What Day of the Week

August 6, 2019 is the 218^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 147 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

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

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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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• 1861

  The United Kingdom annexes Lagos, Nigeria.
• 1901

  Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation.
• 1926

  Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
• 1942

  Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands becomes the first reigning queen to address a joint session of the United States Congress.
• 1960

  Cuban Revolution: Cuba nationalizes American and foreign-owned property in the nation.
• 1965

  The largest swimming pool in Europe was opened in Fürstenfeld, Austria.
• 1966

  Braniff Airlines Flight 250 crashes in Falls City, NE killing all 42 on board.
• 1976

  Zulfikar Ali Bhutto lays the foundation stone of Port Qasim, Karachi.
• 1986

  A low-pressure system that redeveloped off the New South Wales coast dumps a record 328 millimeters (13 inches) of rain in a day on Sydney.
• 1993

  Heavy rains and debris kill 72 in the Kagoshima and Aira areas of Kyūshū, Japan.

• 1880

  Hans Moser, Austrian actor (d. 1964)
• 1917

  Robert Mitchum, American actor (d. 1997)
• 1926

  János Rózsás, Hungarian writer
• 1929

  Roch La Salle, Canadian politician (d. 2007)
• 1938

  Peter Bonerz, American actor
• 1957

  Jim McGreevey, American politician
• 1959

  Rajendra Singh Indian water conservationist, Magsaysay Award (2001)
• 1976

  Soleil Moon Frye, American actress
• 1977

  Luciano Zavagno, Argentine footballer
• 1984

  Vedad Ibisevic, Bosnian footballer

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