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What Happened On 1st August 1961 In History

August 1st (1961) was a Tuesday. It's the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 152 days left to the end of the year.

August 1st Holidays in History

  • » Armed Forces Day Lebanon known as Armed Forces Day (Lebanon)
  • » Public holidays in Azerbaijan or Azerbaijani Language and Alphabet Day (Azerbaijan)
  • » Christian Calendar of saints e.g Feast Day:
  • » Abgar V of Edessa (Syriac Orthodox Church known as Syrian Church)
  • » Alphonsus Maria de Liguori
  • » Æthelwold of Winchester
  • » Eusebius of Vercelli
  • » Exuperius of Bayeux
  • » Faith, Hope, and Charity
  • » Felix of Girona
  • » Liberation of Saint Peter or Peter Apostle in Chains
  • » Woman with seven sons called The Holy Maccabees
  • » August 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • » Celebration of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 which ended the slavery in the British Empire, generally celebrated as a part of Carnival, as the Caribbean Carnival takes place at this time (British West Indies):
  • » Earliest day on which Caribana celebration can fall, celebrated on the first Weekend of August. (Toronto)
  • » Earliest day on which Emancipation Day can fall, celebrated on the first Monday of August. (Anguilla, the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands)
  • » Emancipation Day (Barbados, Bermuda, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago)
  • » Earliest day on which Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland or August Bank Holiday can fall, while August 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday of August. (Ireland)
  • » Earliest day on which Civic Holiday can fall, while August 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday of August. (Canada)
  • » Earliest day on which Public holidays in Iceland or Commerce Day, or 'Frídagur verslunarmanna', can fall, while August 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday of August. (Iceland)
  • » Earliest day on which International Beer Day can fall, while August 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Friday of August.
  • » Earliest day on which Forgiveness known as International Forgiveness Day can fall, while August 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Sunday of August.
  • » Earliest day on which International Friendship Day can fall, while August 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Sunday of August.
  • » Earliest day on which Public holidays in Barbados or Kadooment Day can fall, while August 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday of August (Barbados)
  • » Earliest day on which Public holidays in Samoa named Labor Day can fall, while August 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday of August (Samoa)
  • » Emancipation of the slaves by Haile Selassie I. (Rastafari movement)
  • » National Day, celebrates the independence of Benin from France in 1960.
  • » Swiss National Day e.g National Day, commemorates Switzerland becoming a single unit in 1291.
  • » Culture of Tonga Public Holidays or Official Birthday and Coronation Day of the King of Tonga (Tonga)
  • » Feast of the Cross August 1 Procession of the Cross and the beginning of Dormition of the Theotokos Dormition fast Dormition Fast (Eastern Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodoxy)
  • » List of U.S. states by date of statehood called Statehood Day (Colorado)
  • » The beginning of autumn observances in the Northern hemisphere and Spring (season) or spring observances in the Southern hemisphere (Wheel of the Year or Neopagan Wheel of the Year):
  • » Lughnasadh in the Northern hemisphere, Imbolc in the Southern hemisphere; traditionally begins on the eve of August 1. (Gaels, Ireland, Scotland, Neopagans)
  • » Lammas (England, Scotland, Neopagans)
  • » Pachamama Raymi (Pachamama Day or Mother Eearth Day).
  • » The first day of Carnaval del Pueblo (Burgess Park, London, England)

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