What Day of the Week

August 10, 2022 is the 222^nd day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 143 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.

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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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• 1519

  Ferdinand Magellan’s five ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe. The Basque second in command Sebastian Elcano will complete the expedition after Magellan’s death in the Philippines.
• 1675

  The foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London is laid.
• 1813

  Instituto Nacional, is founded by the Chilean patriot José Miguel Carrera. It is Chile’s oldest and most prestigious school. Its motto is Labor Omnia Vincit, which means “Work conquers all things”.
• 1846

  The Smithsonian Institution is chartered by the United States Congress after James Smithson donates $500,000.
• 1905

  Russo-Japanese War: peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
• 1944

  World War II: American forces defeat the last Japanese troops on Guam.
• 1948

  Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone.
• 1988

  Japanese American internment: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans who were either interned in or relocated by the United States during World War II.
• 2003

  The highest temperature ever recorded in the United Kingdom – 38.5 °C in Kent. It is the first time the United Kingdom has recorded a temperature over 100 °F.
• 2009

  Twenty people are killed in Handlová, Trenčín Region, in the deadliest mining disaster in Slovakia’s history.

• 1645

  Eusebio Kino, Italian Catholic missionary (d. 1711)
• 1810

  Count Camillo Benso di Cavour, Italian diplomat and politician (d. 1861)
• 1821

  Jay Cooke, American financier (d. 1905)
• 1967

  Riddick Bowe, American boxer
• 1973

  Javier Zanetti, Argentinian footballer
• 1978

  Claire Yiu, Hong Kong actress
• 1979

  Joanna García, American actress
• 1979

  Yannick Schroeder, French racing driver
• 1981

  Taufik Hidayat, Indonesian badminton player
• 1985

  Enrico Cortese, Italian footballer

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