§ 01 — Observances
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What we celebrate today.
No public holidays on record for this date.
No public holidays on record for this date.
The Sagamihara stabbings occur in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. Nineteen people are killed.
Hillary Clinton becomes the first female nominee for president of the United States by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
Solar Impulse 2 becomes the first solar-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the Earth.
A Royal Moroccan Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashes near Guelmim Airport in Guelmim, Morocco. All 80 people on board are killed.
The militant Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram attacks a police station in Bauchi, leading to reprisals by the Nigeria Police Force and four days of violence across multiple cities.
Let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out.
In 2016: The Sagamihara stabbings occur in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. Nineteen people are killed.