| General Information for July 29th 2017 |
| There are 1 public holidays today. |
| Day 210 of 2017 |
| 155 days left in 2017 |
| Week 30 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1921 - Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party. |
| 1920 - Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project. |
| 904 - Sack of Thessalonica: Saracen raiders under Leo of Tripoli sack Thessaloniki, the Byzantine Empire's second-largest city, after a short siege, and plunder it for a week. |
| 238 - The Praetorian Guard storm the palace and capture Pupienus and Balbinus. They are dragged through the streets of Rome and executed. On the same day, Gordian III, age 13, is proclaimed emperor. |