What Day of the Week

August 11, 2022 is the 223^rd day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 142 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.

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

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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.
• 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.
• 1786

  Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia.
• 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.
• 1929

  Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.
• 1959

  Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
• 1972

  Vietnam War: the last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam.

• 1891

  Stancho Belkovski, Bulgarian architect and lecturer (d. 1962)
• 1897

  Enid Blyton, English author (d. 1968)
• 1954

  Mottu Vara Narasimha Rao, Indian cricketer
• 1959

  Gustavo Cerati, Argentinian guitarist and singer-songwriter (Soda Stereo)
• 1965

  Viola Davis, American actress
• 1979

  Aggeliki Daliani, Greek actress
• 1980

  Daniel Lloyd, British cyclist
• 1980

  Lee Suggs, American football player
• 1985

  Asher Roth, American rapper
• 1987

  Drew Storen, American baseball player

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