July 31

July 31 is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. It is preceded by July 30, and succeeded by August 1. Following July 31, there are 153 days in the year.

Blavatsky's Gem of the Day

"The heart of the fool is in his tongue; the tongue of the wise is in his heart."

Events

• 1879 – Edward Wimbridge designed the cover of The Theosophist.

Births

• 1852 – Silas Randall, inventor and esotericist, an early American member of the Theosophical Society and the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor. (d. July 27, 1901)

Deaths

• 1912 – Allan Octavian Hume, early Theosophist recipient of some letters from the Mahatmas, political reformer founder of Indian National Congress and amateur ornithologist. (b. June 6, 1829)

Holidays and observances

• None listed for this date.

External links

• This Date in Wikipedia