Historical Events
- 6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes island of Lombok, Indonesia, killing at least 14
Senior Open Championship
British Senior Open Men's Golf, St. Andrews: Spaniard Miguel Ángel Jiménez wins by 1 shot from defending champion Bernhard Langer of Germany
Baseball Hall of Fame
Chipper Jones, Alan Trammell, Trevor Hoffman, Vladimir Guerrero, Jim Thome and Jack Morris are inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY
- Demonstrations calling for safer road by students begin in Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Ethiopian state funeral for murdered dam engineer Simegnew Bekele in Addis Ababa prompts unrest
- Hun Sen's Cambodian People’s Party Hun Sen claims to have won all 125 seats in country's general election with widespread criticism of a sham vote
- Palestinian teenage activist Ahed Tamimi released from prison after eight months
Tour de France
Tour de France: Geraint Thomas becomes the first Welshman and only 3rd Briton to win the Tour; beats Dutchman Tom Dumoulin by 1' 51"; Peter Sagan wins green points jersey
2018 History
Famous Deaths
- Tomasz Stańko, Polish trumpeter (Astigmatic), dies of complication from lung cancer at 76
About July 29, 2018
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 5 years, 2 months and 4 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Leo