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July 18: Day of the Week
July 18, 2024 was the 200th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 166 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.
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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 18 Historical Event(s)
362
Roman-Persian Wars: Emperor Julian arrives at Antioch with a Roman expeditionary force (60,000 men) and stays there for nine months to launch a campaign against the Persian Empire.
1857
Louis Faidherbe, French governor of Senegal, arrives to relieve French forces at Kayes, effectively ending El Hajj Umar Tall’s war against the French.
1862
First ascent of Dent Blanche, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
1863
American Civil War: Battle of Fort Wagner/Morris Island – the first formal African American military unit, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, fails in their assault on Confederate-held Battery Wagner.
1914
The U.S. Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, giving definite status to aircraft within the U.S. Army for the first time.
1955
The first Disneyland theme park, in Anaheim, California, officially opens to the public.
1966
Human spaceflight: Gemini 10 is launched from Cape Kennedy on a 70-hour mission that includes docking with an orbiting Agena target vehicle.
1968
The Intel Corporation is founded in Santa Clara, California.
1994
The bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (Argentinian Jewish Communal Center) in Buenos Aires kills 85 people (mostly Jewish) and injures 300.
1996
Battle of Mullaitivu. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam capture the Sri Lanka Army’s base, killing over 1200 Army soldiers.
Who were born on July 18?
1850
Rose Hartwick Thorpe, American poet (d. 1939)
1886
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., American general (d. 1945)
1909
Mohammed Daoud Khan, President of Afghanistan (d. 1978)
1923
Jerome H. Lemelson, American inventor (d. 1997)
1939
Dion DiMucci, American singer
1939
Edward Gramlich, American economics professor (d. 2007)
1956
Razor Shines, American baseball player, manager and coach
1969
Masanori Murakawa, Japanese professional wrestler
1979
Jason Weaver, American actor
1991
Karina Pasian, American singer and pianist
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