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August 24: Day of the Week
August 24, 2024 is the 237th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 129 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Doyōbi.
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Here’s the August calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Virgo 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 24 Historical Event(s)
1815
The modern Constitution of the Netherlands is signed.
1820
Constitutionalist insurrection at Oporto, Portugal.
1931
Resignation of the United Kingdom’s Second Labour Government. Formation of the UK National Government.
1933
The Crescent Limited train derails in Washington, D.C., after the bridge it is crossing is washed out by the 1933 Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane.
1936
The Australian Antarctic Territory is created.
1942
World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk and US carrier USS Enterprise heavily damaged.
1949
The treaty creating NATO goes into effect.
1954
Getúlio Dornelles Vargas, president of Brazil, commits suicide and is succeeded by João Café Filho.
1967
Led by Abbie Hoffman, the Youth International Party temporarily disrupts trading at the NYSE by throwing dollar bills from the viewing gallery, causing trading to cease as brokers scramble to grab them.
1989
Colombian drug barons declare “total war” on the Colombian government.
Who were born on August 24?
1865
King Ferdinand I of Romania (d. 1927)
1919
Enrique Llanes, Mexican professional wrestler (d. 2004)
1924
Jimmy Gardner, British actor (d. 2010)
1927
Harry Markowitz, American economist, Nobel laureate
1944
Gregory Jarvis, American astronaut (d. 1986)
1957
Stephen Fry, English comedian and actor
1960
Cal Ripken, Jr., American baseball player
1963
Hideo Kojima, Japanese video game director
1968
Shoichi Funaki, Japanese professional wrestler
1988
Helga Krapf, Filipina actress
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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 OAONUYT? Check your answers here: Words with these letters OAONUYT. (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.