What Day of the Week

August 11, 2019 was the 223^rd day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 142 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

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

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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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• 106

  The south-eastern part of Dacia (modern Romania) becomes a Roman province: Roman Dacia.
• 1332

  Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Dupplin Moor – Scots under Domhnall II, Earl of Mar are routed by Edward Balliol.
• 1858

  The Eiger in the Bernese Alps is ascended for the first time by Charles Barrington accompanied by Christian Almer and Peter Bohren.
• 1898

  Spanish-American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
• 1919

  The constitution of the Weimar Republic is adopted.
• 1934

  The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
• 1952

  Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of Jordan.
• 1982

  A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830, en route from Tokyo to Honolulu, killing one teenager and injuring 15 passengers.
• 2003

  Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.
• 2003

  NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.

• 1900

  Philip Phillips, American archaeologist (d. 1994)
• 1914

  José Silva, American parapsychologist (d. 1999)
• 1919

  Luis Olmo, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1925

  Mike Douglas, American entertainer (d. 2006)
• 1932

  Israel Harold “Izzy” Asper, Canadian tax lawyer (d. 2003)
• 1946

  John Conlee, American country music singer
• 1950

  Erik Brann, American guitarist (Iron Butterfly) (d. 2003)
• 1954

  Mottu Vara Narasimha Rao, Indian cricketer
• 1962

  Ennis Whatley, American basketball player
• 1973

  Carolyn Murphy, American model

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