What Day of the Week

July 24, 2019 was the 205^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 160 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.

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

Leo 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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• 1132

  Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.
• 1487

  Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands strike against ban on foreign beer.
• 1567

  Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and replaced by her 1-year-old son James VI.
• 1715

  A Spanish treasure fleet of 10 ships under Admiral Ubilla leaves Havana, Cuba for Spain. Seven days later, 9 of them sink in a storm off the coast of Florida. A few centuries later, treasure is salvaged from these wrecks.
• 1823

  Slavery is abolished in Chile.
• 1911

  Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, “the Lost City of the Incas”.
• 1935

  The dust bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109°F (44°C) in Chicago and 104°F (40°C) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
• 1950

  Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.
• 1969

  Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
• 1980

  The Quietly Confident Quartet of Australia wins the Men’s 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the Moscow Olympics, the only time the United States has not won the event at Olympic level.

• 1860

  Alfons Mucha, Czech artist (d. 1939)
• 1917

  Robert Farnon, Canadian conductor, composer, and arranger (d. 2005)
• 1918

  Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist
• 1924

  Wilfred Josephs, English composer (d. 1997)
• 1931

  Ermanno Olmi, Italian director
• 1950

  Marc Jampole, American poet
• 1962

  Johnny O'Connell, American race car driver
• 1969

  Jennifer Lopez, American actress and singer
• 1977

  Mehdi Mahdavikia, Iranian football player
• 1983

  Daniele De Rossi, Italian footballer

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