July 4 - Holidays and Observances

Holidays and Observances

  • Christian Feast Day:
    • Andrew of Crete
    • Bertha of Artois
    • Blessed Catherine Jarrige
    • Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
    • Elizabeth of Portugal, patron saint of Coimbra (city holiday), known there as Rainha Santa Isabela.
    • Oda of Canterbury
    • Ulrich of Augsburg
    • July 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • Independence Day, celebrates the Declaration of Independence of the United States from Great Britain in 1776. (United States and its dependencies)
  • Liberation Day (Rwanda)
  • Republic Day (Philippines)

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