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August 14: Day of the Week
August 14, 2024 is the 227th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 139 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Suiyōbi.
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Here’s the August calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
August 14 Historical Event(s)
1385
Portuguese Crisis of 1383–1385: Battle of Aljubarrota – Portuguese forces commanded by King João I and his general Nuno Álvares Pereira defeat the Castilian army of King Juan I.
1842
Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida to Oklahoma.
1893
France becomes the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration.
1901
The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
1911
United States Senate leaders agree to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the Senate among leading candidates to fill the vacancy left by William P. Frye’s death.
1921
Tannu Tuva, later Tuvinian People’s Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by Soviet Russia).
1936
Rainey Bethea is hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last public execution in the United States.
1996
Greek Cypriot refugee Solomos Solomou is murdered by Turkish forces while trying to climb a flagpole in order to remove a Turkish flag from its mast in the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus.
2006
Chencholai bombing in which 61 Tamil girls are killed in Sri Lankan Airforce bombing.
2007
The 2007 Kahtaniya bombings kills at least 796 people.
Who were born on August 14?
1473
Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541)
1847
Robert Comtesse, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1922)
1913
Paul Dean, American baseball player (d. 1981)
1924
Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa Lama, Tibetan religious figure (d. 1981)
1964
Neal Anderson, American football player
1976
Steve Braun, Canadian actor
1979
Yoichiro Morikawa, Japanese film director
1980
Roy Williams, American football player
1985
Shea Weber, Canadian hockey player
1986
Terin Humphrey, American gymnast
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters OBEVAURG? Check your answers here: Word solver OBEVAURG. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.