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, 2024 is the 213th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 153 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Wednesday.
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
- 904 –Thessalonica falls to the Arabs, who destroy the city.
- 1655 –Russo-Polish War (1654-1667): the Russian army enters the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vilnius, which it holds for six years.
- 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.”
- 1865 –The first narrow gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Australia.
- 1919 –German national assembly adopts the Weimar Constitution, which comes into force on August 14.
- 1938 –Bulgaria signs a non-aggression pact with Greece and other states of Balkan Antanti (Turkey, Romania, Yugoslavia).
- 1945 –Pierre Laval, the fugitive former leader of Vichy France, surrenders to Allied soldiers in Austria.
- 1956 –Jim Laker becomes the first man to take all 10 wickets in a Test match innings as he returns figures of 10/53 in the Australian 2nd innings. This combined with his 9/37 in the first innings gave him match figures of 19/90 in the 4th Test at Old Trafford.
- 1970 –Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy.
- 1972 –Operation Motorman: British troops move into the no-go areas of Belfast and Derry, Northern Ireland. End of Free Derry.
Who were born on July 31?
- 1143 –Emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165)
- 1396 –Philip III, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1467)
- 1816 –George Henry Thomas, American general (d. 1870)
- 1837 –William Quantrill, American Civil War rebel guerrilla leader (d. 1865)
- 1929 –Lynne Reid Banks, British author
- 1946 –Karen Zerby, American religious leader
- 1959 –Andrew Marr, British journalist and political commentator
- 1962 –Wesley Snipes, American actor
- 1970 –Ahmad Akbarpour, Iranian writer
- 1979 –B. J. Novak, American actor
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