What day of the week was July 22, 1894?

The day of the week July 22nd, 1894 fell on was a Sunday.

The first ever motor race is held in France between the cities of Paris and Rouen. The fastest finisher was the Comte Jules-Albert de Dion the but the 'official' victory was awarded to Albert Lemaître driving his 3 hp petrol engined Peugeot.