What Day of the Week

August 4, 2020 is the 217^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 149 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

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

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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.
• 1693

  Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Perignon’s invention of Champagne, although he actually did not have anything to do with sparkling wine.
• 1789

  In France members of the National Constituent Assembly take an oath to end feudalism and abandon their privileges.
• 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.
• 1977

  US President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.
• 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”.
• 1993

  A federal judge sentences LAPD officers Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell to 30 months in prison for violating motorist Rodney King’s civil rights.
• 2006

  A massacre, is carried out by Sri Lankan government forces, killing 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger (known internationally as Action Contre la Faim, or ACF).
• 2007

  Airport police officer María del Luján Telpuk discovers a suitcase containing the undeclared sum of US$800,000 as it goes through an x-ray machine in Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires, sparking an international scandal involving Venezuela and Argentina known as “Maletinazo”.

• 1915

  Warren Avis, American entrepreneur (d. 2007)
• 1921

  Maurice Richard, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2000)
• 1923

  Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi, Pakistani satirical and humor writer
• 1937

  David Bedford, English keyboardist and composer
• 1955

  Alberto Gonzales, 80th U.S. Attorney General
• 1960

  José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, 5th Prime Minister of Spain
• 1960

  Tim Winton, Australian writer
• 1969

  Max Cavalera, Brazilian vocalist and guitarist (Sepultura, Soulfly)
• 1986

  Nick Augusto, Italian-American drummer (Trivium)
• 1991

  Lucinda Dryzek, British actress

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