What Day of the Week

August 18, 2021 was the 230^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 135 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.

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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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• 1634

  Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France.
• 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.
• 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.
• 1989

  Leading presidential hopeful Luis Carlos Galán is assassinated near Bogotá in Colombia.
• 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.
• 2005

  A Massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java, affecting almost 100 million people, the largest and most widespread power outage in history.
• 2008

  President of Pakistan Pervez Musharaf resigns due to the threat of impeachment.

• 1819

  Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna, Duchess of Leuchtenberg (d. 1876)
• 1911

  Amelia Boynton Robinson, American leader in the Schiller Institute
• 1931

  Hans van Mierlo, Dutch politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister (d. 2010)
• 1934

  Vincent Bugliosi, American attorney
• 1960

  Mike LaValliere, baseball player
• 1962

  Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico
• 1969

  Masta Killa, American rapper
• 1987

  Mika Boorem, American actress
• 1988

  Jack Hobbs, English footballer
• 1992

  Frances Bean Cobain, Kurt Cobain’s daughter

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