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
- 1567 –Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and replaced by her 1-year-old son James VI.
- 1701 –Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit, Michigan.
- 1911 –Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, “the Lost City of the Incas”.
- 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.
- 1950 –Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.
- 1977 –End of a four day long Libyan-Egyptian War.
- 1998 –Russell Eugene Weston Jr. bursts into the United States Capitol and opens fire killing two police officers. He is later ruled to be incompetent to stand trial.
- 2001 –Bandaranaike Airport attack is carried out by 14 Tamil Tiger commandos, all died in this attack. They destroyed 11 Aircraft (mostly military) and damaged 15, there are no civilian casualties. This incident slowed down Sri Lankan economy.
- 2002 –Democrat James Traficant is expelled from the United States House of Representatives on a vote of 420 to 1.
- 2009 –The MV Arctic Sea, reportedly carrying a cargo of timber, is allegedly hijacked in the North Sea by pirates, but much speculation remains as to the actual cargo and events.
Who were born on July 24?
- 1725 –John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807)
- 1867 –Edward Frederic Benson, English writer (d. 1940)
- 1867 –Fred Tate, English cricketer (d. 1943)
- 1867 –Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran poet (d. 1908)
- 1895 –Robert Graves, English author (d. 1985)
- 1936 –Dan Inosanto, Filipino-American martial artist
- 1936 –Mark Goddard, American actor
- 1936 –Ruth Buzzi, American actress and comedian
- 1947 –Zaheer Abbas, Pakistani cricketer
- 1958 –Mick Karn, English musician (d. 2011)
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