What Day of the Week

August 21, 2020 is the 234^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 132 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.

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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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• 1192

  Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the de facto ruler of Japan. (Traditional Japanese date: July 12, 1192)
• 1689

  The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland.
• 1821

  Jarvis Island is discovered by the crew of the ship, Eliza Frances.
• 1911

  The Mona Lisa is stolen by a Louvre employee.
• 1918

  World War I: The Second Battle of the Somme begins.
• 1942

  World War II: a Nazi flag is installed atop the Mount Elbrus.
• 1961

  Motown releases what would be its first #1 hit, “Please Mr. Postman” by The Marvelettes.
• 1963

  Xa Loi Pagoda raids: the Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces loyal to Ngo Dinh Nhu, brother of President Ngo Dinh Diem, vandalises Buddhist pagodas across the country, arresting thousands and leaving an estimated hundreds dead.
• 1979

  Soviet dancer Alexander Godunov defects to the United States.
• 1992

  Ruby Ridge Standoff in Idaho

• 1535

  Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1619)
• 1816

  Charles Frédéric Gerhardt, French chemist (d. 1856)
• 1891

  Emiliano Mercado del Toro, World’s oldest living man 2004-2007 (d. 2007)
• 1912

  Hector “Toe” Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995)
• 1925

  Maurice Pialat, French actor and director (d. 2003)
• 1940

  Endre Szemerédi, Hungarian mathematician
• 1962

  Tsutomu Miyazaki Japanese Serial killer (d. 2008)
• 1970

  Craig Counsell, American baseball player
• 1976

  Jeff Cunningham, Jamaican American soccer player
• 1976

  Ramón Vázquez, Puerto Rican baseball player

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