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August 2: Day of the Week
August 2, 2024 is the 215th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 151 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.
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Here’s the August calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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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 2 Historical Event(s)
338 BC
A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean.
1873
The Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operating the first cable car in San Francisco’s famous cable car system.
1903
Fall of the Ottoman Empire: an unsuccessful uprising led by the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization against Ottoman Turkey, also known as the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising, takes place.
1923
As vice president, Calvin Coolidge becomes the 30th President of the United States after the death of Warren G. Harding
1934
Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany.
1945
World War II: the Potsdam Conference, at which the Allied Powers discuss the future of defeated Germany, is concluded.
1964
Vietnam War: Gulf of Tonkin incident – North Vietnamese gunboats allegedly fire on the U.S. destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy.
1968
An earthquake hits Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines killing more than 270 people and wounding 261.
1989
Pakistan is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations after having restoring democracy for the first time since 1972.
2011
Three Rapid City, South Dakota officers stop a group of suspicious people on Anamosa Street. One man pulls out a revolver and fires six shots, killing one officer, mortally wounding another, and injuring the third.
Who were born on August 2?
1858
Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Queen of the Netherlands (d. 1934)
1872
George E. Stewart, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1946)
1891
Viktor Maksimovich Zhirmunsky, Russian literary historian and linguist (d. 1971)
1897
Max Weber, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 1974)
1941
Doris Coley, American singer (Shirelles) (d. 2000)
1943
Max Wright, American actor
1951
Freddie Wadling, Swedish singer and musician (The Leather Nun, Fleshquartet)
1970
Philo Wallace, Barbiadian West Indies cricketer
1973
Reyn Ouwehand, Dutch C=64 Composer
1989
Vanes-Mari Du Toit, South African netballer
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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 ZOSCGWCTOE? Check your answers here: Word scramble ZOSCGWCTOE. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
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