What Day of the Week

August 29, 2019 is the 241^st day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 124 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.

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

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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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• 708

  Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708).
• 1526

  Battle of Mohács: The Ottoman Turks led by Suleiman the Magnificent defeat and kill the last Jagiellonian king of Hungary and Bohemia.
• 1835

  The city of Melbourne, Australia is founded.
• 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.
• 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.
• 1950

  Korean War: British troops arrive in Korea to bolster the US presence there.
• 1997

  At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria.
• 2003

  Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, is assassinated in a terrorist bombing, along with nearly 100 worshippers as they leave a mosque in Najaf.

• 1857

  Sandford Schultz, English cricketer (d. 1937)
• 1901

  Aurèle Joliat, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1986)
• 1934

  John Guy, New Zealand cricketer
• 1938

  Christian Müller, German footballer
• 1942

  James Glennon, American cinematographer (d. 2006)
• 1950

  Dave Reichert, American politician and sheriff
• 1950

  Doug DeCinces, American baseball player
• 1973

  Olivier Jacque, motorcyclist
• 1975

  Dante Basco, Filipino/American actor
• 1987

  Tony Kane, Irish footballer

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