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July 24th is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.  There are 160 days remaining until
the end of the calendar year.  It is National Tequila Day in the United States and Pioneer Day in the state of Utah.

Births
1821
- William Poole (aka Bill the Butcher), bare-knuckle boxer
1934 - Willie Davis, Hall of Fame defensive end
1949 - Michael Richards, actor, comedian
1953 - Claire McCaskill, U.S. Senator (Missouri)
1956 - Charles Crist, former Florida Governor
1969 - Jennifer Lopez, actress, singer (Selena, Out of Sight)
1975 - Eric Szmanda, actor (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation)
1982 - Anna Paquin, actress (The Piano, True Blood)

Deaths
1862
- Martin Van Buren, 8th U.S. President
1980 - Peter Sellers, comedian, actor (Dr. Strangelove)
1997 - William J. Brennan, Jr., Supreme Court Justice

Events
1701
- What would be come Detroit, Michigan is founded by Frenchman as a fur trading post.
1847 - Salt Lake City is founded as  Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Utah's Valley of the Great Salt Lake
1956 - Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis perform their final comedy show together at the Copacabana Club in New York.
1969 - The astronauts aboard Apollo 11 safely splash down in the Pacific Ocean.
2005 - Lance Armstrong wins his seventh Tour de France race.
Calendar
January
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February
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8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
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March
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8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
April
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8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
May
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
June
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
July
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
August
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
September
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
October
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
November
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
December
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
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