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Thursday August 31, 2023

August 31: Day of the Week

August 31, 2023 was the 243rd 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.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

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.

August 31 Historical Event(s)

  • 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.

Who were born on August 31?

  • 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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