What Day of the Week

August 31, 2020 was the 244^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 122 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.

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

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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.
• 1422

  King Henry V of England dies of dysentery while in France. His son, Henry VI becomes King of England at the age of 9 months.
• 1897

  Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
• 1920

  The first radio news program is broadcast by 8MK in Detroit, Michigan.
• 1965

  The Aero Spacelines Super Guppy aircraft makes its first flight.
• 1982

  Anti-government demonstrations are held in 66 Polish cities to commemorate the second anniversary of the Gdańsk Agreement.
• 1987

  Thai Airways Flight 365 crashes into the ocean near Ko Phuket, Thailand, killing all 83 aboard.
• 1997

  Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Al-Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris.
• 1999

  The first of a series of bombings in Moscow kills one person and wounds 40 others.
• 2005

  A stampede on Al-Aaimmah bridge in Baghdad kills 1,199 people.

• 1896

  Félix-Antoine Savard, Canadian priest and novelist (d. 1982)
• 1900

  Gino Lucetti, Italian anarchist (d. 1943)
• 1913

  Helen Levitt, American photographer (d. 2009)
• 1928

  James Coburn, American actor (d. 2002)
• 1938

  Murray Gleeson, Chief Justice of Australia
• 1953

  Pavel Vinogradov, Russian cosmonaut
• 1955

  Gary Webb, American journalist (d. 2004)
• 1957

  Glenn Tilbrook, English singer and guitarist (Squeeze)
• 1976

  Vincent Delerm, French singer-songwriter, pianist and composer
• 1985

  Rolando, Portuguese footballer

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