July 31st (2012) 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.
Historical Events for 31st July, 2012
» Michael Phelps breaks the record set in 1964 by Larisa Latynina for the List of multiple Olympic medalists called most medals won at the Olympics.
July 31st Famous Deaths for 2012
» César Amaro, Uruguayan guitarist (b. 1948)
» Mollie Hunter, Scottish author (b. 1922)
» Lucio Quarantotto, Italian songwriter (b. 1957)
» Alfredo Ramos, Brazilian footballer and coach (b. 1924)
» Gore Vidal, American journalist, author, and screenwriter (b. 1925)
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)