What Day of the Week

July 17, 2019 is the 198^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 167 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

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

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Here’s the July calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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.

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• 1203

  The Fourth Crusade captures Constantinople by assault. The Byzantine emperor Alexius III Angelus flees from his capital into exile.
• 1771

  Bloody Falls Massacre: Chipewyan chief Matonabbee, travelling as the guide to Samuel Hearne on his Arctic overland journey, massacres a group of unsuspecting Inuit.
• 1899

  NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
• 1917

  King George V of the United Kingdom issues a Proclamation stating that the male line descendants of the British royal family will bear the surname Windsor.
• 1918

  On the orders of the Bolshevik Party carried out by Cheka, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his immediate family and retainers are murdered at the Ipatiev House in Ekaterinburg, Russia.
• 1933

  After successfully crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the Lithuanian research aircraft Lituanica crashes in Europe under mysterious circumstances.
• 1976

  History of East Timor: East Timor is annexed, and becomes the 27th province of Indonesia.
• 1981

  The opening of the Humber Bridge by HM The Queen in England.
• 1996

  TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board.
• 1998

  A diplomatic conference adopts the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, establishing a permanent international court to prosecute individuals for genocide, crime against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.

• 1797

  Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (d. 1856)
• 1902

  Christina Stead, Australian novelist (d. 1983)
• 1920

  Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish chairman of the International Olympic Committee (d. 2010)
• 1950

  Derek de Lint, Dutch actor
• 1950

  P.J. Soles, German-born American actress
• 1954

  Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany
• 1972

  Jason Rullo, American drummer (Symphony X, Redemption)
• 1974

  Laura Macdonald, Scottish jazz musician
• 1977

  Marc Savard, Canadian hockey player
• 1986

  Lacey Von Erich, Professional wrestler

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