July 26
Let an agent handle July 26 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Date Calendar facts.
Weekday
Computation.
Weekday
Weekday.
- On which weekday does July 26 fall in this year? measurement
- Is it a leap year? boundary
Calendar
Julian or Gregorian.
Calendar
Calendar system.
- Is the Julian or Gregorian calendar meant? boundary
- What is the equivalent date in the other calendar? measurement
Observances Holidays.
Holiday
Public holiday.
Holiday
Holiday status.
- Is July 26 a public holiday or observance here? provenance
- Which tradition or law sets it? provenance
Attribution
Traditions.
Attribution
Attributed observances.
- Which countries or communities observe something on this date, according to them? provenance
- Is the observance attributed rather than assumed? boundary
History Past events.
Events
On this day.
Events
Historical events.
- Which notable events happened on July 26, according to reliable sources? provenance
- Are dates given in the same calendar? boundary
Anniversaries
Recurring.
Anniversaries
Anniversaries.
- Which anniversaries fall on this date this year? provenance
- Which are round numbers? measurement
Planning Scheduling.
Countdown
Days until.
Countdown
Countdown.
- How many days until the next July 26? measurement
- From which date? definition
Work
Working day.
Work
Working day.
- Is it a working day for this organisation? provenance
- Do deadlines move? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.TME
What it is Filled
July 26, day 207 (day 208 in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 158 days remaining in both common and leap years. July 26 is Independence Day in Liberia marking 1847 and in the Maldives marking 1965, and in Cuba the Day of the National Rebellion commemorating the 1953 attack on the Moncada Barracks; it is also the anniversary of Egypt s nationalisation of the Suez Canal Company in 1956.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle July 26 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.
Distinguishing features Filled
- The twenty-sixth day of July
- Weekday varies by year
- Observances vary by place
- Julian and Gregorian dates differ by 13 days in this era
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Assume these observances are celebrated everywhere.
- Present the Cuban revolutionary anniversary in a partisan way.
- Report on-this-day events without sources.
- Mix Julian and Gregorian dates.
Only with a human decision
- Scheduling official events that clash with a country's national day.
May
- Compute day numbers and remaining days for July 26.
- List observances on July 26, such as independence days in Liberia and the Maldives, with their year.
Moral aspects Filled
- National days carry contested histories that deserve neutral treatment.
Who is affected
- People in Liberia, the Maldives and Cuba
- Readers
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns it; it is a calendar date.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q11187341 - registry parent class
related
- July - month
- July 25 - date
- calendar date - category
- ISO 8601 - notation
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.july-26
- Wikidata: Q2723 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2723)
- ISO 8601: --07-26 recurring date
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- day of year: 207 or 208 day - common year, leap year where different
- days remaining: 158 days
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Written 26 July or July 26
- ISO format --07-26
- Observances vary by country and tradition
- A date on calendars.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- compute its weekday in a given year
- check local and international observances
- find sourced historical events
- schedule events
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Assuming observances are universal
- Unsourced on-this-day events
- Mixing Julian and Gregorian dates
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- ISO 8601
- National public holiday laws
Context of use required Filled
- A calendar date for scheduling, holidays and anniversaries.
- the recurring calendar date
- specific dated days in given years
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q2723: July 26 - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: July 26 - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should dated days be separate entries?
- How should observances be linked?
- How should events be sourced?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q2723/spec.json