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  2. August 1 - Wikipedia

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    August 1 in recent years ... marking the beginning of the Georgian era of British history. ... "Historical Events on August 1". OnThisDay.com.

  3. Emancipation Day - Wikipedia

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    1 August, Emancipation Day in Jamaica is a public holiday and part of a week-long cultural celebration, during which Jamaicans also celebrate Jamaica Independence Day on 6 August 1962. Both 1 August and 6 August are public holidays. Emancipation Day had stopped being observed as a nation holiday in 1962 at the time of independence. [24]

  4. Lughnasadh - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally, it is held on 1 August, or about halfway between the summer solstice and autumn equinox. In recent centuries, some celebrations have shifted to Sundays near this date. Lughnasadh is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals, along with Samhain, Imbolc, and Beltane. It corresponds to the Welsh Gŵyl Awst and the English Lammas.

  5. Swiss National Day - Wikipedia

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    Swiss National Day (German: Schweizer Bundesfeiertag; French: Fête nationale suisse; Italian: Festa nazionale svizzera; Romansh: Festa naziunala svizra) is the national holiday of Switzerland, set on 1 August. Although the founding of the Swiss Confederacy was first celebrated on this date in 1891 and annually since 1899, it has only been an ...

  6. When was the first Elvis Week? The history of the August ...

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    The Candlelight Vigil traces its beginnings to a fan-organized gathering outside the Graceland gates in 1978. But when did Elvis Week begin?

  7. Yorkshire Day - Wikipedia

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    Yorkshire Day is a yearly celebration on 1 August to promote the historic county of Yorkshire, in England. [1] It was celebrated by the Yorkshire Ridings Society in 1975, initially in Beverley, as "a protest movement against the local government re-organisation of 1974".

  8. Indigenous Peoples' Day (United States) - Wikipedia

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    In Asia, Taiwan designated August 1 as Indigenous Peoples Day in 2016 under the administration of President Tsai Ing-wen, who announced that the government is committed to promoting the rights of Taiwan's Indigenous peoples and enhancing public awareness of their culture and history. [41]

  9. Wikipedia : Selected anniversaries/August 1

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    This is a list of selected August 1 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit.