SUNDAY
July 4: 2nd Sunday of Matthew {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
July 4: Sunday of All Saints of North America / 2nd Sunday After Pentecost {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
July 4: Feast Day of Saint Andrew of Crete {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}
July 4: Feast Day of Saint Elizabeth of Portugal / St. Elizabeth’s Day {Roman Catholic} (Portugal)
July 4: Feast Day of Saint Theodore {Roman Catholic}
July 1-31: Month Dedicated to The Precious Blood {Roman Catholic}
July 4: International Day of Cooperatives
July 4 USA: Independence Day / The 4th of July {1776}
July 4 USA: 245th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Declaration of Independence {1776}
July 4 USA: National Tom Sawyer Day 2021
July 4 USA: National Caesar Salad Day
July 4 USA: National BBQ Spare Ribs Day
July 3-5 USA: Independence Day Weekend 2021
May 22-July 6 USA: The 2021 NBA Playoffs (basketball)
July 1-6 USA: Clean Beaches Week 2021
June 11-July 11 Argentina/Colombia: The UEFA Euro 2020 / the UEFA European Championship / the 2021 Copa America (Rescheduled from 2020) (Association football)
July 4 Austria: The 2021 Austrian Grand Prix – F1 #9 (Formula racing) @ the Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
July 4 Austria: 10th Anniversary of the Death of Crown Prince + Archduke Otto of Austria, Crown Prince of Hungary {2011}
July 4 Austria/France: Engagement Announcement of Sebastian Prieto Donoso & Constanza Riesle de Habsburg-Lorraine. The groom-to-be is the son of Daniel Prieto Cornejo (b.1961) & Antonia Donoso Cousino (b.1963); his paternal grandparents are Cristian Prieto Diaz (b.1933) & Dora Cornejo Juarez (b.1936); his maternal grandparents are Javier Donoso Phillips & Maribel Cousino y Quinones de Leon (1931-2007), sister of Pss Micaela of Orleans Dwgr Ctss of Paris. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Hector Riesle Contreras (b.1943) (the former Chilean Ambassador to the Holy See) & Archdss Alexandra of Austria (b.1952); her paternal grandparents are Oscar Riesle Barron & Ventura Contreras Meyer; her maternal grandparents are Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria (1918-2007) & Archdss Yolande of Austria Pss of Ligne (b.1923).
July 4 Chile: Presidential + Primary Elections
June 30-July 4 Croatia: The 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women’s Challenger Cup
July 2-10 Czech Republic: The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2021 @ Karlovy Vary
July 4-9 Czech Republic: The 2021 World Orienteering Championships
July 4 Czech Republic/Austria: 714th Anniversary of the Death of Rudolf III, Duke of Austria + Styria, King of Bohemia {1307}
July 4-10 Egypt: The 2021 Modern Pentathlon Youth World Championships
July 4-8 France: Paris Haute Couture Week 2021 @ Paris
July 4 Germany: 153rd Anniversary of the Wedding of Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin & Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt {1868}
July 4 Germany: 129th Anniversary of the Wedding of Duchess Amalie in Bavaria & Wilhelm, 2nd Duke von Urach, Count of Wurttemberg {1892}
July 1-10 Israel: The Docaviv film festival @ Tel Aviv
May 22-Nov.21 Italy: The 17th Venice Architecture Biennale @ Venice
July 4 Latvia: Commemoration Day of the Victims of the Genocide Against the Jewish People
July 3-11 Latvia: The 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
July 4 Northern Mariana Islands: Independence Day
July 4 Portugal: St. Elizabeth’s Day {Roman Catholic}
June 30-July 4 Portugal: The 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Challenger Cup
June 30-July 13 Romania: The 2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Association football)
July 4 Romania: CPss Margarita gives a video message on the occasion of the Anniversary of the Romanian Red Cross (July 4, 1876)
July 4 Romania: CPss Margarita & Pr.Radu attend The Romanian Oina Federation’s 2nd Queen’s Cup & 8th King’s Cup 2021 @ the Ilie Oan Stadium, Ploie Stitti
July 4 Romania: Nicolae al Romaniei bicycles @ Cabana Postavaru
July 4 Russia: 569th Anniversary of the Wedding of Ivan III, Grand Prince of Moscow & Maria of Tver {1452}
July 4 Rwanda: Liberation Day
July 4 Turkey: 475th Anniversary of the Birthday of Sultan Murad III of the Ottoman Empire {1546}
July 4 Ukraine: Navy Day
July 4 Tonga: 103rd Anniversary of the Birthday of King Taufa’ahau Topou IV of Tonga (1965-2006) {1918}
July 4 Tonga: 54th Anniversary of the Coronation of King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV of Tonga {1967}
July 4 Tonga: 6th Coronation Anniversary of King Tupou VI of Tonga {2015}
July 4 Thailand: 64th Birthday of Princess Chulabhorn Walailak of Thailand {1957}
July 4 Jordan: 13th Birthday of Princess Rayet Al Noor bint Al Hashim of Jordan {2008}
July 4 Vatican City: 1,056th Anniversary of the Death of Pope Benedict V {965 AD}
July 4 Vatican City: Pope Francis gives an Angelus Prayer from the Balcony @ Saint Peter’s Square
July 3-6 Monaco: The Monaco Streaming Festival @ Monaco
June 24-July 4 Belgium: The Brussels International Film Festival 2021 @ Brussels
July 1-30 UK: National Picnic Month 2021
June 29-July 18 UK: Children’s Art Week 2021
June 23-July 4 UK: The Edinburgh International Film Festival 2021 @ Edinburgh, Scotland
June 28-July 11 UK: Wimbledon 2021 / The 2021 Wimbledon Championships (tennis tournament) @ The All England Lawn Tennis + Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London, England
July 1-4 UK: Goodwood Festival of Speed @ Goodwood, England
July 1-4 UK: The Royal Windsor Horse Show @ Windsor, Berkshire, England
July 2-4 UK: The Wireless Festival 2021 @ Finsbury Park, London, England
July 4 UK: Q.Elizabeth II sends a personal handwritten letter regarding the announcement of the awarding of the George Cross to the NHS for 7 decades of public service including battling the coronavirus
July 4 UK: Q.Elizabeth II attends Day 4 of the Royal Windsor Horse Show @ the grounds of Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire
July 4 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall post a written message in commemoration of the inaugural #ThankYouDay to recognize all NHS staff + volunteers across the country
July 4 UK: 48th Anniversary of the Wedding of Camilla Shand (now The Duchess of Cornwall) & Andrew Parker Bowles {1973} [Divorced]
July 4 UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex & Ldy Louise Mountbatten-Windsor compete/participate during a carriage race (the Champagne Laurent-Perrier Meet of the British Driving Society) as part of the Royal Windsor Horse Show @ Windsor, Berkshire [with attendance from: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & James Mountbatten-Windsor Vscnt Severn]
July 4 UK: 79th Birthday of Prince Michael of Kent {1942}
July 4 Spain: 44th Anniversary of the Wedding of Alfonso Martinze de Irujo y Fitz-James Stuart, 16th Duke of Aliaga & Princess Maria de la Santisima Trinidad of Hohenlohe-Langenburg {1977} [Divorced]
July 4 Sweden: 453rd Anniversary of the Wedding of King Erik XIV of Sweden & Katharina (Karin) Maansdotter {1568}
July 4 Sweden/Norway: 222nd Anniversary of the Birthday of King Oscar I of Sweden + Norway (1844-1859) {1799}
July 4 Norway: Queen Sonja’s Day
July 4 Norway: 84th Birthday of Queen Sonja of Norway {1937}
