What Day of the Week

August 11, 2018 was the 223^rd day of the year 2018 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 142 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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• 2492 BC

  Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation.
• 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.
• 1675

  Franco-Dutch War: forces of the Holy Roman Empire defeat the French in the Battle of Konzer Brücke.
• 1812

  Peninsular War: French troops engage British-Portuguese forces in the Battle of Majadahonda.
• 1947

  Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founding father of Pakistan, gives a speech to the Constituent Assembly, the contents and meaning of which remain contentious today.
• 1959

  Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
• 1960

  Chad declares independence.
• 1975

  East Timor: Governor Mário Lemos Pires of Portuguese Timor abandons the capital Dili, following a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and Fretilin.
• 1982

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

• 1902

  Lloyd Nolan, American actor (d. 1985)
• 1938

  Branko Stanovnik, Slovenian chemist
• 1942

  Mike Hugg, British drummer, keyboardist and vocalist (Manfred Mann)
• 1957

  Ian Stuart Donaldson, British singer (Skrewdriver) (d. 1993)
• 1961

  Craig Ehlo, American basketball player
• 1962

  Uvais Karnain, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1965

  Viola Davis, American actress
• 1980

  Daniel Lloyd, British cyclist
• 1985

  J-Boog, American singer (B2K)
• 1986

  Kaori Fukuhara, Japanese voice actress

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