What Day of the Week

August 4, 2019 is the 216^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 149 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.

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

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Here’s the August calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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.

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• 1327

  First War of Scottish Independence: James Douglas leads a raid into Weardale and almost kills Edward III of England.
• 1532

  the Duchy of Brittany is annexed to the Kingdom of France.
• 1873

  Indian Wars: whilst protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Sioux near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed.
• 1924

  Diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Soviet Union are established.
• 1947

  The Supreme Court of Japan is established.
• 1958

  The Billboard Hot 100 is published for the first time.
• 1964

  Gulf of Tonkin Incident: U.S. destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin.
• 1975

  The Japanese Red Army takes more than 50 hostages at the AIA Building housing several embassies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The hostages include the U.S. consul and the Swedish chargé d’affaires. The gunmen win the release of five imprisoned comrades and fly with them to Libya.
• 1984

  The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso.
• 1987

  The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to present controversial issues “fairly”.

• 1891

  Margit Makay, Hungarian actress (d. 1989)
• 1908

  Kurt Eichhorn, German conductor (d. 1994)
• 1932

  Liang Congjie, Chinese environmentalist (d. 2010)
• 1948

  Johnny Grubb, American baseball player
• 1953

  Hiroyuki Usui, Japanese footballer
• 1962

  Paul Reynolds, British guitarist (A Flock of Seagulls)
• 1969

  Michael DeLuise, American actor
• 1970

  Bret Baier, FOX News Channel anchor
• 1973

  Xavier Marchand, French swimmer
• 1989

  Jessica Mauboy, Australian singer (Young Divas)

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