Thursday August 28, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

is the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are until the end of the year. The day of the week is .

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

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Here’s the . You can also browse the full year monthly .

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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.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, months, and days ago
  • months since then
  • is in the th week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay.
Ferdinand II is elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
Battle of Grand Port – the French accept the surrender of a British Navy fleet.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad’s new Tom Thumb steam locomotive races a horse-drawn car, presaging steam’s role in US railroading.
The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 receives Royal Assent, abolishing slavery through most the British Empire.
The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published.
Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
World War II: in Denmark, a general strike against the Nazi occupation is started.
Ukraine declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
Pakistan’s National Assembly passes a constitutional amendment to make the “Qur'an and Sunnah” the “supreme law” but the bill is defeated in the Senate.

Who were born on ?

Joseph Luns, Dutch politician (d. 2002)
C. Wright Mills American sociologist (d. 1962)
Don Denkinger, American baseball umpire
Marianne Heemskerk, Dutch swimmer
Liza Wang, Hong Kong actress
Dinah Cancer, American singer 45 Grave
Jay Witasick, American baseball player
Carsten Jancker, German footballer
Kaori Mizuhashi, Japanese voice actress
Andrej Pejic, Australian model

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