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August 23: Day of the Week
August 23, 2024 is the 236th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 130 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is viernes.
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Here’s the August calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Virgo 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.
August 23 Historical Event(s)
406
Radagaisus is executed after he is defeated by the Roman army under Stilicho.
1541
French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada.
1650
Colonel George Monck of the English Army forms Monck’s Regiment of Foot, which will later become the Coldstream Guards.
1708
Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.
1765
Beginning of Burmese–Siamese War (1765–1767)
1858
The Round Oak rail accident occurs in Brierley Hill in the Black Country, England. It is 'Arguably the worst disaster ever to occur on British railways'.
1866
Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague.
1939
World War II: Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty, the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret addition to the pact, the Baltic states, Finland, Romania, and Poland are divided between the two nations.
2000
Gulf Air Flight 072 crashes into the Persian Gulf near Manama, Bahrain, killing 143.
2010
Manila hostage crisis, in which 8 hostages were killed
Who were born on August 23?
1814
James Roosevelt Bayley, American religious leader (d. 1877)
1877
István Medgyaszay, Hungarian architect and writer (d. 1959)
1908
Hannah Frank, Scottish artist (d. 2008)
1926
Clifford Geertz, American anthropologist, (d. 2006)
1960
Gary Hoey, American Guitarist
1963
Kenny Wallace, American race car driver
1964
Wendy Pepper, American designer
1967
Richard Petrie, New Zealand cricketer
1969
Geneviève Brouillette, Canadian television and film actress
1978
Kobe Bryant, American basketball player
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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 JOAOUPF? Check your answers here: Unscramble words JOAOUPF. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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