What Day of the Week

August 12, 2019 was the 224^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 141 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is lunes.

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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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• 1499

  First engagement of the Battle of Zonchio between Venetian and Ottoman fleets.
• 1687

  Battle of Mohács: Charles of Lorraine defeats the Ottomans.
• 1851

  Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.
• 1877

  Asaph Hall discovers the Mars moon Deimos.
• 1883

  The last quagga dies at the Artis Magistra zoo in Amsterdam.
• 1914

  World War I: the United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary; the countries of the British Empire follow suit.
• 1952

  The Night of the Murdered Poets: 13 prominent Jewish intellectuals are murdered in Moscow.
• 1960

  Echo 1A, NASA’s first successful communications satellite, is launched.
• 1981

  The IBM Personal Computer is released.
• 1992

  Canada, Mexico and the United States announce completion of negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

• 1604

  Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)
• 1892

  Alfred Lunt, American actor (d. 1977)
• 1930

  Jacques Tits, Belgian mathematician
• 1952

  Chen Kaige, Chinese film director
• 1956

  Sidath Wettimuny, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1959

  Amanda Redman, English actress
• 1961

  Roy Hay, British guitarist and keyboardist (Culture Club)
• 1965

  Peter Krause, American actor
• 1978

  Chris Chambers, American football player
• 1979

  Cindy Klassen, Canadian speed skater

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