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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• 8

  Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats Dalmatae on the river Bathinus.
• 1031

  Olaf II of Norway is canonised as Saint Olaf by Grimketel, the English Bishop of Selsey.
• 1811

  First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps by brothers Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer.
• 1907

  Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4 million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
• 1913

  A major labour dispute, known as the Wheatland Hop Riot, starts in Wheatland, California.
• 1936

  A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors.
• 1936

  Jesse Owens wins the 100 meter dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
• 1940

  World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.
• 1958

  The nuclear submarine USS Nautilus travels beneath the Arctic ice cap.
• 1960

  Niger gains independence from France.

• 1901

  John C Stennis, American politician (d. 1995)
• 1905

  Dolores del Río, Mexican actress (d. 1983)
• 1907

  Lawrence Brown, American jazz trombonist (d. 1988)
• 1916

  José Manuel Moreno, Argentine footballer (d. 1978)
• 1921

  Marilyn Maxwell, American actress (d. 1972)
• 1961

  Lee Rocker, American musician (Stray Cats)
• 1970

  Stephen Carpenter, American guitarist (Deftones)
• 1972

  Erika Marozsán, Hungarian actress
• 1980

  Tony Pashos, American football player
• 1993

  Yurina Kumai, Japanese singer

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