What Day of the Week

August 10, 2021 is the 222^nd day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 143 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.

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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• 991

  Battle of Maldon: the English, led by Byrhtnoth, Ealdorman of Essex, are defeated by a band of inland-raiding Vikings near Maldon in Essex.
• 1755

  Under the orders of Charles Lawrence, the British Army begins to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.
• 1776

  American Revolutionary War: word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.
• 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”.
• 1901

  The U.S. Steel Recognition Strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
• 1904

  Russo-Japanese War: the Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place.
• 1905

  Russo-Japanese War: peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
• 1913

  Second Balkan War: delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.
• 1920

  World War I: Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI’s representatives sign the Treaty of Sèvres that divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies.
• 1954

  At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.

• 1860

  Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian musicologist (d. 1936)
• 1907

  Su Yu, Chinese Communist military leader (d. 1984)
• 1914

  Carlos Menditeguy, Argentine racing driver (d. 1973)
• 1943

  Jimmy Griffin, American guitarist (Bread) (d. 2005)
• 1943

  Shafqat Rana, Pakistani cricketer
• 1963

  Andrew Sullivan, English-born American journalist
• 1968

  Greg Hawgood, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1971

  Mario Kindelán, Cuban boxer
• 1972

  Lawrence Dallaglio, English rugby union footballer
• 1979

  Ted Geoghegan, American filmmaker and author

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