A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
July 31: Day of the Week
July 31, 2024 is the 213th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 153 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.
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Here’s the July calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Leo 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 31 Historical Event(s)
30 BC
Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian’s forces, but most of his army subsequently deserts, leading to his suicide.
1451
Jacques Cœur is arrested by order of Charles VII of France.
1658
Aurangzeb is proclaimed Moghul emperor of India.
1865
The first narrow gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Australia.
1931
New York City experimental television station W2XAO (now known as WCBS) begins broadcasts.
1941
Holocaust: under instructions from Adolf Hitler, Nazi official Hermann Göring, orders SS General Reinhard Heydrich to “submit to me as soon as possible a general plan of the administrative material and financial measures necessary for carrying out the desired final solution of the Jewish question.”
1948
At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport) is dedicated.
1954
First ascent of K2, by an Italian expedition led by Ardito Desio.
1992
Georgia joins the United Nations.
1992
Thai Airways International Flight 311 crashes into a mountain north of Kathmandu, Nepal killing all 113 people on board.
Who were born on July 31?
1803
John Ericsson, Swedish inventor and engineer (d. 1889)
1867
Sebastian S. Kresge, American merchant and philanthropist (d. 1966)
1887
Hans Freyer, German sociologist (d. 1969)
1968
Mark Cuban, American businessman and basketball team owner
1971
Gus Frerotte, American football player
1980
Mils Muliaina, New Zealand rugby union player
1981
J.Son Dinant, American comedian
1982
DeMarcus Ware, American football player
1987
Brittany Byrnes, Australian Actress
1988
Krystal Meyers, American Christian singer/songwriter/musician
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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 PUUUYQPDKO? Check your answers here: Word scramble PUUUYQPDKO. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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