For more info on upcoming movie premieres, check out ComingSoon.net; for TV premieres check out the futon critic; for DVD releases check out ComingSoon.net or Amazon DVD; for music releases check out Amazon Music; for anime & manga releases, check out Anime News Network; for conventions & festivals see tek's events links and Otakuphrenia's con links.

• Holidays/special occasions:
  • Canada Day
• DVD releases:
  • The Legend of Korra: Book Two

• Movie openings:
  • Earth to Echo

• Holidays/special occasions:
  • Independence Day (USA)

• Holidays/special occasions:
  • Tanabata (Japan)

• DVD releases:
  • Stage Fright

• TV events:
  • Extant series premiere, 9pm EDT on CBS

• TV events:
  • Welcome to Sweden series premiere, 9pm EDT on NBC

• Movie openings:
  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

• TV events:
  • The Strain series premiere, 10pm EDT on FX

• Holidays/special occasions:
  • Obon (Festival of the Dead; Western Julian calendar) (Buddhist; Japan)

• Holidays/special occasions:
  • Bastille Day (France)

• DVD releases:
  • Orphan Black - season 2
  • Rio 2

• Historic events:
  • Apollo 11's Lunar Landing (the Moon, 1969)

• DVD releases:
  • An American Girl: Isabelle Dances into the Spotlight
  • Transcendence

• Holidays/special occasions:
  • Christmas in July
• Movie openings:
  • Lucy
  • Magic in the Moonlight (limited)
  • Wish I Was Here (July 18, NY & LA)

• TV events:
  • Phineas & Ferb: Star Wars special, 9pm EDT on Disney Channel

• TV events:
  • Manhattan series premiere, 9pm EDT on WGN America

• Holidays/special occasions:
  • Eid al-Fitr (Ramadan ends) (Islamic; 1st Shawwal, 1435 A.H.)

• Holidays/special occasions:
  • Ken Ward's birthday (tek's dad)
  • Wil Wheaton's birthday
• Graphic novel releases:
  • Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Rift, part 2

• Holidays/special occasions:
  • International Friendship Day

All years are Common Era unless otherwise indicated (years given for other calendars- e.g., Jewish, Islamic, Chinese- will be the current year for no particular reason, unlike CE years, which generally refer to historic dates). Most calendar links are to external websites, though a very few will be to other sections of this site. Movie release dates will generally be for wide (national) release unless, on rare occasions, noted to be limited releases. If a movie listed here specifically says (wide), it will be because it has already been in limited release from an earlier date. DVD links (generally to Amazon) will be for widescreen releases whenever possible (if you prefer fullscreen, please check Amazon for such an edition; the widescreen pages I link to should have their own links to other editions of the DVD). Amazon pages I link to should also include their own links for blu-ray versions of titles, if you prefer that format.

Birthdays of my friends and family will be listed for my own benefit (because I'm so forgetful). However, to protect their anonymity I'll list them either by their first name or by an online handle.

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