What happened on June 24 ?

Roman Catholic Church - Feast of Saint John the Baptist, patron saint of Québec

Fête nationale du Québec, also called St-Jean-Baptiste Day

Original Midsummer's Eve in Finland and Sweden, although the official holiday is now moved to the nearest Friday

Discovery Day in Newfoundland and Labrador (celebrating the 1497 discovery by John Cabot)

Day of Indian in Peru

Festival of San Juan observed in Bolivia and Peru

Battle of Carabobo Day in Venezuela (1821)

Bannockburn Day in Scotland (see 1314 above)

Bahá'í Faith - Feast of Rahmat (Mercy) - First day of the sixth month of the Bahá'í Calendar

Quarter days in England

St. John's Day in Estonia and Sao Joao in Porto

American Radio Relay League - Field Day 2006