What Day of the Week

August 5, 2018 was the 217^th day of the year 2018 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 148 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is domingo.

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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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• 642

  Battle of Maserfield – Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Northumbria.
• 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.
• 1716

  The Battle of Petrovaradin takes place.
• 1781

  The Battle of Dogger Bank takes place.
• 1858

  Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less than a month.
• 1861

  The United States Army abolishes flogging.
• 1914

  In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
• 1960

  Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France.
• 1964

  Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow – American aircraft from carriers USS Ticonderoga and USS Constellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
• 1979

  In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake an attempted military uprising.

• 1694

  Leonardo Leo, Italian composer (d. 1744)
• 1828

  Queen Louise of the Netherlands, Dutch consort of Charles XV of Sweden (d. 1871)
• 1866

  Carl Harries, German chemist (d. 1923)
• 1908

  Harold Holt, 17th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1967)
• 1912

  Abbé Pierre, French Catholic priest (d. 2007)
• 1918

  Betty Oliphant, Canadian ballerina (d. 2004)
• 1937

  Herb Brooks, American ice hockey coach (d. 2003)
• 1953

  Rick Mahler, American baseball player (d. 2005)
• 1973

  Sean Sherk, American mixed martial artist
• 1980

  Ali Umar, Maldivian footballer

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