What Day of the Week

August 2, 2020 was the 215^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 151 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is dimanche.

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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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• 1776

  The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place.
• 1798

  French Revolutionary Wars: the Battle of the Nile concludes in a British victory.
• 1830

  Charles X of France abdicates the throne in favor of his grandson Henri.
• 1869

  Japan’s samurai, farmer, artisan, merchant class system (Shinōkōshō) is abolished as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms. (Traditional Japanese date: June 25, 1869).
• 1932

  The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson.
• 1939

  Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan project to develop a nuclear weapon.
• 1943

  World War II: the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sinks. Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. President, saves all but two of his crew.
• 1968

  An earthquake hits Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines killing more than 270 people and wounding 261.
• 1980

  A bomb explodes at the railway station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200.
• 1989

  Pakistan is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations after having restoring democracy for the first time since 1972.

• 1815

  Adolf Friedrich von Schack, German writer (d. 1894)
• 1872

  George E. Stewart, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1946)
• 1905

  Myrna Loy, American actress (d. 1993)
• 1939

  John W. Snow, American 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury
• 1945

  Joanna Cassidy, American actress
• 1955

  Tony Godden, English footballer
• 1960

  David Yow, American vocalist (Scratch Acid, The Jesus Lizard)
• 1964

  Mary-Louise Parker, American actress
• 1970

  Tony Amonte, American ice hockey player
• 1971

  Michael Hughes, Irish footballer

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