What Day of the Week

August 3, 2019 is the 215^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 150 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.

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

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

Leo 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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• 1031

  Olaf II of Norway is canonised as Saint Olaf by Grimketel, the English Bishop of Selsey.
• 1492

  Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.
• 1527

  The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John’s, Newfoundland.
• 1601

  Long War: Austria captures Transylvania in the Battle of Guruslău.
• 1811

  First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps by brothers Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer.
• 1936

  A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors.
• 1948

  Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union.
• 1960

  Niger gains independence from France.
• 1977

  The United States Senate begins its hearing on Project MKULTRA.
• 2004

  The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.

• 1509

  Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)
• 1901

  Stefan Wyszyński, Polish Catholic cardinal (d. 1981)
• 1904

  Clifford D. Simak, American writer (d. 1988)
• 1920

  Charlie Shavers, American trumpet player (d. 1971)
• 1925

  Marv Levy, American football coach
• 1940

  James Tyler, American musicologist and author (d. 2010)
• 1954

  Gary Peters, English footballer
• 1971

  Forbes Johnston, Scottish footballer (d. 2007)
• 1983

  Mamie Gummer, American actress
• 1985

  Holly Blake-Arnstein, American singer and dancer

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