What Day of the Week

August 1, 2020 was the 214^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 152 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Doyōbi.

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

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.

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• 69

  Batavian rebellion: The Batavians in Germania Inferior (Netherlands) revolt under the leadership of Gaius Julius Civilis.
• 527

  Justinian I becomes the sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire.
• 1291

  The Old Swiss Confederacy is formed with the signature of the Federal Charter.
• 1759

  Seven Years’ War: The Battle of Minden, an allied Anglo-German army victory over the French. In Britain this was one of a number of events that constituted the Annus Mirabilis of 1759 and is celebrated as Minden Day by certain British Army regiments.
• 1800

  The Act of Union 1800 is passed in which merges the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
• 1838

  Non-labourer slaves in most of the British Empire are emancipated.
• 1855

  The first ascent of Monte Rosa, the second highest summit in the Alps.
• 1960

  Dahomey (later renamed Benin) declares independence from France.
• 1980

  Buttevant Rail Disaster kills 18 and injures dozens of train passengers in Ireland.
• 2007

  The I-35W Mississippi River Bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapses during the evening rush hour.

• 1856

  George Coulthard, Former Australian rules footballer and cricketer (d. 1883)
• 1893

  King Alexander I of Greece (d. 1920)
• 1901

  Pancho Villa, Filipino world boxing champion (d. 1925)
• 1930

  Károly Grósz, Hungarian politician (d. 1996)
• 1936

  W.D. Hamilton, British evolutionary biologist (d. 2000)
• 1945

  Douglas D. Osheroff, American physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1951

  Tommy Bolin, American musician (Deep Purple) (d. 1976)
• 1955

  Arun Lal, Former Indian cricketer
• 1962

  Jesse Borrego, American actor
• 1987

  Sébastien Pocognoli, Belgian footballer

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