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 24
July 24, 2025 is the 205th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 160 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 24
- 1148 –Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade.
- 1901 –O. Henry is released from prison in Austin, Texas after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
- 1922 –the draft of The British Mandate of Palestine was formally confirmed by the Council of the League of Nations; and which came into effect on 26 September 1923.
- 1923 –The Treaty of Lausanne, settling the boundaries of modern Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Greece, Bulgaria and other countries that fought in World War I.
- 1938 –First ascent of the Eiger north face.
- 1943 –World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes bomb Hamburg by night, those of the Americans by day. By the end of the operation in November, 9,000 tons of explosives will have killed more than 30,000 people and destroyed 280,000 buildings.
- 1950 –Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.
- 1959 –At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev have a “Kitchen Debate”.
- 1982 –Heavy rain causes a mudslide that destroys a bridge at Nagasaki, Japan, killing 299.
- 1983 –George Brett batting for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, has a game-winning home run nullified in the “Pine Tar Incident”.
Who were born on July 24?
- 1860 –Alfons Mucha, Czech artist (d. 1939)
- 1900 –Zelda Fitzgerald, American artist (d. 1948)
- 1936 –Mark Goddard, American actor
- 1942 –Heinz Burt, bassist and singer (d. 2000)
- 1945 –Azim Premji, Indian businessman
- 1946 –Friedhelm Haebermann, German footballer
- 1957 –Larry Gott, English musician
- 1965 –Doug Liman, American film director
- 1979 –Rose Byrne, Australian actress
- 1982 –Michael Poppmeier, South African-born German rugby player
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