Friday August 23, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

August 23: Day of the Week

August 23, 2024 is the 236th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 130 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

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 23 Historical Event(s)

406
Radagaisus is executed after he is defeated by the Roman army under Stilicho.
1328
Battle of Cassel: French troops stop an uprising of Flemish farmers.
1775
King George III declares that the American colonies exist in a state of open and avowed rebellion.
1839
The United Kingdom captures Hong Kong as a base as it prepares for war with Qing China. The ensuing 3-year conflict will later be known as the First Opium War.
1904
The automobile tire chain is patented.
1923
Capt. Lowell Smith and Lt. John P. Richter performed the first mid-air refueling on De Havilland DH-4B, setting an endurance flight record of 37 hours.
1954
First flight of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.
1990
Saddam Hussein appears on Iraqi state television with a number of Western “guests” (actually hostages) to try to prevent the Gulf War.
2010
Manila hostage crisis, in which 8 hostages were killed
2011
A 5.8 earthquake occurred in Mineral, Virginia, the earthquake was felt as far north as Ontario and as far south as Atlanta, Georgia. Damaged occurred to monuments in Washington D.C. and the resulted damage was estimated at $100 Million.

Who were born on August 23?

1843
William Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher (d. 1932)
1900
Ernst Krenek, Austrian-born composer (d. 1991)
1901
John Sherman Cooper, American politician (d. 1991)
1921
Sam Cook, England cricketer (d. 1996)
1927
Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator
1930
Michel Rocard, French politician
1970
Krishnakumar Kunnath, Indian singer
1971
Demetrio Albertini, Italian footballer
1972
Martin Grainger, English footballer
1976
Pat Garrity, American basketball player

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