What Day of the Week

July 29, 2020 is the 211^st day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 155 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Suiyōbi.

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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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• 1793

  John Graves Simcoe decides to build a fort and settlement at Toronto, having sailed into the bay there.
• 1907

  Sir Robert Baden Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9, 1907, and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
• 1920

  Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project.
• 1932

  Great Depression: in Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the “Bonus Army” of World War I veterans.
• 1945

  The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.
• 1959

  First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.
• 1987

  Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayawardene sign the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord on ethnic issues.
• 1993

  The Israeli Supreme Court acquits alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free.
• 1996

  The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is struck down by a U.S. federal court as too broad .
• 2005

  Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.

• 1605

  Simon Dach, German poet (d. 1659)
• 1890

  Daniel J. Callaghan, United States Navy officer, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1942)
• 1891

  Bernhard Zondek German-born Israeli gynecologist, developer of first reliable pregnancy test (d. 1966)
• 1921

  Richard Egan, American actor (d. 1987)
• 1924

  Lloyd Bochner, Canadian actor (d. 2005)
• 1946

  Ximena Armas, Chilean painter
• 1953

  Geddy Lee, Canadian bassist and singer (Rush)
• 1959

  Ruud Janssen, Dutch writer and Fluxus and mail artist
• 1975

  Corrado Grabbi, Italian footballer
• 1982

  Allison Mack, American actress

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