Being alive in 2020 is special because that is the only year you are likely to live through wherein the first two digits will match the second two digits. The next year that follows this pattern is 2121. A person alive now would have to be at least 101 to see that year. While that is possible, it is unlikely.
According to Chinese superstition, doing any of these on January 25th – the day Chinese New Year falls in 2020 – will lead to bad luck for the entire coming year. But it isn't all doom and gloom: 2020 is the Year of the Rat, an animal that symbolises wealth and the beginning of a new day.
20 predictions for 2020: Here's what people said would happen by this year
- Life expectancy will rise past 100.
- Computers will be invisible.
- Books will be dead.
- Your every move will be tracked.
- World's population will reach 8 billion.
- China will be the world's largest economy.
- We'll have self-driving cars.
July is the seventh month of the year (between June and August) in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and the fourth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. It was named by the Roman Senate in honour of Roman general Julius Caesar, it being the month of his birth.
As of March 2020, global stocks have seen a downturn of at least 25% during the crash, and 30% in most G20 nations. Goldman Sachs has warned that the US GDP will shrink 29% by the end of the 2nd quarter of 2020, and that unemployment may skyrocket to at least 9%.
Who is July named for? July was named in honor of Julius Caesar. When Julius Caesar died, Quintilis, which was his birth month, was renamed July. Quintilis means “fifth month” in Latin, which represents where this month originally fell in the Roman calendar.
July 31. This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 May 2020. July 31 is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 153 days remain until the end of the year.
How many days are in July?
Bottom line: March 13, 2020, presents the first of two Friday the 13ths in 2020. This Friday the 13th comes exactly 13 weeks after the previous Friday the 13th in December 2019, and the second Friday the 13th in November 2020 comes exactly 39 (3 x 13) weeks before next year's sole Friday the 13th on August 13, 2021.
The summer solstice is upon us: Friday, June 21 is the longest day of 2019, and the start of the summer season, for anyone living north of the equator. Google is marking the day with a Google Doodle.
- NATIONAL BIG WIND DAY. 12aprAll DayNATIONAL BIG WIND DAY.
- NATIONAL GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH DAY. 12aprAll DayNATIONAL GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH DAY.
- NATIONAL LICORICE DAY. 12aprAll DayNATIONAL LICORICE DAY.
- NATIONAL COLORADO DAY.
- NATIONAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS DAY.
- EASTER.
- NATIONAL DAY OF SILENCE.
- NATIONAL FOR TWELVES DAY.
The Registrar at National Day Calendar proclaimed National Onion Day to be observed annually on June 27, 2019. The Thursday of June is reserved for enjoying a summertime favorite. It's National Bomb Pop Day! Invented in 1955 in Kansas City, Missouri, Bomb Pops are also known as the red, white and blue Popsicle.
July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 177 days remain until the end of the year. The terms 7th July, July 7th, and 7/7 (pronounced "Seven-seven") have been widely used in the Western media as a shorthand for the 7 July 2005 bombings on London's transport system.
July 16, 2019 – NATIONAL CORN FRITTERS DAY – NATIONAL PERSONAL CHEF DAY. JULY 16, 2019 | NATIONAL CORN FRITTERS DAY | NATIONAL PERSONAL CHEF DAYNATIONAL CORN FRITTERS DAYNational Corn Fritters Day on July 16th encourages us to fry up a batch of these crispy, flavorful bites of corn and batter!
August 1
- National Mahjong Day *
- National Raspberry Cream Pie Day.
- National Girlfriends Day.
- National Minority Donor Awareness Day.
- Respect for Parents Day.
- National Disc Golf Day – First Saturday in August.
- National Jamaican Patty Day – First Saturday in August.
- National Mustard Day – First Saturday in August.
July always begins on the same day of the week as April, and additionally, January in leap years.
July 25, 2019 – NATIONAL REFRESHMENT DAY – NATIONAL CHILI DOG DAY – NATIONAL HIRE A VETERAN DAY – NATIONAL THREAD THE NEEDLE DAY – NATIONAL HOT FUDGE SUNDAE DAY – NATIONAL WINE AND CHEESE DAY – NATIONAL MERRY-GO-ROUND DAY.
July is the seventh month of the year (between June and August) in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and the fourth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. It was named by the Roman Senate in honour of Roman general Julius Caesar, it being the month of his birth.
Many people take advantage of the holiday and summer weather to take a beach trip.
| Marine Day |
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| Significance | Honors the blessings of the oceans and economic prosperity of maritime Japan |
| Date | Third Monday in July |
| 2019 date | July 15 |
| 2020 date | July 23 |
JULY 19, 2019 | NATIONAL DAIQUIRI DAYNATIONAL DAIQUIRI DAYEach year on July 19, people across the United States fill their glasses with a rum-based cocktail and toast to National Daiquiri Day.
