What Day of the Week

July 22, 2019 was the 203^rd day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 162 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is lunes.

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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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• 1099

  First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jerusalem.
• 1499

  Battle of Dornach – The Swiss decisively defeat the Imperial army of Emperor Maximilian I.
• 1812

  Napoleonic Wars: Peninsular War – Battle of Salamanca – British forces led by Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) defeat French troops near Salamanca, Spain.
• 1894

  The first ever motorized racing event is held in France between the cities of Paris and Rouen. The race is won by Comte Jules-Albert de Dion.
• 1942

  The United States government begins compulsory civilian gasoline rationing due to the wartime demands.
• 1944

  The Polish Committee of National Liberation publishes its manifesto, starting the period of Communist rule in Poland
• 1946

  King David Hotel bombing: a Zionist underground organisation, the Irgun, bombs the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, site of the civil administration and military headquarters for Mandate Palestine, resulting in 91 deaths.
• 1992

  Near Medellín, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison fearing extradition to the United States.
• 2005

  Jean Charles de Menezes is killed by police as the hunt begins for the London Bombers responsible for the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the 21 July 2005 London bombings.
• 2011

  Norway is the victim of twin terror attacks, the first being a bomb blast which targeted government buildings in central Oslo, the second being a massacre at a youth camp on the island of Utøya.

• 1898

  Stephen Vincent Benét, American poet, short story writer and novelist (d. 1943)
• 1913

  Licia Albanese, American opera singer
• 1924

  Margaret Whiting, American singer (d. 2011)
• 1949

  Emir Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai
• 1953

  Paul Quarrington, Canadian playwright and educator (d. 2010)
• 1963

  Emily Saliers, American singer (Indigo Girls)
• 1967

  Lauren Booth, British journalist
• 1974

  Franka Potente, German actress
• 1983

  Sharni Vinson, Australian actress and model
• 1985

  Akira Tozawa, Japanese professional wrestler

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