Ólavsøka

Ólavsøka or Olsok, opening of the Løgting session. (Faroe Islands and the Nordic countries)

Public holidays in Thailand

National Thai Language Day (Thailand)

Deșteaptă-te, române!

National Anthem Day (Romania)

Mohun Bagan Super Giant

Mohun Bagan Day (India)

International Tiger Day

International Tiger Day

Public holidays in Bermuda

Earliest day on which Somer's Day can fall, while August 4 is the latest; celebrated on Friday before the first Monday in August. (Bermuda)

July 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day:
July 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix

Christian feast day:
Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix

Saint Olaf

Christian feast day:
Olaf II of Norway

Mary of Bethany

Christian feast day:
Mary of Bethany

Martha

Christian feast day:
Martha of Bethany (Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran Church)

Lupus of Troyes

Christian feast day:
Lupus of Troyes

Lazarus of Bethany

Christian feast day:
Lazarus of Bethany

Alon Abutbul

Alon Abutbul, Israeli film, television and theater actor (born 1965)

2024 Southport stabbings

Three children are stabbed to death and 10 other people injured at a dance studio in Southport, England. This incident, coupled with widespread online misinformation, leads to various racially motivated riots across the UK.