What Day of the Week

August 21, 2019 is the 233^rd day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 132 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

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

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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)
• 1680

  Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from Spanish during the Pueblo Revolt.
• 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.
• 1888

  The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
• 1942

  World War II: a Nazi flag is installed atop the Mount Elbrus.
• 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.
• 1969

  An Australian, Michael Dennis Rohan, sets the Al-Aqsa Mosque on fire, a major catalyst of the formation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
• 1971

  A bomb exploded in the Liberal Party campaign rally in Plaza Miranda, Manila, Philippines with several anti-Marcos political candidates injured.
• 1991

  Coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev collapses.
• 1991

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

• 1878

  Richard Girulatis, German football manager (d. 1963)
• 1920

  Christopher Robin Milne, inspiration for the Winnie-the-Pooh stories (d. 1996)
• 1925

  Judy Grable, American professional wrestler (d. 2008)
• 1928

  Bud McFadin, American football player (d. 2006)
• 1933

  Michael Dacher, German mountaineer (d. 1994)
• 1951

  Harry Smith, American television journalist
• 1978

  Jason Marquis, American baseball player
• 1979

  Kelis Rogers-Jones, American singer
• 1981

  Tyler Winklevoss, American Rower and Entrepeneur
• 1984

  Melissa Schuman, American actress

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