What Day of the Week

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

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

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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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• 8

  Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats Dalmatae on the river Bathinus.
• 435

  Deposed Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt.
• 1783

  Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing 35,000 people.
• 1811

  First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps by brothers Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer.
• 1852

  Harvard wins the first Boat Race between Yale and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event
• 1860

  The Second Maori War begins in New Zealand.
• 1900

  The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company is founded.
• 1946

  Santa Claus Land, the world’s first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, US.
• 1997

  Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria; a total of 116 villagers killed, 40 in Oued El-Had and 76 in Mezouara.
• 2001

  The Real IRA detonates a car bomb in Ealing, London, United Kingdom injuring seven people.

• 1918

  Larry Haines, American actor (d. 2008)
• 1934

  William Calhoun, American professional wrestler (d. 1989)
• 1944

  Nino Bravo, Spanish singer (d. 1973)
• 1945

  Eamon Dunphy, Irish footballer
• 1956

  Balwinder Sandhu, Indian cricketer
• 1956

  Kirk Brandon, English musician
• 1961

  Lee Rocker, American musician (Stray Cats)
• 1966

  Brent Butt, Canadian actor
• 1970

  Stephen Carpenter, American guitarist (Deftones)
• 1972

  Sandis Ozoliņš, Latvian ice hockey player

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