What Day of the Week

August 21, 2018 was the 233^rd day of the year 2018 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 132 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.

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

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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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• 1689

  The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland.
• 1770

  James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
• 1772

  King Gustav III completes his coup d'état by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot.
• 1821

  Jarvis Island is discovered by the crew of the ship, Eliza Frances.
• 1863

  Lawrence, Kansas is destroyed by Confederate guerrillas Quantrill’s Raiders in the Lawrence Massacre.
• 1888

  The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
• 1911

  The Mona Lisa is stolen by a Louvre employee.
• 1942

  World War II: the Guadalcanal campaign: American forces defeat an attack by Imperial Japanese Army soldiers in the Battle of the Tenaru.
• 1991

  Coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev collapses.
• 1991

  Latvia declares renewal of its full independence after the occupation of Soviet Union.

• 1892

  Charles Vanel, French actor and director (d. 1989)
• 1912

  Hector “Toe” Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995)
• 1933

  Janet Baker, English mezzo-soprano
• 1944

  Peter Weir, Australian film director
• 1951

  Eric Goles, Chilean mathematician and computer scientist
• 1954

  Chip Coffey, American psychic, medium and television personality.
• 1967

  Carrie-Anne Moss, Canadian actress
• 1976

  Alex Brooks, American ice hockey player
• 1983

  Josh Harrington, American professional BMX rider
• 1984

  B.J. Upton, American baseball player

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