What Day of the Week

August 29, 2021 was the 241^st day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 124 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Nichiyōbi.

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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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• 1526

  Battle of Mohács: The Ottoman Turks led by Suleiman the Magnificent defeat and kill the last Jagiellonian king of Hungary and Bohemia.
• 1786

  Shays’ Rebellion, an armed uprising of Massachusetts farmers, begins in response to high debt and tax burdens.
• 1842

  Treaty of Nanking signing ends the First Opium War.
• 1861

  American Civil War: US Navy squadron captures forts at Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina.
• 1871

  Emperor Meiji orders the Abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).
• 1898

  The Goodyear tire company is founded.
• 1907

  The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
• 1930

  The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland.
• 1958

  United States Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
• 2005

  Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing more than 1,836 and causing over $80 billion in damage.

• 1844

  Edward Carpenter, English poet (d. 1929)
• 1943

  Dick Halligan, musician & composer
• 1958

  Lenny Henry, British writer, comedian and actor
• 1961

  Rodney McCray, American basketball player
• 1971

  Carla Gugino, American actress
• 1975

  Kyle Cook, guitarist, Matchbox 20
• 1976

  Pablo Mastroeni, American soccer player
• 1981

  Dennis Oh, Korean-American actor
• 1984

  Alexander Hug, German rugby player
• 1986

  Lauren Collins, Canadian actress

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