What Day of the Week

August 20, 2021 was the 232^nd day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 133 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.

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

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 WYOOILQTO? Check your answers here: Words with these letters WYOOILQTO. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)

• 917

  Battle of Acheloos: Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria decisively defeats a Byzantine army.
• 1083

  Canonization of the first King of Hungary, Saint Stephen and his son Saint Emeric.
• 1672

  Former Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis are brutally murdered by an angry mob in The Hague.
• 1775

  The Spanish establish the Presidio San Augustin del Tucson in the town that became Tucson, Arizona.
• 1794

  Battle of Fallen Timbers – American troops force a confederacy of Shawnee, Mingo, Delaware, Wyandot, Miami, Ottawa, Chippewa, and Potawatomi warriors into a disorganized retreat.
• 1882

  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow.
• 1920

  The National Football League, (NFL), is founded in the United States.
• 1938

  Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam – a record that still stands.
• 1955

  In Morocco, a force of Berbers from the Atlas Mountains region of Algeria raid two rural settlements and kill 77 French nationals.
• 1975

  Viking Program: NASA launches the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars.

• 1881

  Edgar Guest, English poet (d. 1959)
• 1905

  Jack Teagarden, American musician (d. 1964)
• 1923

  Jim Reeves, US country music singer (d. 1964)
• 1929

  Kevin Heffernan, Gaelic footballer
• 1939

  Fernando Poe Jr., Filipino actor and politician (d. 2004)
• 1940

  Rex Sellers, Australian cricketer
• 1949

  Katiana Balanika, Greek actress and singer
• 1956

  Alvin Greenidge, West Indian cricketer
• 1979

  Jamie Cullum, British musician
• 1980

  Corey Carrier, American actor

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.