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 French then this day of the week in French is dimanche.

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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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• 355

  Claudius Silvanus, accused of treason, proclaims himself Roman Emperor against Constantius II.
• 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.
• 1918

  World War I: the Battle of Amiens ends.
• 1920

  The Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty, which relinquished Russia’s authority and pretenses to Latvia, is signed, ending the Latvian War of Independence.
• 1934

  The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
• 1942

  Actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil receive a patent for a frequency hopping, spread spectrum communication system that later became the basis for modern technologies in wireless telephones and Wi-Fi.
• 1947

  Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founding father of Pakistan, gives a speech to the Constituent Assembly, the contents and meaning of which remain contentious today.
• 1961

  The former Portuguese territories in India of Dadra and Nagar Haveli are merged to create the Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
• 1965

  Race riots (the Watts riots) begin in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California.

• 1858

  Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician, Nobel Laureate (d. 1930)
• 1923

  Stan Chambers, American television reporter
• 1926

  Claus von Bülow, Danish-born British socialite
• 1930

  Paul Soles, Canadian actor and television personality
• 1964

  Miguel A. Núñez, Jr., American actor
• 1964

  Nikki Randall, American pornographic actress
• 1966

  Nigel Martyn, English footballer
• 1970

  Teresa Pavlinek, Canadian actress
• 1974

  Marie-France Dubreuil, Canadian figure skater
• 1980

  Daniel Lloyd, British cyclist

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