What Day of the Week

August 11, 2020 was the 224^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 142 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.

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

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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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• 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.
• 1898

  Spanish-American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
• 1918

  World War I: the Battle of Amiens ends.
• 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.
• 1934

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

  Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of Jordan.
• 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.

• 1892

  Eiji Yoshikawa, Japanese novelist (d. 1962)
• 1900

  Philip Phillips, American archaeologist (d. 1994)
• 1912

  Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer (d. 1954)
• 1921

  Alex Haley, American historian (d. 1992)
• 1927

  Raymond Leppard, English conductor
• 1949

  Eric Carmen, American singer and guitarist (Raspberries)
• 1952

  Bob Mothersbaugh AKA Bob 1, American guitarist (Devo)
• 1971

  Tommy Mooney, English football player
• 1974

  Kira Kener, American pornographic actress
• 1980

  Lee Suggs, American football player

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