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August 12: Day of the Week
August 12, 2024 is the 225th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 141 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Getsuyōbi.
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Here’s the August calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
August 12: This Day in History
It is the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. It is also known as the “Glorious Twelfth” in the UK, as it marks the traditional start of the grouse shooting season.
August 12 Historical Event(s)
1676
Praying Indian John Alderman shoots and kills Metacomet, the Wampanoag war chief, ending King Philip’s War.
1793
The Rhône and Loire (Lêre) départments are created when the former département of Rhône-et-Loire is split into two.
1914
World War I: the United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary; the countries of the British Empire follow suit.
1944
Alençon is liberated by General Leclerc, the first city in France to be liberated from the Nazis by French forces.
1953
Nuclear weapons testing: the Soviet atomic bomb project continues with the detonation of Joe 4, the first Soviet thermonuclear weapon.
1964
South Africa is banned from the Olympic Games due to the country’s racist policies.
1977
The Sri Lankan riots of 1977, targeting the minority Sri Lankan Tamil people, begin, less than a month after the United National Party came to power. Over 300 Tamils are killed.
1992
Canada, Mexico and the United States announce completion of negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
1994
Major League Baseball players go on strike. This will force the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.
2000
The Oscar class submarine K-141 Kursk of the Russian Navy explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise.
Who were born on August 12?
1856
Diamond Jim Brady, American financier (d. 1917)
1867
Edith Hamilton, German-born American classicist (d. 1963)
1886
Sir Keith Murdoch, Australian journalist and newspaper owner (d. 1952)
1891
C. E. M. Joad, English philosopher and broadcaster (d. 1953)
1932
Sirikit, Queen consort of Thailand, wife of Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)
1943
Deborah Walley, American actress (d. 2001)
1946
Terry Nutkins, British TV presenter
1969
Aga Muhlach, Filipino actor
1976
Antoine Walker, American basketball player
1976
Brad Lukowich, Canadian ice hockey player
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