At a Glance
August 1
Observances & Celebrations
Commemorative holidays, national days, religious feasts, and international traditions observed on this date.
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Feast of Abgar V of Edessa (Syrian Church)
Religious observance
Feast of Æthelwold of Winchester
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Feast of Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori
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Feast of Bernard Võ Văn Duệ (one of Vietnamese Martyrs)
Vietnam
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Feast of Blessed Gerhard Hirschfelder
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Feast of Blessed Mary Stella and her Ten Companions
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Feast of Eusebius of Vercelli
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Feast of Exuperius of Bayeux
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Feast of Felix of Girona
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Feast of Peter Apostle in Chains
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Feast of Procession of the Cross and the beginning of Dormition Fast (Eastern Orthodoxy)
Religious observance
Feast of The Holy Maccabees
Observance
Armed Forces Day (China) or Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Liberation Army (People's Republic of China)
China
Observance
Armed Forces Day (Lebanon)
Observance
Azerbaijani Language and Alphabet Day (Azerbaijan)
Observance
Emancipation Day is commemorated in many parts of the former British Empire, which marks the day the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 came into effect which abolished chattel slavery in the British Empire: Emancipation Day…
United Kingdom