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August 3: Day of the Week
August 3, 2024 is the 216th day of the year 2024 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 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.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
August 3 Historical Event(s)
8
Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats Dalmatae on the river Bathinus.
1678
Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes.
1811
First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps by brothers Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer.
1913
A major labour dispute, known as the Wheatland Hop Riot, starts in Wheatland, California.
1929
Jiddu Krishnamurti, tapped to be the messianic “World Teacher”, shocks the Theosophy movement by dissolving the Order of the Star, the organisation built to support him.
1934
Adolf Hitler becomes the supreme leader of Germany by joining the offices of President and Chancellor into Führer.
1936
Jesse Owens wins the 100 meter dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
1946
Santa Claus Land, the world’s first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, US.
1959
Portugal’s state police force PIDE fires upon striking workers in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, killing over 50 people.
2007
Former Deputy Director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping.
Who were born on August 3?
1920
P. D. James, English novelist
1924
Leon Uris, American novelist (d. 2003)
1940
James Tyler, American musicologist and author (d. 2010)
1940
Lance Alworth, American football player
1941
Martha Stewart, American media personality
1946
John York, American bass player
1949
B. B. Dickerson, American bass player & song writer
1959
Koichi Tanaka, Japanese engineer and chemist, Nobel laureate
1966
Brent Butt, Canadian actor
1973
Jay Cutler, American bodybuilder
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