What Day of the Week

August 10, 2021 was the 222^nd day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 143 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.

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

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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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• 955

  Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor defeats the Magyars, ending 50 years of Magyar invasion of the West.
• 1557

  Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over the French in the Habsburg-Valois Wars.
• 1675

  The foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London is laid.
• 1846

  The Smithsonian Institution is chartered by the United States Congress after James Smithson donates $500,000.
• 1901

  The U.S. Steel Recognition Strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
• 1944

  World War II: American forces defeat the last Japanese troops on Guam.
• 1949

  U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act Amendment, streamlining the defense agencies of the United States government, and replacing the Department of War with the United States Department of Defense.
• 1993

  An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale hits the South Island of New Zealand.
• 1995

  Oklahoma City bombing: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing. Michael Fortier pleads guilty in a plea-bargain for his testimony.
• 2003

  Yuri Malenchenko becomes the first person to marry in space.

• 1397

  Albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439)
• 1908

  Billy Gonsalves, American soccer player (d. 1977)
• 1919

  Sacha Vierny, French cinematographer (d. 2001)
• 1953

  Mark Doty, American poet and prose writer
• 1956

  Fred Ottman, American wrestler
• 1959

  Rosanna Arquette, American actress
• 1979

  Yannick Schroeder, French racing driver
• 1981

  Natsumi Abe, Japanese singer
• 1981

  Taufik Hidayat, Indonesian badminton player
• 1986

  Ryan Torain, American football player

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