| General Information for July 24th 2016 |
| There are 1 public holidays today. |
| Day 206 of 2016 |
| 160 days left in 2016 |
| Week 29 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1982 - Heavy rain causes a mudslide that destroys a bridge at Nagasaki, Japan, killing 299. |
| 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. |
| 1910 - The Ottoman Empire captures the city of Shkodër, putting down the Albanian Revolt of 1910. |
| Every year - The first day of the Leo horoscope. |