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August 15: Day of the Week
August 15, 2024 is the 228th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 138 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.
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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 15 Historical Event(s)
1281
Mongol invasion of Japan: The Mongolian fleet of Kublai Khan is destroyed by a “divine wind” for the second time in the Battle of Kōan.
1461
The Empire of Trebizond surrenders to the forces of Sultan Mehmet II. This is regarded by some historians as the real end of the Byzantine Empire. Emperor David is exiled and later murdered.
1537
Asunción, Paraguay, is founded.
1695
French forces end the Bombardment of Brussels, leaving a third of the buildings in the city in ruins.
1920
Battle of Warsaw so called Miracle at the Vistula.
1939
13 Stukas dive into the ground during a disastrous air-practice at Neuhammer. There are no survivors.
1941
Corporal Josef Jakobs is executed by firing squad at the Tower of London at 7:12 am, making him the last person to be executed at the Tower for treason.
1960
Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) becomes independent from France.
1963
Execution of Henry John Burnett, the last man to be hanged in Scotland.
1995
In South Carolina, Shannon Faulkner becomes the first female cadet matriculated at The Citadel (she drops out less than a week later).
Who were born on August 15?
1879
Ethel Barrymore, American actress (d. 1959)
1883
Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor (d. 1962)
1957
Željko Ivanek, Slovenian-American actor
1964
Melinda French Gates, American wife of Bill Gates
1965
Rob Thomas, American writer
1969
Cris Judd, American actor/choreographer
1972
Jennifer Alexander, Canadian ballet dancer (d. 2007)
1973
Adnan Sami, British-born Pakastani music composer and singer
1978
Lilia Podkopayeva, Ukrainian gymnast
1981
Song Ji-hyo, South Korean actress
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