July 18, 2021

SUNDAY

July 18: Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical Council {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

July 18: Sunday of the Fathers of the 1st 6 Councils {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

July 18: Feast Day of the Nun-Martyrs Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Russia & Saint Barbara {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}

July 18: Feast Day of Saint Camillus de Lellis {Roman Catholic]

July 1-31: Month Dedicated to The Precious Blood {Roman Catholic}

July 18: Tisha B’Av {Judaism} (Australia, Canada, Israel, UK, USA)

July 18: International Nelson Mandela Day

July 18  USA: Tisha B’Av {Judaism}

July 15-18  USA: The Senior Players Championship / The Bridgestone Senior Players Championship (golf) @ Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio

July 8-22  USA: The 2021 NBA Finals (basketball)  

July 18  USA: National Bridal Sale Day

July 18  USA: National Caviar Day 

July 18  USA: National Sour Candy Day 

July 18  Australia: Tisha B’Av {Judaism} 

July 18  Brazil: 12th Wedding Anniversary of Prince Gabriel of Orleans-Braganza & Princess Luciana of Orleans-Braganza   {2009} 

July 13-18  Bulgaria: The 2021 European Beach Handball Championship 

July 18  Bulgaria/Germany: 1st Religious Wedding Anniversary of Princess Nadia of Leiningen & Ian Baker   {2020} 

July 18  Canada: Tisha B’Av {Judaism} 

July 9-18  Canada: The Calgary Stampede 2021 @ Calgary, Alberta 

July 16-18  Chile: The 2021 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships 

July 15-18  Estonia: The 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships

July 18  France/Belgium: 159th Anniversary of the Birthday of Napoleon Victor Jerome Frederic, Prince Napoleon, Head of the Imperial House of Bonaparte   {1862} 

July 18  France/Germany: 61st Civil Wedding Anniversary of Princess Diane of Orleans & Duke Carl of Wurttemberg   {1960}  

July 18  Germany/Denmark: 983rd Anniversary of the Death of Gunhilda of Denmark, Queen Consort of Germany   {1038}

July 18  Germany/Hungary/Croatia/Czech Republic/Austria: 469th Anniversary of the Birthday of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary + Croatia, King of Bohemia, Archduke of Austria, King in Germany   {1552}

July 18  Greece: CP Pavlos, CPss Marie-Chantal, Pss Maria Olympia, Pr.Constantine-Alexios, Pr.Achileas-Andreas, Pr.Odyseas Kimon & Pr.Aristidis Stavros are visiting Greece

July 18  Iran: 72nd Anniversary of the Birthday of Prince Sultan Mohammad Hassan Mirza II Qajar, Heir Presumptive of the Qajar Imperial Family, Pretender to the Sun Throne   {1949}

July 18  Israel: Tisha B’Av {Judaism} 

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

July 18  Italy: The 2021 6 Hours of Monza – WEC #3 (endurance racing) 

July 18  Italy/Austria: 252nd Anniversary of the Wedding of Ferdinando, Duke of Parma, Piacenza + Guastalla & Archduchess Maria Amelia of Austria   {1769} 

July 18  Italy/Germany: 63rd Civil Wedding Anniversary of Duchess Elisabeth of Wurttemberg & Prince Antoine of Bourbon-Two Sicilies   {1958} 

July 18  Italy: 59th Birthday of Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies   {1962}

July 18  Italy/Greece: 12th Christening / Baptismal Day Anniversary of Prince Umberto of Savoy-Aosta, Prince of Piedmont   {2009}

July 17-25  Montenegro: The 2021 FIBA U20 European Championship (basketball) 

July 18  Russia: 141st Anniversary of the Wedding of Tsar Alexander II of Russia (1855-1881) & Princess Catherine Dolgoruky   {1880} 

July 18  Russia: 50th Wedding Anniversary of Prince Alexander Romanov & Maria Valguarnera di Nescemi   {1971} 

July 14-27  Serbia: The 2020 (Postponed) European Universities Games (multi-sport)

July 18  Serbia: 64th Birthday of Princess Maria Tatiana of Yugoslavia   {1957}

July 18  South Africa: Nelson Mandela Day 

July 17-20  South Korea: The Boryeong Mud Festival 2021 @ Boryeong 

July 18  Uruguay: Constitution Day 

July 18  Japan: 1,314th Anniversary of the Death of Emperor Monmu of Japan   {707 AD}

July 18  Thailand: 26th Anniversary of the Death of Princess Mother Srinagarindra (Sangwan) of Thailand, the Royal Grandmother, Mother of King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII) & King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)   {1995}

July 18  Bahrain: 226th Anniversary of the Death of Ahmed ibn Muhammad ibn Khalifa, Hakim of Bahrain   {1795}

July 18  Jordan/Oman: K.Abdullah II of Jordan holds a phone call with Sult.Haitham bin Tarik of Oman to exchange Eid Al Adha wishes @ Amman

July 18  Jordan/UAE-Abu Dhabi: K.Abdullah II of Jordan holds a phone call with CP/Shkh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi to exchange Eid Al Adha wishes @ Amman

July 18  Jordan: 25th Birthday of Muna Juma   {1996}

July 18  Vatican City: Pope Francis gives an Angelus Prayer from the Balcony @ Saint Peter’s Square

July 18  Monaco: 228th Anniversary of the Birthday of Caroline, The Princess of Monaco   {1793}

July 18  Netherlands/Germany: 150th Anniversary of the Wedding of Princess Wilhelmina Frederika Alexandrine Anna Louise Marie of the Netherlands & Prince Wilhelm of Wied   {1871} 

July 18  Belgium: 79th Anniversary of the Birthday of Prince Alexander of Belgium   {1942}

July 18  Liechtenstein: 22nd Religious Wedding Anniversary of Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg & Princess Maria of Liechtenstein, Countess Kalnoky de Korospatak   {1999}  

July 1-30  UK: National Picnic Month 2021 

June 29-July 18  UK: Children’s Art Week 2021 

July 11-18  UK: Festival of British Archaeology 2021 

July 18  UK: Tisha B’Av {Judaism} 

July 7-Aug.1  UK: The UEFA Women’s Euro 2021 (Association football) @ England

July 15-18  UK: The 2021 Open Championships – Grand Slam #4 (golf) @ Royal St. George’s Golf Club, Sandwich, England 

July 17-18  UK: F1 British Grand Prix 2021 @ Silverstone, England

July 18  UK: The 2021 British Grand Prix – F1 #10 - Race Day (Formula racing) @ Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, England 

July 17-25  UK: The 2021 World Matchplay (darts) @ Blackpool, England

July 18  UK: England vs. Pakistan 2nd International T20 (cricket) @ Headingley

July 18  UK: Sail GP – Final @ Plymouth

July 18  UK: Taste of London – Sunday @ Regent’s Park, London

July 18  UK/Germany: 99th Anniversary of the Wedding of Lord Louis Mountbatten, Viscount Mountbatten of Burma (1946), Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1947), Prince of Battenberg (1900-1917) & Hon. Edwina Ashley   {1922} 

July 18  UK: Q.Elizabeth II receives Mr. William Henderson as HM invests him with the Insignia of a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire

July 18  UK: Q.Elizabeth II spends the weekend @ Sandringham, Norfolk [makes a private visit to Wood Frm & Commodore Yard Stables]

July 18  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex attend the Grand Prix @ Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire

July 18  UK: 29th Wedding Anniversary of Lady Helen Taylor & Timothy Taylor   {1992} 

July 18  Spain: 85th Anniversary of the Beginning of the Spanish Civil War {1936} 

July 18  Norway: 148th Anniversary of the Coronation of King Oscar II of Sweden + Norway   {1873} [CORONATION AS KING OF NORWAY]

July 18  Norway: 148th Anniversary of the Coronation of Sophia of Nassau, Queen Consort of Sweden + Norway   {1873} [CORONATION AS QUEEN CONSORT OF NORWAY]

July 15-19  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II visits the Faroe Islands

July 18  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II visits the Faroe Islands [participates in a Sunday service @ Friorikskirkjan, Nes; visits the House of Commons (meeting place for older men in the village) @ the village of Toftir; participates in an official lunch hosted by Bishop Jogvan Frioriksson @ Svangaskaro; visits the new Ostero tunnel, the Eysturoyar tunnel & the art installation by artist Trondur Patursson at the roundabout in the tunnel; attends an official reception in front of the village’s church @ the village of Strendur, Sjovar Municipality; visits the Snaeldan spinning mill; & attends a dinner hosted by the National Ombudsman]