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August 5: Day of the Week
August 5, 2024 is the 218th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 148 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is lunes.
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Here’s the August calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
August 5 Historical Event(s)
642
Battle of Maserfield – Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Northumbria.
1735
Freedom of the press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York, on the basis that what he had published was true.
1824
Greek War of Independence: Constantine Kanaris leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian ships in the Battle of Samos.
1861
The United States Army abolishes flogging.
1874
Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
1914
In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
1944
World War II: possibly the biggest prison breakout in history occurs as 545 Japanese POWs attempt to escape outside the town of Cowra, New South Wales, Australia.
1949
In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000.
1949
The Mann Gulch fire kills 13 firefighters in Montana.
1981
Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work.
Who were born on August 5?
1749
Thomas Lynch, Jr., American congressman (d. 1779)
1844
Ilya Yefimovich Repin, Russian painter and sculptor (d. 1930)
1904
Kenneth Vivian Thimann, English-born American botanist and microbiologist (d. 1997)
1914
Parley Baer, American actor d, 2002
1929
Ottó Boros, Hungarian water polo player (d. 1988)
1934
Vern Gosdin, American country music singer (d. 2009)
1943
Sammi Smith, American country singer and songwriter (d. 2005)
1946
Loni Anderson, American actress
1980
Sophie Winkleman, English actress
1981
Zion, Puerto Rican singer
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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 QCEAILEPHUJPH? Check your answers here: Word search QCEAILEPHUJPH. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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