What Day of the Week

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

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Suiyōbi.

Hey! How’s your lovelife today? Get a free love reading with the most frank answers. Start to seize love opportunities in your life! Try it today and improve your lovelife. Did I mention it’s F-R-E-E? (Sponsored link; 18+ only)

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.

Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters OTWUCAU? Check your answers here: Word scramble OTWUCAU. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)

• 1201

  The city of Riga is founded.
• 1634

  Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France.
• 1783

  A huge fireball meteor is seen across the United Kingdom as it passes over the east coast.
• 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.
• 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.
• 1977

  Steve Biko is arrested at a police roadblock under the Terrorism Act No 83 of 1967 in King William’s Town, South Africa. He would later die of the injuries sustained during this arrest bringing attention to South Africa’s apartheid policies.
• 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.

• 1834

  Marshall Field, American retailer(d. 1906)
• 1857

  Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate (d. 1926)
• 1893

  Ernest MacMillan, Canadian musician (d. 1973)
• 1920

  Shelley Winters, American actress (d. 2006)
• 1927

  Rosalynn Carter, First Lady of the United States
• 1939

  Harald Heide-Steen Jr., Norwegian actor and comedian (d. 2008)
• 1952

  Patrick Swayze, American actor (d. 2009)
• 1960

  Fat Lever, American basketball player
• 1980

  Esteban Cambiasso, Argentine footballer
• 1981

  Dimitris Salpigidis, Greek footballer

Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.