This is our day guide for Sunday July 24th 2016 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 2016
International: Simon Bolivar Day
Simón Bolívar led Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish Empire| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for July 24th 2016 | |
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| 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 | |
| 1990 - Iraqi forces start massing on the Kuwait-Iraq border. | |
| 1982 - Heavy rain causes a mudslide that destroys a bridge at Nagasaki, Japan, killing 299. | |
| 1966 - Michael Pelkey makes the first BASE jump from El Capitan along with Brian Schubert. Both came out with broken bones. BASE jumping has now been banned from El Cap. | |
| 1931 - A fire at a home for the elderly in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania kills 48 people. |
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