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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 - The Large Hadron Collider (located at CERN, near Geneva, Switzerland) is scheduled to begin operation, it will become the world’s largest particle physics laboratory when it begins operations.
- 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.[1]
- July 14 - The 57th Miss Universe pageant will be broadcasted live from Nha Trang, Vietnam.[2]
- 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.[3]
- July 17–July 20 - The 137th British Open will be held in England.[4]
- July 30–August 5 - The XXII World Congress of Philosophy will take place in Seoul, the capital of South Korea
- July 31 - After three decades as the Chairman of Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates will step down from daily duties.[5]
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