Friday August 9, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

August 9: Day of the Week

August 9, 2024 is the 222nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 144 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is vendredi.

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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 9 Historical Event(s)

681
Bulgaria is founded as a Khanate on the south bank of the Danube after defeating the Byzantine armies of Emperor Constantine IV south of the Danube delta.
1173
Construction of the campanile of the cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will take two centuries to complete.
1483
Opening of the Sistine Chapel in Rome with the celebration of a Mass.
1814
Indian Wars: the Creek sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson, giving up huge parts of Alabama and Georgia.
1862
American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain – At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope.
1877
Indian Wars: Battle of Big Hole – A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army
1925
A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India
1944
Continuation war: The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finnish and Soviet troops at the Finnish front dug to defensive positions, and the front remains stable until the end of the war.
1944
The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time.
1988
Wayne Gretzky is traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in one of the most controversial player transactions in hockey history, upsetting many Canadians.

Who were born on August 9?

1674
František Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766)
1927
Marvin Minsky, American computer scientist
1935
Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (d. 2008)
1939
Brito, Brazilian footballer
1947
Barbara Mason, American soul singer
1968
Eric Bana, Australian actor
1969
Divine Brown, American sex worker and convicted felon
1970
Chris Cuomo, American TV journalist
1988
Vasilios Koutsianikoulis, Greek footballer
1989
Jason Heyward, American baseball player

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