What Day of the Week

August 15, 2023 was the 227^th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 138 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.

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

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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.

• 778

  The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed.
• 1040

  King Duncan I is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth. The latter succeeds him as King of Scotland.
• 1248

  The foundation stone of Cologne Cathedral, built to house the relics of the Three Wise Men, is laid. (Construction is eventually completed in 1880.)
• 1309

  The city of Rhodes surrenders to the forces of the Knights of St. John, completing their conquest of Rhodes. The knights establish their headquarters on the island and rename themselves the Knights of Rhodes.
• 1517

  Seven Portuguese armed vessels led by Fernão Pires de Andrade meet Chinese officials at the Pearl River estuary.
• 1534

  Saint Ignatius of Loyola and six classmates take initial vows, leading to the creation of the Society of Jesus in September 1540.
• 1940

  An Italian submarine torpedoes and sinks the Greek cruiser Elli at Tinos harbour during peacetime, marking the most serious Italian provocation prior to the outbreak of the Greco-Italian War in October.
• 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.
• 1963

  Execution of Henry John Burnett, the last man to be hanged in Scotland.
• 1984

  The PKK in Turkey starts a campaign of armed attacks upon the Turkish military

• 1844

  Thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1908)
• 1860

  Florence Harding, American First Lady (d. 1924)
• 1875

  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, English composer (d. 1912)
• 1879

  Ethel Barrymore, American actress (d. 1959)
• 1929

  Georgios Roubanis, Greek athlete
• 1934

  Nino Ferrer, French-Italian singer (d. 1998)
• 1944

  Dimitris Sioufas, Greek lawyer and politician
• 1958

  Victor Shenderovich, Russian satirist
• 1969

  Cris Judd, American actor/choreographer
• 1977

  Martin Biron, Canadian ice hockey goaltender

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