colombia from Spain in 1810.
International Chess Day is annually celebrated on 20 July, the day the International Chess Federation (FIDE) was founded in 1924.
International Chess Day
Public holidays in Honduras are primarily centered on Christianity and the commemoration of significant events in Honduran history. Each celebration is very important to many fami…
Lempira Day (Honduras)
Alberico (Alberic) Crescitelli (1863–1900), Chinese name Guo Xide, was an Italian Catholic priest and missionary to China. Born in Italy on 30 June 1863, Alberico Crescitelli enter…
Christian feast day: Alberic Crescitelli