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August 14: Day of the Week
August 14, 2024 is the 227th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 139 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Suiyōbi.
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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 14 Historical Event(s)
1385
Portuguese Crisis of 1383–1385: Battle of Aljubarrota – Portuguese forces commanded by King João I and his general Nuno Álvares Pereira defeat the Castilian army of King Juan I.
1842
Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida to Oklahoma.
1893
France becomes the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration.
1921
Tannu Tuva, later Tuvinian People’s Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by Soviet Russia).
1935
United States Social Security Act passes, creating a government pension system for the retired.
1936
Rainey Bethea is hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last public execution in the United States.
1969
Operation Banner: British troops are deployed in Northern Ireland.
1973
The Pakistani Constitution of 1973 comes into effect.
1980
Lech Wałęsa leads strikes at the Gdańsk, Poland shipyards.
2006
Chencholai bombing in which 61 Tamil girls are killed in Sri Lankan Airforce bombing.
Who were born on August 14?
1625
François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695)
1926
René Goscinny, French comic-strip author (d. 1977)
1949
Morten Olsen, Danish footballer
1951
Peter Blegvad, American musician (Slapp Happy)
1965
Mark Collins, English guitarist
1971
Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Sri Lankan cricketer
1976
Steve Braun, Canadian actor
1980
Estrella Morente, Spanish flamenco singer
1983
Leo Núñez, Dominican baseball player
1987
Tim Tebow, American football player and winner of 2007 Heisman trophy
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