July 2008

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July 2008 is the seventh month of the current leap year and has yet to occur. It will begin on a Tuesday and will end after 31 days on a Thursday.

[edit] International holidays

July 1 - Canada Day (Canada) July 1 - July Morning (Bulgaria) July 1 - Republic Day (Ghana) July 3 - Independence Day (Belarus) July 4 - Independence Day (United States) July 5 - Independence Day (Venezuela) July 6 - Independence Day (Malawi) July 7 - Saba Saba Day, Tanzania July 7 - San Fermin (Pamplona and Spain)

July 7 - Tanabata (Japan) July 9 - Independence Day (Argentina) July 14 - Bastille Day (France) July 20 - Independence Day (Colombia) July 21 - Racial Harmony Day (Singapore) July 21 - Independence Day (Belgium) July 24 - Tisha B'Av (Jewish) July 25 - Commonwealth Day (Puerto Rico) July 28 - Independence Day (Peru)

[edit] Scheduled events

• July - The Large Hadron Collider (located at CERN, near Geneva, Switzerland) is scheduled to begin operation, it will become the world’s largest particle physics laboratory when it begins operations.
• July 1 - Smoking will be banned in all public places (including bars and restaurants) in the Netherlands.^{[citation needed]}
• July 7–July 9 - 34th G8 summit will be held in Tōyako, Hokkaidō in Japan
• July 8–July 20 - World Gliding Championships will be held in Rieti, Italy.^[1]
• July 11 - Apple Inc. releases it eagerly awaited 3G iPhone in 22 countries.
• July 14 - The 57th Miss Universe pageant will be broadcasted live from Nha Trang, Vietnam.^[2]
• July 15–July 20 - World Youth Day will take place in Sydney, Australia, the largest youth gathering in the Southern Hemisphere with the visit of Pope Benedict XVI.^[3]
• July 15 - Major League Baseball will hold the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York to celebrate the final season of the famous ballpark.^[4]
• July 17–July 20 - The 137th British Open will be held in England.^[5]
• July 30–August 5 - The XXII World Congress of Philosophy will take place in Seoul, the capital of South Korea
• July 31 - After three decades as the Chairman of Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates will step down from daily duties.^[6]

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