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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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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)
1634
Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France.
1848
Camila O'Gorman and Ladislao Gutierrez are executed on the orders of Argentine dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas.
1917
A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.
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.
1958
Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel Lolita is published in the United States.
1963
American civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first black person to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
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).
2000
A federal jury finds the US EPA guilty of discrimination against Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, later inspiring passage of the No FEAR Act.
2008
President of Pakistan Pervez Musharaf resigns due to the threat of impeachment.
Who were born on August 18?
1450
Marko Marulić, Croatian poet (d. 1524)
1605
Henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660)
1720
Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (d. 1760)
1904
Max Factor, Polish-born cosmetics entrepreneur (d. 1996)
1920
Thomas Godfrey Evans, English cricket keeper (d. 1999)
1922
Alain Robbe-Grillet, French writer (d. 2008)
1927
Rosalynn Carter, First Lady of the United States
1964
Kenny Walker, American basketball player
1980
Jeremy Shockey, American football player
1983
Cameron White, Australian cricketer
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