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August 30: Day of the Week
August 30, 2024 is the 243rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 123 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.
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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 30 Historical Event(s)
1363
Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders — Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang — are pitted against each other in what is one of the largest naval battles in history, during the last decade of the ailing, Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty.
1574
Guru Ram Das becomes the Fourth Sikh Guru/Master.
1791
HMS Pandora sinks after having run aground on a reef the previous day.
1800
Gabriel Prosser postpones a planned slave rebellion in Richmond, Virginia, but is arrested before he can make it happen.
1909
Burgess Shale fossils are discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott.
1914
World War I: Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg
1945
Hong Kong is liberated from Japan by British Armed Forces.
1945
The Allied Control Council, governing Germany after World War II, comes into being.
1963
The Hotline between the leaders of the U.S.A. and the Soviet Union goes into operation.
1974
A powerful bomb explodes at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters in Marunouchi, Tokyo, Japan. 8 are killed, 378 are injured. Eight left-wing activists are arrested on May 19, 1975 by Japanese authorities.
Who were born on August 30?
1812
Agoston Haraszthy Hungarian-born traveler and writer (d. 1869)
1910
Roger Bushell, South African RAF officer and prisoner of war (d. 1944)
1913
Richard Stone, British economist, Nobel laureate (d. 1991)
1953
Robert Parish, American basketball player
1956
Frank Conniff, American comedian (TV’s Frank)
1958
Martin Jackson, British drummer (Swing out Sister)
1970
Carlo Checchinato, Italian rugby player and manager
1977
Marlon Byrd, American baseball player
1983
Jun Matsumoto, Japanese singer and actor
1986
Ryan Ross, American guitarist (Panic! at the Disco)
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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 COSLAYHDUIV? Check your answers here: Word scramble COSLAYHDUIV. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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