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July 14: Day of the Week
July 14, 2024 is the 196th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 170 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is dimanche.
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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 14 Historical Event(s)
1769
An expedition led by Gaspar de Portolà establishes a base in California and sets out to find the Port of Monterey (now Monterey, California).
1853
Opening of the first major US world’s fair, the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York City.
1865
First ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party, four of whom die on the descent.
1911
Harry Atwood, an exhibition pilot for the Wright Brothers lands his airplane at the South Lawn of the White House. He is later awarded a Gold medal from President Taft for this feat.
1933
Gleichschaltung: in Germany, all political parties are outlawed except the Nazi Party.
1943
In Diamond, Missouri, the George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American.
1948
Palmiro Togliatti, leader of the Italian Communist Party, is shot and wounded near the Italian Parliament.
1957
Rawya Ateya takes her seat in the National Assembly of Egypt, thereby becoming the first female parliamentarian in the Arab world.
1969
Football War: after Honduras loses a soccer match against El Salvador, riots break out in Honduras against Salvadoran migrant workers.
2003
In an effort to discredit U.S. Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson, who had written an article critical of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Washington Post columnist Robert Novak reveals that Wilson’s wife Valerie Plame is a CIA “operative”.
Who were born on July 14?
1889
Ante Pavelić, Croatian fascist leader (d. 1959)
1937
Yoshiro Mori, Japanese politician
1940
Susan Howatch, English novelist
1941
Andreas Khol, Austrian politician
1943
Christopher Priest, English novelist
1975
Tim Hudson, American baseball player
1976
Kirsten Sheridan, Irish film director and screenwriter
1976
Ranj Dhaliwal, Canadian novelist
1979
Scott Porter, American actor
1987
Adam Johnson, English footballer
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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 QJUXBAEOUC? Check your answers here: Unscramble words QJUXBAEOUC. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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