What Day of the Week

August 19, 2021 is the 231^st day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 134 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.

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

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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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• 1772

  Gustavus III of Sweden stages a Coup d'état, in which he assumes power and enacts a new constitution that divides power between the Riksdag and the King.
• 1848

  California Gold Rush: the New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States of the gold rush in California (although the rush started in January).
• 1909

  First automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway takes place.
• 1934

  The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio.
• 1940

  First flight of the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber.
• 1942

  World War II: Operation Jubilee – the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division leads an amphibious assault by allied forces on Dieppe, France and fails, many Canadians are killed or captured. The operation was doomed to fail, and was intended to develop and try new amphibious landing tactics for the coming full invasion in Normandy.
• 1955

  In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives.
• 1965

  Japanese prime minister Eisaku Sato becomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit Okinawa.
• 1987

  Hungerford Massacre: in the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with an assault rifle and then commits suicide.
• 2005

  The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and China, called Peace Mission 2005 begins.

• 1902

  J. B. L. Reyes, Filipino jurist (d. 1994)
• 1902

  Ogden Nash, American poet (d. 1971)
• 1903

  James Gould Cozzens, American novelist (d. 1978)
• 1932

  Thomas P. Salmon, 75th Governor of Vermont
• 1947

  Terry Hoeppner, American football coach (d. 2007)
• 1953

  Mary Matalin, American political consultant
• 1953

  Nanni Moretti, Italian film actor, director and producer
• 1969

  Patrick Van Horn, American actor
• 1982

  Kevin Rans, Belgian pole vaulter
• 2004

  Xyriel Manabat, Filipino actress

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