What Day of the Week

August 24, 2021 is the 236^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 129 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mardi.

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Here’s the August calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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.

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• 410

  The Visigoths under king Alaric I begin to pillage Rome.
• 1200

  King John of England, signee of the first Magna Carta, marries Isabella of Angouleme in Bordeaux Cathedral.
• 1456

  The printing of the Gutenberg Bible is completed.
• 1814

  British troops invade Washington, D.C. and burn down the White House and several other buildings.
• 1857

  The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history.
• 1909

  Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal.
• 1931

  Resignation of the United Kingdom’s Second Labour Government. Formation of the UK National Government.
• 1944

  World War II: Allied troops begin the attack on Paris.
• 1989

  Colombian drug barons declare “total war” on the Colombian government.
• 1994

  Initial accord between Israel and the PLO about partial self-rule of the Palestinians on the West Bank.

• 1880

  Joshua Lionel Cowen, American entrepreneur, creator of Lionel Trains (d. 1965)
• 1908

  Shivaram Rajguru, Indian revolutionary (d. 1931)
• 1942

  Howard Jacobson, British novelist and newspaper columnist
• 1945

  Vince McMahon, American professional wrestling promoter
• 1952

  Peter Vogel, German footballer
• 1961

  Jared Harris, English actor
• 1970

  Dan Henderson, American mixed martial artist
• 1974

  Jennifer Lien, American actress
• 1980

  Sonja Bennett, Canadian actress
• 1988

  Rupert Grint, English actor

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