What Day of the Week

July 8, 2020 was the 190^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 176 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was 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.

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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• 1663

  Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal Charter to Rhode Island.
• 1760

  French and Indian War: Battle of Restigouche – British forces defeat French forces in last naval battle in New France.
• 1822

  Chippewas turn over a huge tract of land in Ontario to the United Kingdom.
• 1874

  The Mounties begin their March West.
• 1876

  White supremacists kill five Black Republicans in Hamburg, SC.
• 1896

  William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetalism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
• 1898

  The death of crime boss Soapy Smith (who is shot) releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
• 1937

  Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan sign the Treaty of Saadabad.
• 1970

  Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American Self-Determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination Act.
• 1982

  Assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in Dujail.

• 1766

  Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (d. 1842)
• 1851

  Arthur Evans, English archaeologist (d. 1941)
• 1904

  Henri Cartan, French mathematician (d. 2008)
• 1924

  Johnnie Johnson, American blues pianist (d. 2005)
• 1940

  Ben Chapman, English politician and civil servant
• 1944

  Jai Johanny Johanson, American drummer and percussionist (The Allman Brothers Band)
• 1951

  Anjelica Huston, American actress
• 1963

  Mark Christopher, American film director
• 1971

  Neil Jenkins, Welsh rugby player
• 1981

  Anastasia Myskina, Russian tennis player

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