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July 28: Day of the Week
July 28, 2023 was the 209th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 156 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.
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Here’s the July calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
July 28 Historical Event(s)
1540
Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day.
1794
Maximilien Robespierre is executed by guillotine in Paris during the French Revolution.
1809
Peninsular War: Battle of Talavera – Sir Arthur Wellesley’s British, Portuguese and Spanish army defeats a French force led by Joseph Bonaparte.
1821
José de San Martín declares the independence of Peru from Spain.
1896
The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.
1948
The Metropolitan Police Flying Squad foils a bullion robbery in the “Battle of London Airport”.
1996
The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man.
2002
Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground.
2005
The Provisional Irish Republican Army calls an end to its thirty year long armed campaign in Northern Ireland.
2010
Airblue Flight 202 crashes into the Margalla Hills north of Islamabad, Pakistan, killing all 152 people aboard. It is the deadliest aviation accident in Pakistan history and the first involving an Airbus A321.
Who were born on July 28?
1909
Aenne Burda German publisher (d. 2005)
1936
Garfield Sobers, Barbadian cricketer
1954
Mikey Sheehy, Irish Gaelic footballer
1958
Michael Hitchcock, American actor
1972
Elizabeth Berkley, American actress
1977
Rahman “Rock” Harper, American personality, Restauranteur
1978
Hitomi Yaida, Japanese singer-songwriter
1980
Noel Sullivan, Welsh reality television contestant
1986
Alexandra Chando, American actress
1993
Hannah Lochner, Canadian actress
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters IDZDILLA? Check your answers here: Word scramble IDZDILLA. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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