What Day of the Week

August 31, 2022 was the 243^rd day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 122 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.

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

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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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• 1314

  King Håkon V Magnusson moves the capital of Norway from Bergen to Oslo.
• 1813

  At the final stage of the Peninsular War, British-Portuguese troops capture the town of Donostia (now San Sebastián), resulting in a rampage and eventual destruction of the town. Elsewhere, Spanish troops repel a French attack in the Battle of San Marcial.
• 1920

  Polish-Bolshevik War: a decisive Polish victory in the Battle of Komarów.
• 1936

  Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air.
• 1945

  The Liberal Party of Australia is founded by Robert Menzies.
• 1949

  The retreat of the Democratic Army of Greece in Albania after its defeat on Gramos mountain marks the end of the Greek Civil War.
• 1957

  The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
• 1982

  Anti-government demonstrations are held in 66 Polish cities to commemorate the second anniversary of the Gdańsk Agreement.
• 1992

  Pascal Lissouba is inaugurated as the President of the Republic of the Congo.
• 1994

  The Provisional Irish Republican Army declares a ceasefire.

• 161

  Commodus, Roman Emperor (d. 192)
• 1843

  Georg von Hertling, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1919)
• 1920

  G. D. Spradlin, American actor (d. 2011)
• 1946

  Jerome Corsi, American writer
• 1955

  Edwin Moses, American hurdler
• 1964

  Raymond P. Hammond, American poet and editor
• 1967

  Jonathan Cake, British actor
• 1970

  Nikola Gruevski, 6th Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia
• 1979

  Clay Hensley, American baseball player
• 1981

  Dwayne Peel, Welsh rugby union footballer

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