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Monday, July 21, 2025
Monday, July 21, 2025 falls on a Monday. It is day 202 of the year, ISO week 30, in Q3.
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Monday, July 21
July 21, 2025 is day 202 of 365, ISO week 30, in Q3. The moon is Waning Crescent and the zodiac sign is Cancer.
Day of year202
ISO week30
QuarterQ3
Days left163
Sun and Moon Cycles
- Moon phase
- Waning Crescent
- Lunar age
- 25.6 days
- Illumination
- 16%
- Season
- Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, winter in the Southern Hemisphere
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- Cancer
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- No major fixed observance in the built-in calendar
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July 21
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Carlos of Brazil (Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church)
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Local briefMonday, July 21, 2025 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2019: People returning from anti-extradition bill protests were attacked (pictured) by suspected triad members in Yuen Long, Hong Kong, leaving 45 people injured.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to July 21.
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History for July 21
People returning from anti-extradition bill protests were attacked (pictured) by suspected triad members in Yuen Long, Hong Kong, leaving 45 people injured.
Nour Ahmad Nikbakht, an Iranian diplomat in Yemen, was kidnapped by al-Qaeda militants and held hostage for the next two years.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in the popular Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling, was released and sold 15 million copies in its first 24 hours, making it the fastest-selling book in history.
The Taiwanese military ordered the deportation of dozens of illegal immigrants from mainland China in sealed boat holds, causing 25 deaths due to suffocation.
Libyan forces carried out a raid at Sallum, sparking a four-day war with Egypt.
The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated twenty-two bombs throughout Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Sirimavo Bandaranaike (pictured) was sworn in as prime minister of Ceylon, becoming the world's first democratically elected female head of government.
The inaugural International Mathematical Olympiad, the leading mathematical competition for pre-university students, began in Romania.
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2025
Pau Alsina, Spanish motorcycle rider (born 2008)
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Tony Bennett, American singer (born 1926)
2020
Annie Ross, Scottish-American singer and actress (born 1930)
2020
Andrew Mlangeni, South African political activist (born 1925)
2018
Alene Duerk, U.S. Navy first female admiral (born 1920)
2017
John Heard, American film and television actor (born 1946)
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