July 31 is the 212th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (213th if leap year). It 153 days before the end of the year.
Celebrations
There is no celebration for this day!
Events
Six and a half hours out on the Moon
(July, 31 1971)A six-and-a-half hour excursion to the Moon aboard the lunar rover is performed by the American astronauts of the Apollo 15 mission.
Creation of ETA
(July, 31 1959)Euskadi Ta Askatasuna, better known by its acronym ETA (for Basque Country and Liberty in Basque), is an anti-Francoist and Marxist-inspired Basque armed Basque armed group whose aim is the creation of a Basque state.
Assassination of Jean Jaurès
(July, 31 1914)In Paris.
Sayings
There is no saying for this day!
Astrology
Sign of the Zodiac: 10th day of the astrological sign of Leo.
Last events added
- Discovery of two new natural satellites for Saturn - August, 16 2004
- Nagasaki atomic bombings - August, 9 1945
- Madagascar becomes a French colony - August, 6 1896
- Atomic bombing of Hiroshima - August, 6 1945
- Explosions at the Port of Beirut - August, 4 2020