Saturday, July 29, 2023 is a Saturday. It is day 210 of 2023 (57.5% through the year), ISO week 30, in Q3.
Calendar Specifications
Saturday, July 29, 2023 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 1981: An estimated worldwide television audience of 750 million watched the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (combined coat of arms pictured) at St Paul's Cathedral in London.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to July 29.
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Historical Milestones
An estimated worldwide television audience of 750 million watched the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (combined coat of arms pictured) at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer →The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings, was published by Allen & Unwin.
The Fellowship of the Ring →Korean War: Over fears that North Korean soldiers were infiltrating refugee columns, U.S. forces concluded a four-day massacre of hundreds of civilians through shootings and air attacks near the village of Nogeun-ri.
Korean War →The Essential Commodities Reserves Act, which allowed the British government to build up reserves of essential commodities in anticipation of war, received royal assent.
Essential Commodities Reserves Act 1938 →Adolf Hitler became leader of the National Socialist German Workers' Party.
Adolf Hitler →The Cape Cod Canal (pictured), connecting Cape Cod Bay and Buzzards Bay in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, opened on a limited basis.
Cape Cod Canal →The first shots of World War I were fired by the Austro-Hungarian river monitor Bodrog on Serbian defences near Belgrade.
River monitor →In a case later termed a "legal lynching", Will P. Brady obtained a guilty verdict and death sentence against 15-year-old León Martínez Jr., five days after his arrest for killing a white woman.
Will P. Brady →Italian anarchist Gaetano Bresci (pictured) assassinated King Umberto I of Italy in Monza.
Gaetano Bresci →French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel submitted a memoir on the diffraction of light to the Royal Academy of Sciences, providing strong support for the wave theory of light.
Augustin-Jean Fresnel →Nine Years' War: French troops defeated the forces of the Grand Alliance led by William III of England at the Battle of Landen in present-day Neerwinden, Belgium.
Nine Years' War →The infant James VI was crowned King of Scotland at Stirling.
James VI and I →Calculate business days and elapsed calendar time between this date and any other.
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Questions & Answers
Saturday, July 29, 2023 falls on a Saturday.
1,141 days ago (3 years, 1 month, 14 days ago). It is day 210 of 2023 with 155 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Saturday, July 29, 2023 is written as XXIX.VII.MMXXIII (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is Waxing Gibbous (approx. 87% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Leo.