What Day of the Week

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

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

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 BGVHCKEQOWA? Check your answers here: Make words with these letters BGVHCKEQOWA. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)

• 636

  Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine away from the Byzantine Empire, marking the first great wave of Muslim conquests and the rapid advance of Islam outside Arabia.
• 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.
• 1944

  World War II: the Battle of Romania begins with a major Soviet offensive.
• 1955

  In Morocco, a force of Berbers from the Atlas Mountains region of Algeria raid two rural settlements and kill 77 French nationals.
• 1977

  Voyager Program: NASA launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft.
• 1988

  Iran–Iraq War: a cease-fire is agreed after almost eight years of war.
• 1993

  After rounds of secret negotiations in Norway, the Oslo Peace Accords are signed, followed by a public ceremony in Washington, D.C. the following month.
• 2008

  Spanair Flight 5022, from Madrid to Gran Canaria, skids off the runway and crashes at Barajas Airport. 146 people are killed in the crash, and 8 more die later. Only 18 people survive.

• 1905

  Jack Teagarden, American musician (d. 1964)
• 1918

  Jacqueline Susann, American novelist (d. 1974)
• 1937

  Andrei Konchalovsky, Russian film director
• 1942

  Fred Norman, American baseball player
• 1949

  Alan Hardwick, English TV presenter
• 1962

  Sophie Aldred, English actress
• 1967

  Andy Benes, American baseball player
• 1977

  Wayne Brown, English footballer
• 1980

  Samuel Dumoulin, French cyclist
• 1983

  Yuri Zhirkov, Russian 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.