What Day of the Week

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

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

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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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• 910

  The last major Danish army to raid England is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward the Elder and Earl Aethelred of Mercia.
• 1305

  William Wallace, who led the Scottish resistance against England, is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London where he is put on trial and executed.
• 1763

  Pontiac’s War: Battle of Bushy Run – British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac’s Indians at Bushy Run.
• 1781

  The Battle of Dogger Bank takes place.
• 1861

  The United States Army abolishes flogging.
• 1940

  World War II: the Soviet Union formally annexes Latvia.
• 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.
• 1962

  Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990.
• 1963

  The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union sign a nuclear test ban treaty.
• 1981

  Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work.

• 1802

  Niels Henrik Abel, Norwegian mathematician (d. 1829)
• 1877

  Tom Thomson, Canadian painter (d. 1917)
• 1918

  Betty Oliphant, Canadian ballerina (d. 2004)
• 1959

  Pete Burns, English singer (Dead or Alive)
• 1962

  Otis Thorpe, American basketball player
• 1965

  Motoi Sakuraba, Japanese composer
• 1968

  Terri Clark, Canadian country singer
• 1970

  James Gunn, American filmmaker
• 1972

  Ikuto Hidaka, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1980

  Salvador Cabañas, Paraguayan footballer

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