July 31st (1972) was a Monday. 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, 1972
» The Troubles: In Operation Motorman, the British Army re-takes the urban no-go areas of Northern Ireland. It is the biggest British military operation since the Suez Crisis of 1956, and the biggest in Ireland since the Irish War of Independence. Later tha
Famous Birthdays on July 31 in 1972
» Giorgos Kapoutzidis, Greek actor and screenwriter
July 31st Famous Deaths for 1972
» Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian politician, 40th Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1899)
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)