What Day of the Week

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

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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• 1572

  Marriage in Paris of the future Huguenot King Henry IV of Navarre to Marguerite de Valois, in a supposed attempt to reconcile Protestants and Catholics.
• 1634

  Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France.
• 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.
• 1868

  French astronomer Pierre Jules César Janssen discovers helium.
• 1870

  Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought.
• 1877

  Asaph Hall discovers Martian moon Phobos.
• 1938

  The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York State, United States with Ontario, Canada over the St. Lawrence River, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
• 1976

  In the Korean Demilitarized Zone at Panmunjeom, the Axe Murder Incident results in the death of two US soldiers.
• 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.

• 1920

  Bob Kennedy, baseball player (d. 2005)
• 1931

  Dick White, English footballer
• 1936

  Robert Redford, American actor
• 1949

  Dennis Elliott, drummer, sculptor
• 1955

  Taher ElGamal, Egyptian scientist
• 1964

  Craig Bierko, American actor
• 1968

  Lee Seung-yeon, South Korean actress
• 1969

  Mark Kuhlmann, German rugby player
• 1976

  Bryan Volpenhein, American rower
• 1977

  Mizuo Peck American Actress

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