What Day of the Week

August 31, 2023 was the 243^rd day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 122 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

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

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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.

• 1314

  King Håkon V Magnusson moves the capital of Norway from Bergen to Oslo.
• 1795

  War of the First Coalition: The British capture Trincomalee (present-day Sri Lanka) from the Dutch in order to keep it out of French hands.
• 1864

  During the American Civil War, Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an assault on Atlanta, Georgia.
• 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.
• 1943

  The USS Harmon, the first U.S. Navy ship to be named after a black person, is commissioned.
• 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.
• 1965

  The Aero Spacelines Super Guppy aircraft makes its first flight.
• 1987

  Thai Airways Flight 365 crashes into the ocean near Ko Phuket, Thailand, killing all 83 aboard.
• 1992

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

• 12

  Gaius Caligula, Roman Emperor (d. 41)
• 1652

  Ferdinand Charles, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (d. 1708)
• 1822

  Galusha A. Grow, American politician (d. 1907)
• 1907

  William Shawn, American editor (d. 1992)
• 1947

  Luca di Montezemolo, Italian businessman
• 1957

  Gina Schock, American drummer (The Go-Go’s)
• 1965

  Céline Bonnier, French-Canadian actress
• 1965

  Willie Watson, New Zealand cricketer
• 1976

  Radek Martínek, Czech ice hockey player
• 1981

  Steve Saviano, American ice hockey player

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