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August 18: Day of the Week
August 18, 2024 is the 231st day of the year 2024 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 Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Nichiyōbi.
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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 18 Historical Event(s)
1201
The city of Riga is founded.
1587
Virginia Dare, granddaughter of governor John White of the Colony of Roanoke, becomes the first English child born in the Americas.
1838
The Wilkes Expedition, which would explore the Puget Sound and Antarctica, weighs anchor at Hampton Roads in 1838
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.
1903
German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright Brothers.
1917
A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.
1920
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women’s suffrage.
1971
Vietnam War: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam.
2008
President of Pakistan Pervez Musharaf resigns due to the threat of impeachment.
Who were born on August 18?
1909
Gérard Filion, French Canadian businessman and journalist (d. 2005)
1917
Caspar Weinberger, American politician (d. 2006)
1919
Walter Joseph Hickel, 2nd and 8th Governor of Alaska (d. 2010)
1921
Lydia Litvyak, Soviet pilot, one of only two female flying aces (d. 1943)
1921
Zdzisław Żygulski, Jr., Polish art historian
1965
Jim Florentine, American comedian
1976
Bryan Volpenhein, American rower
1981
Carla Khan, Pakistani Squash Player
1988
Eggert Jónsson, Icelandic footballer
1992
Frances Bean Cobain, Kurt Cobain’s daughter
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