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July 20: Day of the Week
July 20, 2024 is the 202nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 164 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is samedi.
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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 20 Historical Event(s)
1866
Austro-Prussian War: Battle of Lissa – The Austrian Navy , led by Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, defeats the Italian Navy near the island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea.
1871
British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada.
1932
In Washington, D.C., police fire tear gas on World War I veterans, part of the Bonus Expeditionary Force, who attempt to march to the White House.
1950
Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs.
1960
The Polaris missile is successfully launched from a submarine, the USS George Washington, for the first time.
1968
The first Special Olympics is held.
1969
A cease fire is announced between Honduras and El Salvador, 6 days after the beginning of the “Football War”.
1977
The Central Intelligence Agency releases documents under the Freedom of Information Act revealing it had engaged in mind control experiments.
1980
The United Nations Security Council votes 14-0 that member states should not recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
1982
Hyde Park and Regents Park bombings: The Provisional IRA detonates two bombs in Hyde Park and Regents Park in central London, killing eight soldiers, wounding forty-seven people, and leading to the deaths of seven horses.
Who were born on July 20?
1858
Ivan Vucetic, Croatian anthropologist (d. 1925)
1889
Lord Reith, British broadcast executive (d. 1971)
1938
Roger Hunt, English footballer
1956
Ryo Ishibashi, Japanese actor
1964
Chris Cornell, American musician (Soundgarden, Audioslave)
1969
Josh Holloway, American actor
1974
Phofo, American musician
1980
Mike Kennerty, American guitarist (The All-American Rejects)
1985
John Francis Daley, American actor
1988
Stephen Strasburg, American baseball player
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