Sunday, August 22, 2021

June 24, 2021

THURSDAY

June 24: Feast Day of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist / the Forerunner {Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, etc.}

June 24: Feast Day of Saint Anna of Kashin, Princess Consort of Tver {Eastern Orthodox Christianity / Russian Orthodox Christian}

June 1-30: Month Dedicated to The Sacred Heart of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

June 24: Festival of Fors Fortuna {Ancient Rome}

June 24: International Fairy Day

June 22-27: National Picnic Week 2021

June 21-30: World Wellbeing Week 2021 

June 24: St. Jean Baptiste Day / Fete Nationale du Quebec / The Feast Day of St. John / St. John’s Day / Day of Dew / Saint John the Baptist Day / Feast of San Juan [Quebec (Canada); Florence, Genoa & Turin (Italy); Lithuania, Norway, Portugal, Spain]

June 24  USA: Swim a Lap Day 

June 24  USA: Celebration of the Senses 

June 24  USA: National Parchment Day 

June 24  USA: National Pralines Day 

May 22-July 6  USAThe 2021 NBA Playoffs (basketball)

June 16-25  USA: The Provincetown Film Festival @ Provincetown, MA

June 11-July 11  Argentina/Colombia: The UEFA Euro 2020 / the UEFA European Championship / the 2021 Copa America (Rescheduled from 2020) (Association football)

June 23-27  Belarus: The 2021 UEC European Track Championships (track cycling) 

June 24  Bulgaria: 780th Anniversary of the Death of Tsar/Emperor Ivan/Yoan/John Asen II of Bulgaria   {1241}

June 24  Bulgaria: Tsr.Simeon II attends the traditional annual reception of the Embassy of the Order of Malta in Sofia to celebrate the Feast of St. John the Baptist of Jerusalem, Rhodes & Malta (Patron Saint of the Order) @ the outdoor space of the St. Joseph Catholic Cathedral, Sofia

June 24  Canada: St. Jean Baptiste Day / Fete Nationale du Quebec, in Quebec 

June 24  China: 623rd Anniversary of the Death of Zhu Yuanzhang, The Hongwu (Ming Taizu) Emperor of Ming China   {1398}

June 24  Estonia: Midsummer Day 

June 22-27  France: Paris Men’s Fashion Week 2021 @ Paris 

June 22-27  France: The 2021 Archery World Cup – WC #3 @ Paris 

June 17-27  France/Spain: The EuroBasket Women 2021 (basketball) 

June 21-25  France: The Pre-Cannes Screenings (online) @ Cannes

June 24  France: 746th Anniversary of the Coronation of Marie of Brabant, Queen Consort of France   {1275}

June 24  France: 728th Anniversary of the Birthday of Joan/Jeanne “the Lame” of Burgundy, Queen Consort of France   {1293}

June 24  France: 678th Anniversary of the Birthday of Joan/Joanna of France/Valois, Queen Consort of Navarre   {1343}

June 24  France/UK-Scotland: 585th Anniversary of the Wedding of King Louis XI of France, Dauphin of Viennois, Duke of Anjou, Count of Maine + Provence & Margaret of Scotland   {1436} 

June 24  France/Poland: 253rd Anniversary of the Death of Marie/Maria Lesczynska/Leczinska of Poland, Queen Consort of France + Navarre   {1768}

June 24  France: 161st Anniversary of the Death of Jerome Bonaparte, Prince Francais, King of Westphalia, Prince von Montfort   {1860}

June 24  Georgia: 45th Birthday of Prince David (Davit) Bagration(i) [of] Mukhrani, Head of the Royal House of Georgia (disputed)   {1976} 

June 24-July 3  Germany: The Munich International Film Festival @ Munich

June 24  Germany: 230th Anniversary of the Wedding of Princess Viktoria of Anhalt & Landgrave Karl of Hesse-Philippsthal   {1791} 

June 24  Germany: 207th Anniversary of the Wedding of Princess Charlotte Luise of Saxe-Altenburg & Wilhelm, Duke of Nassau-Weilburg   {1814} 

June 24  Germany: 196th Anniversary of the Wedding of Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym & Paul Friedrich August, Duke of Oldenburg, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1829-1853)   {1825} 

June 24  Germany: 132nd Anniversary of the Wedding of Princess Feodora Luise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg & Prince Joachim Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Leopold of Prussia   {1889} 

June 24  Germany: 38th Birthday of Prince Albert II of Thurn + Taxis, 12th Prince of Thurn + Taxis, Head of the House of Thurn + Taxis   {1983}

June 24-July 4  Greece: The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival @ Thessaloniki

June 24  Greece: 152nd Anniversary of the Birthday of Prince George/Giorgios of Greece + Denmark   {1869}

June 24  Hungary: 703rd Anniversary of the Wedding of King Charles II Robert Hungary & Beatrix von Luxemburg   {1318}

June 24  Italy: The Feast of St. John (in Florence, Genoa & Turin)

June 23-27  Italy: The 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League Finals 

June 23-27  Italy: The 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women’s Nations League Finals 

May 22-Nov.21  Italy: The 17th Venice Architecture Biennale @ Venice

June 24-July 2  Italy: The Far East Film Festival @ Italy

June 24  Italy: 1,942nd Anniversary of the Death of Vespasian, Emperor of the Roman Empire   {79 AD}

June 24  Italy: 632nd Anniversary of the Wedding of King Martin II “el Joven” of Sicily & Queen Maria I of Sicily, Duchess of Athens + Neopatras   {1389}

June 24  Italy: 556th Anniversary of the Birthday of Isabella del Balzo, Queen Consort of Naples   {1465}

June 24  Italy: 502nd Anniversary of the Death of Lucrezia Borgia, Lady of Pesaro + Gradara & Countess of Catignola (1492-1497), Governor of Spoleto (1499-1500), Duchess Consort of Bisceglie & Princess Consort of Salerno (1498-1500), Duchess Consort of Ferrara, Modena + Reggio (1505-1519)   {1519}

June 24  Latvia: Midsummer Day 

June 24  Lithuania: St. John’s Day / Day of Dew

June 24  Peru: Farmer Day 

June 24  Peru: Inti Raymi Day 

June 24  Peru: Inti Raymi Festival 2021 @ Cusco 

June 22-27  Poland: The 2021 European Table Tennis Championships 

June 24  Portugal: St. John’s Day

June 24  Portugal/Spain: 739th Anniversary of the In-Person Wedding of King Diniz “the Just” of Portugal + the Algarve & Isabel of Aragon   {1282} 

June 24  Romania: CPss Margarita & Pr.Radu host an evening dedicated to the Royal Margareta Foundation of Romania @ Elisabeta Palace

June 24  Russia: Feast Day of Saint Anna of Kashin, Princess Consort of Tver {Russian Orthodox Christian}

June 24  Sri Lanka: Poson Full Moon Poya Day 

June 24  Venezuela: Carabobo Battle 

June 24  Jordan: CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah chairs a meeting @ the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA), Aqaba

June 24  Jordan: CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah visits the Saraya Aqaba investment project @ Aqaba

June 24  Jordan: 16th Wedding Anniversary of Princess Badiya bint El Hassan of Jordan & Khaled/Khalid Edward McCall Blair   {2005} [ZIFAF]

June 24  Vatican City: Pope Francis holds an audience with HE Cardinal Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J. (Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith)

June 24  Vatican City: Pope Francis holds an audience with Bishop Georg Batzing of Limburg, Federal Republic of Germany & President of the German Bishops’ Conference in the Federal Republic of Germany

June 24  Vatican City: Pope Francis holds an audience with Archbishop Francisco Escalante Molina (Titular of Graziana & Apostolic Nuncio in Haiti)

June 24  Vatican City: Pope Francis holds an audience with HE Cardinal Francesco Montenegro (Archbishop Emeritus of Agrigento, Italy)

June 24  Vatican City: Pope Francis meets with participants of the Reunion of Aid Agencies of the Oriental Churches (R.O.A.C.O.) @ the Clementine Hall

June 24  Vatican City: Pope Francis holds an audience with Fr. Michael Anthony Perry (Minister General of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor)

June 24  Vatican City: Pope Francis holds an audience with Fr. Abbot Jeremias D. Schroder (President of the Benedictine Congegration of Saint Ottilien)

June 24  Vatican City: Pope Francis holds an audience with Fr. Abbot Gregory John Frederick Polan (Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Confederates)

June 24  Vatican City: Pope Francis holds an audience with Fr. Roberto Genuin (Minister General of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minro Capuchin)

June 24  Vatican City: Pope Francis holds an audience with Fr. Carlos Alberto Trovarelli (Minister General of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor Conventual)

June 24  Vatican City: Pope Francis holds an audience with Fr. Frank Gerardo Perez Alvarado (Superior General of the Religious Tertiary Capuchins of Our Lady of Sorrows)

June 24  Vatican City: Pope Francis holds an audience with Fr. Michael Brehl [Superior General of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists)]

June 24  Vatican City: Pope Francis holds an audience with Fr. Tadesse Gebresilasie Tesfaye (Superior General of the Combonian Msissionaries of the Heart of Jesus)

June 24  Vatican City: Pope Francis gives a video message to volunteers at the “Noche de Caridad” & “Home of Nazareth” of the diocese of Mar de la Plata

June 24  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander visits the Open Studios of the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten on the occasion of its 150th anniversary @ Amsterdam

June 24  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander receives the Chairman of the House of Representatives (VA Bergkamp) & receives a briefing about the results of the parliamentary debate on June 23, 2021 @ Huis ten Bosch Palace, The Hague

June 24  Netherlands: Q.Maxima visits the Eye Film Museum on the occasion of its 75th anniversary @ Amsterdam

June 24  Netherlands: Pss Margriet attends the celebration of the 5th Anniversary of the Onky Donky House of the Onky Donky Foundation @ Ouwehands Zoo, Rhenen

June 24-July 4  Belgium: The Brussels International Film Festival 2021 @ Brussels

June 24  Belgium: Q.Mathilde participates in a virtual interview with Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus (Director-General of the World Health Organization – WHO)

June 24  Belgium: K.Albert II & Q.Paola attend the graduation ceremony & the closing concert of the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel @ Waterloo

June 24  Luxembourg: GD Henri & HGD Guillaume hold an audience with the President of the Banque Centrale de Luxembourg (Mr. Gaston Reinesch) & the Director (Mr. Roland Weyland), & receive the collector’s items commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of HRH Grand Duke Jean & the birth of HRH Prince Charles

June 24  Luxembourg: GD Henri tours the “Botanika” flower field @ Hobscheid

June 24  Luxembourg: 37th Christening / Baptismal Day Anniversary of Prince Felix of Luxembourg   {1984} 

June 1-29  UK: SANDS Awareness Month (Stillbirth + Neonatal Death Charity) 

June 1-29  UK: National Candy Month 

June 20-25  UK: National School Sport Week 2021 

June 22-27 UK: Children’s Hospice Week 2021 

June 24  UK: Reserves / Reservists Day 

June 24  UK: National Writing Day 2021 

June 23-July 4  UK: The Edinburgh International Film Festival 2021 @ Edinburgh, Scotland 

June 22-25  UK: Tennis Classic at Hurlingham @ The Hurlingham Club, England 

June 22-26  UK: The Boodles 2021 @ Stoke Park 

June 22-25  UK: the Tennis Classic at Hurlimgham @ the Hurlingham Club

June 22-26  UK: The Boodles 2021 (tennis) @ Stoke Park

June 24  UK-England: 707th Anniversary of the Birthday of Philippa of Hainault, Queen Consort of England, Lady of Ireland   {1314}

June 24  UK-Scotland: 533rd Anniversary of the Coronation of King James IV of Scotland   {1488} 

June 24  UK-England: 512th Anniversary of the Coronation of King Henry VIII of England   {1509}

June 24  UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience with HE Mr. Jose Alberto Briz Gutierrez via video link as he presents the Letters of Recall of his predecessor & his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Republic of Guatemala to the Court of St. James’s @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire

June 24  UK: Clarence House releases Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall’s Annual Review 2021

June 24  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales, on behalf of The Queen, holds an Investiture @ St. James’s Palace, London

June 24  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall visit Cartier to mark the Centenary of the London workshop @ London

June 24  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales visits Lloyd’s & holds a Meeting for the Sustainable Markets Initiative @ London

June 24  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge attend a Trustees’ Meeting of the Royal Foundation of The Duke + Duchess of Cambridge, via video link

June 24  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge receives Sir Keith Mills upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman of the Royal Foundation of The Duke + Duchess of Cambridge

June 24  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting for The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation via video link

June 24  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex visits the Queen Elizabeth Foundation for Disabled People @ Leatherhead Court, Leatherhead, Surrey

June 24  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex receives Mr. Abdul Hamid Dabaiba (Prime Minister of Libya), Ms. Najla Mangoush (Libyan Foreign Minister) & HM’s Ambassador to Libya (Mr. Nicholas Hopton)

June 24  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Jersey [opens Strive Health Club & meets members of the British + Irish Lions during their pre-tour training camp @ St. Peter; opens the new site of les Quennevais School @ les Quennevais Park, St. Brelade; attends a Service to recognize veterans of the Peninsular War & the Battle of Waterloo @ St. Saviour’s Parish Church, St. Saviour’s Hill, St. Saviour; attends a Reception to recognize veterans of the Peninsular War & the Battle of Waterloo @ Government House, St. Saviour’s Hill, St. Saviour; meets members of the Jersey Field Squadron @ Government House, St. Saviour’s Hill, St. Saviour; & opens the Butterfly Kaleidoscope @ Jersey Zoo, Trinity]

June 24  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent holds a Meeting via video link with Colonel William Adcock upon relinquishing his appointment as Honorary Colonel of The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin + Halton Regiment) & Colonel Craig Hayman upon assuming the appointment

June 24  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent opens the Cavalry + Guards Club’s the Terrace @ London

June 24  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent attends the Scots Guards’ 3rd Guards Club Dinner @ the Cavalry + Guards Club, London

June 24  UK: 5th Christening / Baptismal Day Anniversary of Isabella Windsor   {2016} 

June 24  Spain: The Feast Day of St. John / St. John’s Day / Saint John the Baptist Day / Feast of San Juan 

June 17-27  Spain/France: The EuroBasket Women 2021 (basketball)

June 24  Spain: 877th Anniversary of the Wedding of King Garcia VI “el Restaurador” of Navarre & Urraca of Castile   {1144}

June 24  Spain: 648th Anniversary of the Wedding of King Juan I “el Cazador” of Aragon & Marie d’Armagnac   {1373}

June 24  Spain/France: 161st Anniversary of the Birthday of Princess Maria de las Mercedes of Orleans, Infanta of Spain, Queen Consort of Spain   {1860}

June 24  Spain: K.Felipe VI attends the 2022 Trends Forum, organized by “El Pais” @ the Telefonica Foundation Space, Madrid

June 24  Spain: Q.Letizia attends the act on the occasion of the festivity of the Patron of the Municipal Police of Madrid @ El Retiro Park, Madrid

June 24  Sweden: The Swedish Royal Court releases a photo of K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia to celebrate Midsommar & The Feast of Saint John the Baptist, taken in front of the water outdoors

June 24  Sweden: A new photo of Pr.Carl Philip & Pss Sofia is released to celebrate Midsommar & The Feast of Saint John the Baptist, taken outdoors

June 24  Norway: The Feast Day of St. John / St. John’s Day / Saint John the Baptist Day

June 24  Denmark/Portugal: 792nd Anniversary of the Wedding of King Waldemar III of Denmark & Eleonora of Portugal   {1229}

June 24  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II receives new officers from the Navy @ The Royal Yacht Dannebrog, Sonderborg Harbor

June 24  Denmark: 53rd Christening / Baptismal Day Anniversary of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark   {1968} 

June 24  Denmark: CP Frederik presents flags to Olympic flag bearers @ Experimentarium, Hellerup

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