Day Guide for Wednesday July 31st 2024 What are the holidays on July 31st 2024?

This is our day guide for Wednesday July 31st 2024 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 31st 2024

Regional

India (regional): Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh

A revolutionary, best known for assassinating Michael O'Dwyer on March 13th 1940

Observances on July 31st 2024

USA: National Mutt Day

Did you know that 80% of dogs in shelters are mixed breeds?

USA: National Raspberry Cake Day 

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Raspberry Cake Day 

USA: National Avocado Day

Avocado is actually a fruit! We kind of get to celebrate it twice a year. On July 31st for National Avocado Day and then again in September for National Guacamole Day!

International: World Ranger Day

World Ranger Day is celebrated across the world on July 31 every year to appreciate the contributions of the Forest Rangers

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General Information for July 31st 2024
There are 1 public holidays today.
Day 213 of 2024
153 days left in 2024
Week 31 of the year
On this Day in History
1972 - The Troubles: In Operation Motorman, the British Army re-takes the urban no-go areas of Northern Ireland. It is the biggest British military operation since the Suez Crisis of 1956, and the biggest in Ireland since the Irish War of Independence. Later that day, nine civilians are killed by car bombs in the village of Claudy.
1971 - Apollo program: Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover.
1948 - USS Nevada (BB-36) is sunk by an aerial torpedo after surviving hits from two atomic bombs (as part of post-war tests) and being used for target practice by three other ships.
781 - The oldest recorded eruption of Mount Fuji (Traditional Japanese date: July 6, 781).