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 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.

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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• 1775

  The Spanish establish the Presidio San Augustin del Tucson in the town that became Tucson, Arizona.
• 1920

  The National Football League, (NFL), is founded in the United States.
• 1926

  Japan’s public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
• 1940

  British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes the fourth of his famous wartime speeches, containing the line “Never was so much owed by so many to so few”.
• 1950

  Korean War: United Nations repel an offensive by North Korean divisions attempting to cross the Naktong River and assault the city of Taegu.
• 1977

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

  “Black Saturday” of the Yellowstone fire in Yellowstone National Park
• 1988

  Peru becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
• 1988

  The Troubles: Eight British Army soldiers are killed and 28 wounded when their bus is hit by a Provisional Irish Republican Army roadside bomb in Northern Ireland (see Ballygawley bus bombing).
• 1997

  Souhane massacre in Algeria; over 60 people are killed and 15 kidnapped.

• 1935

  Ron Paul, US Congressman, 1988, 2008, and 2012 presidential candidate
• 1941

  Rich Brooks, American football coach
• 1943

  Sylvester McCoy, Scottish actor
• 1948

  John Noble, Australian actor
• 1949

  Alan Hardwick, English TV presenter
• 1953

  Gerry Bertier, American wheelchair Olympian (d. 1981)
• 1957

  Finlay Calder, Scottish rugby player
• 1973

  Todd Helton, American baseball player
• 1977

  Mayra Veronica, Cuban model and actress
• 1981

  Ben Barnes, English actor

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