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August 6: Day of the Week
August 6, 2024 is the 219th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 147 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is martes.
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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 6 Historical Event(s)
1538
Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.
1912
The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.
1917
World War I: Battle of Mărăşeşti between the Romanian and German armies begins.
1926
In New York City, the Warner Brothers’ Vitaphone system premieres with the movie Don Juan starring John Barrymore.
1930
Judge Joseph Force Crater steps into a taxi in New York and disappears never to be seen again.
1964
Prometheus, a bristlecone pine and the world’s oldest tree, is cut down.
1965
The largest swimming pool in Europe was opened in Fürstenfeld, Austria.
1991
Doi Takako, chair of the Social Democratic Party, becomes Japan’s first female speaker of the House of Representatives.
1991
Tim Berners-Lee releases files describing his idea for the World Wide Web. WWW debuts as a publicly available service on the Internet.
1997
Korean Air Flight 801, a Boeing 747-300, crashes into the jungle on Guam on approach to airport, killing 228.
Who were born on August 6?
1180
Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)
1881
Sir Alexander Fleming, Scottish scientist, Nobel laureate (d. 1955)
1904
Jean Desses, Greek-Egyptian fashion designer (d. 1970)
1908
Helen Jacobs, American tennis player (d. 1997)
1911
Norman Gordon, South African cricketer
1926
Clem Labine, American baseball player (d. 2007)
1952
Vinnie Vincent, American musician (Kiss)
1957
Bob Horner, American baseball player
1962
Michelle Yeoh, Malaysian-born Hong Kong actress
1965
David Robinson, American basketball player
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