July 31st (1556) was a Tuesday. It's the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 153 days left to the end of the year.
July 31st Famous Deaths for 1556
» Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish priest and theologian, founded the Society of Jesus (b. 1491)
July 31st Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints named Feast Day:
» Germanus of Auxerre
» Ignatius of Loyola
» Neot
» July 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» End of the Trinity term (sitting of the High Court of Justice named High Court of Justice of England)