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1753 – William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, English admiral and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1825) 1764 – Ann Ward, English author and poet (d. 1823) [20] 1775 – Matthew Lewis, English author and playwright (d. 1818) 1777 – Paavo Ruotsalainen, Finnish farmer and lay preacher (d. 1852) [21]
The Babylonians invented the actual [clarification needed] seven-day week in 600 BCE, with Emperor Constantine making the Day of the Sun (dies Solis, "Sunday") a legal holiday centuries later. [2] In the international standard ISO 8601, Monday is treated as the first day of the week, but in many countries it is counted as the second day of the ...
This is a list of selected July 9 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit.
March 31: Cesar Chavez Day [9] March 31: Transgender Day of Visibility [10] April 6: National Tartan Day; 2nd Thursday in April: National D.A.R.E. Day; April 9: National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day; April 14: Pan American Day and Pan American Week; May 1: Loyalty Day; May 1: Law Day, U.S.A. May 15: Peace Officers Memorial Day
July 9 gets its big mention in the second part of the first verse of “Last Kiss,” when Taylor sings: I do recall now the smell of the rain Fresh on the pavement, I ran off the plane
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St. Patrick's Day: Sunday, March 17 NYC Pride Parade: Sunday, June 30 This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Holidays 2024: Here are the special days and dates
July 31: Lā Hae Hawaiʻi (Flag Day) and Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea (Sovereignty Restoration Day) in Hawaii The lunar surface as photographed by Ranger 7 approximately 17 minutes before impact 1874 – Patrick Francis Healy was inaugurated as president of Georgetown University , becoming the first African-American president of a predominantly white ...