Monday July 15, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

July 15: Day of the Week

July 15, 2024 is the 197th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 169 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Getsuyōbi.

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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 15 Historical Event(s)

1099
First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final assault of a difficult siege.
1149
The reconstructed Church of the Holy Sepulchre is consecrated in Jerusalem.
1207
King John of England expels Canterbury monks for supporting Archbishop Stephen Langton.
1381
John Ball, a leader in the Peasants’ Revolt, is hanged, drawn and quartered in the presence of King Richard II of England.
1916
In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).
1920
The Polish Parliament establishes Silesian Voivodeship before the Polish-German plebiscite.
1955
Eighteen Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others.
1959
The steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.
1985
The Nintendo Entertainment System, the best-selling game console of its time, is released in Japan.
2002
Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan hands down the death sentence to British born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and life terms to three others suspected of murdering Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

Who were born on July 15?

1799
Reuben Chapman, American lawyer and politician (d. 1882)
1935
Donn Clendenon, American baseball player (d. 2005)
1936
George Voinovich, American politician
1940
Ronald Gene Simmons, American mass-murderer (d. 1990)
1952
Johnny Thunders, American guitarist, singer and songwriter (New York Dolls, The Heartbreakers) (d. 1991)
1962
Steve Brown, American darts player
1974
Chris Taylor, Australian comedian (The Chaser)
1977
Lana Parrilla, American actress
1983
Nelson Merlo, Brazilian racing driver
1990
J.B. Gaynor, American actor

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