What Day of the Week

August 18, 2019 is the 230^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 135 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.

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

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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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• 1783

  A huge fireball meteor is seen across the United Kingdom as it passes over the east coast.
• 1864

  American Civil War: Battle of Globe Tavern – Union forces try to cut a vital Confederate supply-line into Petersburg, Virginia, by attacking the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.
• 1877

  Asaph Hall discovers Martian moon Phobos.
• 1917

  A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.
• 1948

  The Australian cricket team completed a 4–0 Ashes series win over England during their undefeated Invincibles tour.
• 1950

  Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium is assassinated by far-right elements.
• 1958

  Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel Lolita is published in the United States.
• 1965

  Vietnam War: Operation Starlite begins – United States Marines destroy a Viet Cong stronghold on the Van Tuong peninsula in the first major American ground battle of the war.
• 1983

  Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 22 people and causing over USD $1 billion in damage (1983 dollars).
• 2011

  The West Memphis Three are released from prison after 18 years in imprisonment.

• 1657

  Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1743)
• 1834

  Marshall Field, American retailer(d. 1906)
• 1910

  Herman Berlinski, Polish American composer (d. 2001)
• 1923

  Sadashiv Shinde, Indian cricketer (d. 1955)
• 1927

  Rosalynn Carter, First Lady of the United States
• 1939

  Robert Horton, British businessman
• 1966

  Kang Soo-yeon, South Korean actress
• 1967

  Daler Mehndi, Indian bhangra/pop singer
• 1980

  Preeti Jhangiani, Indian actress
• 1984

  Robert Huth, German footballer

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