July_2008

July 2008 is the seventh month of the current leap year and has yet to occur. It will begin on a Tuesday and will end after 31 days on a Thursday.

International holidays

Scheduled events

• July 1 - Smoking will be banned in all public places (including bars and restaurants) in the Netherlands.^{[citation needed]}
• July 7–July 9 - 34th G8 summit will be held in Tōyako, Hokkaidō in Japan
• July 8–July 20 - World Gliding Championships will be held in Rieti, Italy.http://www.wgcrieti.it
• July 15–July 20 - World Youth Day will take place in Sydney, Australia, the largest youth gathering in the Southern Hemisphere with the visit of Pope Benedict XVI.http://www.wyd2008.org/index.php/en
• July 30–August 5 - The XXII World Congress of Philosophy will take place in Seoul, a capital of South Korea
• July 31 - After three decades as the Chairman of Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates will step down from daily duties.http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/jun06/06-15CorpNewsPR.mspx

References

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