August 18, 2024 is the 231st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 135 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Nichiyōbi.
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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 18 Historical Event(s)
1590
John White, the governor of the Colony of Roanoke, returns from a supply trip to England and finds his settlement deserted.
1868
French astronomer Pierre Jules César Janssen discovers helium.
1870
Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought.
1877
Asaph Hall discovers Martian moon Phobos.
1891
Major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.
1903
German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright Brothers.
1920
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women’s suffrage.
1958
Brojen Das from Bangladesh swims across the English Channel in a competition, as the first Bangali as well as the first Asian to ever do it. He became first among 39 competitors.
1989
Leading presidential hopeful Luis Carlos Galán is assassinated near Bogotá in Colombia.
2000
A federal jury finds the US EPA guilty of discrimination against Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, later inspiring passage of the No FEAR Act.
Who were born on August 18?
1579
Charlotte Flandrina of Nassau, Roman Catholic nun (d. 1640)
1605
Henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660)
1720
Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (d. 1760)
1879
Aleksandr Rodzyanko, Russian general (d. 1970)
1903
Lucienne Boyer, French singer (d. 1983)
1948
Joseph Marcell, British actor
1955
Bruce Benedict, American baseball player
1955
Taher ElGamal, Egyptian scientist
1964
Kenny Walker, American basketball player
1972
Masahiro Nakai, Japanese singer
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