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 7
July 7, 2024 is the 189th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 177 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Cancer is your zodiac sign. Ruby is your modern birthstone. Ruby is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Day In History: July 7
The terms 7th July, July 7th, and 7/7 (pronounced “Seven-seven”) have been widely used in the Western media as a shorthand for the 7 July 2005 bombings on London’s transport system. In China, this term is used to denote the Battle of Lugou Bridge started on July 7, 1937, marking the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Historical Events: July 7
- 1863 –United States begins its first military draft; exemptions cost $300.
- 1865 –American Civil War: four conspirators in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln are hanged.
- 1941 –World War II: Beirut is occupied by Free France and British troops.
- 1941 –World War II: U.S. forces land in Iceland, taking over from an earlier British occupation.
- 1944 –World War II: Largest Banzai charge of the Pacific War at the Battle of Saipan.
- 1954 –Elvis Presley made his radio debut when WHBQ Memphis played his first recording for Sun Records, “That’s All Right.”
- 1959 –Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere.
- 1980 –During the Lebanese civil war, 83 Tiger militants are killed during what will be known as the Safra massacre.
- 2005 –A series of four explosions occurs on London’s transport system killing 56 people including four alleged suicide bombers and injuring over 700 others.
- 2011 –Roof of a stand in De Grolsch Veste Stadium in Enschede which was under construction collapsed, one killed and 14 injured.
Who were born on July 7?
- 1901 –Eiji Tsuburaya, Japanese film producer (d. 1970)
- 1906 –William Feller, Croatian-American mathematician/probabilist (d. 1970)
- 1920 –Bhaktaraj Maharaj, Indian Hindu figure (d. 1995)
- 1965 –Jeremy Guscott, English rugby player
- 1966 –Gundula Krause, German folk violinist
- 1967 –Tom Kristensen, Danish race car driver
- 1971 –Christian Camargo, American actor
- 1973 –Kārlis Skrastiņš, Latvian ice hockey player (d. 2011)
- 1979 –Anastasios Gousis, Greek sprinter
- 1983 –D. Woods, American singer (Danity Kane)
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