What Day of the Week

August 29, 2020 is the 242^nd day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 124 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.

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

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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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• 1655

  Warsaw falls without resistance to a small force under the command of Charles X Gustav of Sweden during The Deluge.
• 1756

  Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years’ War.
• 1758

  The first American Indian Reservation is established, at Indian Mills, New Jersey.
• 1835

  The city of Melbourne, Australia is founded.
• 1915

  US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, the first U.S. submarine sunk in accident.
• 1916

  The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.
• 1918

  Bapaume taken by the New Zealand Division in the Hundred Days Offensive.
• 1922

  The first radio advertisement is broadcast on WEAF-AM in New York City.
• 1997

  At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria.
• 2007

  2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident: six US cruise missiles armed with nuclear warheads are flown without proper authorization from Minot Air Force Base to Barksdale Air Force Base.

• 1910

  Vivien Thomas, African American surgeon (d. 1985)
• 1922

  Mr. Blackwell, American fashion critic (d. 2008)
• 1924

  Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican songwriter (d. 2005)
• 1930

  Jacques Bouchard, Canadian advertising executive (d. 2006)
• 1934

  John Guy, New Zealand cricketer
• 1947

  James Hunt, English racing driver (d. 1993)
• 1961

  Carsten Fischer, German field-hockey player
• 1967

  Anton Newcombe, American musician (The Brian Jonestown Massacre)
• 1974

  Kumi Tanioka, Japanese composer
• 1985

  Jeffrey Licon, American actor

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