What Day of the Week

August 4, 2023 is the 216^th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 149 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.

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

Hey! How’s your lovelife today? Get a free love reading with the most frank answers. Start to seize love opportunities in your life! Try it today and improve your lovelife. Did I mention it’s F-R-E-E? (Sponsored link; 18+ only)

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.

Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters RAHOKAFIKOQH? Check your answers here: Word scramble RAHOKAFIKOQH. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)

• 1532

  the Duchy of Brittany is annexed to the Kingdom of France.
• 1789

  In France members of the National Constituent Assembly take an oath to end feudalism and abandon their privileges.
• 1821

  Atkinson & Alexander publish the Saturday Evening Post for the first time as a weekly newspaper.
• 1863

  Matica slovenská, Slovakia’s public-law cultural and scientific institution focusing on topics around the Slovak nation, is established in Martin.
• 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.
• 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.
• 1969

  Vietnam War: at the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, American representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuan Thuy begin secret peace negotiations. The negotiations will eventually fail.
• 1987

  The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to present controversial issues “fairly”.
• 1991

  The Greek cruise ship Ship MTS sinks off the Wild Coast of South Africa.

• 1884

  Béla Balázs, Hungarian-Jewish film critic, writer and poet (d. 1949)
• 1890

  Dolf Luque, Cuban baseball player (d. 1957)
• 1926

  George Irving Bell, American mountaineer (d. 2000)
• 1927

  Jess Thomas, American tenor (d. 1993)
• 1934

  Dallas Green, American baseball player
• 1968

  Daniel Dae Kim, American actor
• 1968

  Marcus Schenkenberg, Swedish model
• 1969

  Mark Bickley, Australian AFL football player
• 1977

  Frankie Kazarian, American professional wrestler
• 1991

  River Viiperi, Spanish Model

Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.