What Day of the Week

August 16, 2022 is the 228^th day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 137 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mardi.

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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.

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• 1777

  American Revolutionary War: The Americans led by General John Stark rout British and Brunswick troops under Friedrich Baum at the Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac, New York.
• 1780

  American Revolutionary War: Battle of Camden – The British defeat the Americans near Camden, South Carolina.
• 1793

  French Revolution: a levée en masse is decreed by the National Convention.
• 1812

  War of 1812: American General William Hull surrenders Fort Detroit without a fight to the British Army.
• 1858

  U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks.
• 1927

  The Dole Air Race begins from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, during which six out of the eight participating planes crash or disappear.
• 1942

  World War II: The two-person crew of the U.S. naval blimp L-8 disappears without a trace on a routine anti-submarine patrol over the Pacific Ocean. The blimp drifts without her crew and crash-lands in Daly City, California.
• 1944

  First flight of the Junkers Ju 287.
• 1945

  Puyi, the last Chinese emperor and ruler of Manchukuo, is captured by Soviet troops.
• 1960

  Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon over New Mexico at 102800 ft, setting three records that still stand today: High-altitude jump, free-fall, and highest speed by a human without an aircraft.

• 1832

  Wilhelm Wundt, German psychologist (d. 1920)
• 1908

  Orlando Cole, American classical cellist and educator (d. 2010)
• 1924

  Inez Voyce, American female baseball player
• 1937

  David Behrman, US composer and producer
• 1946

  Dick Murdoch, American professional wrestler (d. 1996)
• 1950

  Jeff Thomson, Australian cricketer
• 1958

  Michael Harkin, American anthropologist
• 1968

  Mateja Svet, Slovenian alpine skier
• 1975

  Didier Agathe, French footballer
• 1989

  Charlotte Gurr, English footballer

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