What Day of the Week

August 27, 2019 is the 239^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 126 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is 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.

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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• 1593

  Pierre Barrière fails in his attempt to assassinate King Henry IV of France.
• 1813

  French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden.
• 1916

  Romania declares war against Austria-Hungary, entering World War I as one of the Allied nations.
• 1921

  The British install the son of Sharif Hussein bin Ali (leader of the Arab Revolt of 1916 against the Ottoman Empire) as King Faisal I of Iraq.
• 1939

  First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world’s first jet aircraft.
• 1943

  Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.
• 1971

  An attempted coup fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations.
• 1975

  The Governor of Portuguese Timor abandons its capital, Dili, and flees to Atauro Island, leaving control to a rebel group.
• 1982

  Turkish military diplomat Colonel Atilla Altıkat is shot and killed in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada’s capital. Justice Commandos Against Armenian Genocide claim responsibility, saying they are avenging the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians in the 1915 Armenian Genocide.
• 2009

  The Burmese military junta and ethnic armies begin three days of violent clashes in the Kokang Special Region.

• 1803

  Edward Beecher, American theologian (d. 1895)
• 1913

  Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg, Russian-born wife of Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg (d. 2006)
• 1955

  Laura Fygi, Dutch singer
• 1955

  Robert Richardson, American cinematographer
• 1958

  Sergei Krikalev, Russian cosmonaut
• 1961

  Tom Ford, American fashion designer
• 1962

  Adam Oates, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1962

  Thomas Duggan, American photographer
• 1973

  Cory Bowles, Canadian actor
• 1987

  Darren McFadden, American football player

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