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A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

is the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are until the end of the year. The day of the week is .

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

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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.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, month, and days ago
  • month since then
  • is in the rd week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

Maximilien Robespierre presents the petition of the Commune of Paris to the Legislative Assembly, which demanded the formation of a revolutionary tribunal.
French Revolution: a levée en masse is decreed by the National Convention.
Battle of Acosta Ñu: A Paraguayan battalion made up of children is massacred by the Brazilian Army during the War of the Triple Alliance.
Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-La-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
World War I: Battle of Cer begins.
The first color sound cartoon, called Fiddlesticks, is made by Ub Iwerks.
First flight of the Junkers Ju 287.
An assassination attempt is made on Japan’s prime minister, Kantaro Suzuki.
Vietnam War: A coup d'état replaces Duong Van Minh with General Nguyen Khanh as President of South Vietnam. A new constitution is established with aid from the U.S. Embassy.

Who were born on ?

Yevstigney Fomin, Russian composer (d. 1800)
Jules Laforgue, French poet (d. 1887)
Hugo Gernsback, Luxembourg-born editor and publisher (d. 1967)
Armand J. Piron, American musician (d. 1943)
T. E. Lawrence, English writer and soldier (d. 1935)
Rulon Gardner, American Greco-Roman wrestler
Krisztina Egerszegi, Hungarian swimmer
Tamer Hosny, Egyptian singer/actor
Kim Oh-Sung, South Korean footballer
Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse, Canadian actress

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