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July 20: Day of the Week
July 20, 2024 is the 202nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 164 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is samedi.
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Here’s the July calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
July 20 Historical Event(s)
70
First Jewish-Roman War: Siege of Jerusalem – Titus, son of emperor Vespasian, storms the Fortress of Antonia north of the Temple Mount. The Roman army is drawn into street fights with the Zealots.
911
Rollo lays siege to Chartres.
1807
Nicéphore Niépce is awarded a patent by Napoleon Bonaparte for the Pyréolophore, the world’s first internal combustion engine, after it successfully powered a boat upstream on the river Saône in France.
1871
British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada.
1934
1934 West Coast waterfront strike: In Seattle, police fire tear gas on and club 2,000 striking longshoremen. The governor of Oregon calls out the National Guard to break a strike on the Portland docks.
1974
Turkish occupation of Cyprus: Forces from Turkey invade Cyprus after a coup d'etat, organised by the dictator of Greece, against president Makarios.
1977
Johnstown, Pennsylvania is hit by a flash flood that kills eighty and causes $350 million in damage.
1980
The United Nations Security Council votes 14-0 that member states should not recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
1985
The government of Aruba passes legislation to secede from the Netherlands Antilles.
1989
Burma’s ruling junta puts opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest.
Who were born on July 20?
1620
Nikolaes Heinsius, Dutch scholar (d. 1681)
1932
Nam June Paik, Video artist (d. 2006)
1936
Barbara Mikulski, American politician
1953
Dan Shaughnessy, American sports writer
1953
Thomas Friedman, American journalist
1957
Nancy Cruzan, American figure in right-to-die case (d. 1990)
1960
Claudio Langes, Italian racing driver
1964
Dean Winters, American actor
1966
Stone Gossard, American musician (Pearl Jam, Mother Love Bone, Brad)
1979
Claudine Barretto, Filipino actress
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters YCOEULBEC? Check your answers here: Word search YCOEULBEC. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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