Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: July 31
July 31, 2025 is the 212th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 153 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Leo is your zodiac sign. Ruby is your modern birthstone. Ruby is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: July 31
- 1201 –Attempted usurpation of John Komnenos the Fat.
- 1777 –The U.S. Second Continental Congress passes a resolution that the services of Marquis de Lafayette “be accepted, and that, in consideration of his zeal, illustrious family and connexions, he have the rank and commission of major-general of the United States.”
- 1856 –Christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city.
- 1932 –The NSDAP (Nazi Party) wins more than 38% of the vote in German elections.
- 1945 –Pierre Laval, the fugitive former leader of Vichy France, surrenders to Allied soldiers in Austria.
- 1954 –First ascent of K2, by an Italian expedition led by Ardito Desio.
- 1961 –At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, the first All-Star Game tie in major league baseball history occurs when the game is stopped in the 9th inning because of rain.
- 1964 –Ranger program: Ranger 7 sends back the first close-up photographs of the moon, with images 1,000 times clearer than anything ever seen from earth-bound telescopes.
- 1970 –Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy.
- 1971 –Apollo program: Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover.
Who were born on July 31?
- 1901 –Jean Dubuffet, French painter and sculptor (d. 1985)
- 1923 –Ahmet Ertegün, Turkish-born record company executive (d. 2006)
- 1940 –Roy Walker, Irish comedian and gameshow host
- 1945 –William Weld, 68th Governor of Massachusetts
- 1963 –Norman Cook, British musician (The Housemartins, Freak Power, Beats International, Fatboy Slim)
- 1965 –J. K. Rowling, British writer
- 1967 –Mitsuo Iwata, Japanese seiyū
- 1970 –Amanda Stepto, Canadian actress
- 1978 –Will Champion, English musician (Coldplay)
- 1980 –Mikko Hirvonen, Finnish Rally driver
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