This is our day guide for Friday July 24th 2015 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on July 24th 2015
International: Simon Bolivar Day
Simón Bolívar led Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish EmpireRegional
India (regional): Kharchi Puja
Tripura only. A festival to worship the dynasty deity of Tripuri peoplePublic sector only
USA (regional): Pioneer Day
Marks the founding of Salt Lake City in 1847 with the arrival Brigham Young and the first Mormon settlers| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for July 24th 2015 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 205 of 2015 | |
| 160 days left in 2015 | |
| Week 30 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1999 - The world population is estimated to have reached 6 billion people. | |
| 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". | |
| 1974 - Watergate scandal: the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon did not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed White House tapes and they order him to surrender the tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor. | |
| 1943 - World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes bomb Hamburg by night, and American planes 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. |
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