What Day of the Week

August 5, 2021 is the 217^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 148 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is 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.

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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• 1388

  The Battle of Otterburn, a border skirmish between the Scottish and the English in Northern England, is fought near Otterburn.
• 1620

  The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England on its first attempt to reach North America.
• 1824

  Greek War of Independence: Constantine Kanaris leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian ships in the Battle of Samos.
• 1861

  American Civil War: in order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levies the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% of all incomes over US $800; rescinded in 1872).
• 1884

  The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe’s Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor.
• 1901

  Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24 ft The record will stand for 20 years.
• 1944

  World War II: The Nazis begin a three-day massacre of anywhere between 40,000 and 100,000 civilians and prisoners of war in Wola, Poland.
• 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.
• 1957

  American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage “baby-boomers” by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
• 1969

  Mariner program: Mariner 7 makes its closest fly-by of Mars (3,524 kilometers).

• 1957

  Faith Prince, American actress
• 1960

  Seth Swirsky, American songwriter
• 1962

  Otis Thorpe, American basketball player
• 1969

  Venkatesh Prasad, Indian cricketer
• 1971

  “Evil” Jared Hasselhoff, American bassist (The Bloodhound Gang)
• 1973

  Sanwar Hossain, Bangladeshi cricketer
• 1975

  Antony Cotton, English actor
• 1981

  Cory Williams, American internet celebrity
• 1981

  Rachel Scott, American murder victim (d. 1999)
• 1989

  Mathieu Manset, French footballer

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