What Day of the Week

August 6, 2018 was the 218^th day of the year 2018 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 147 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was 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.

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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• 1661

  The Treaty of The Hague is signed by Portugal and the Dutch Republic.
• 1825

  Bolivia gains independence from Spain.
• 1870

  Franco-Prussian War: the Battle of Wörth results in a decisive Prussian victory.
• 1926

  Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
• 1926

  Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
• 1926

  In New York City, the Warner Brothers’ Vitaphone system premieres with the movie Don Juan starring John Barrymore.
• 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.
• 1988

  The Tompkins Square Park Police Riot in New York City spurs a reform of the NYPD, held responsible for the event.

• 1881

  Leo Carrillo, American actor (d. 1961)
• 1895

  Ernesto Lecuona, Cuban pianist and composer (d. 1963)
• 1926

  Elisabeth Beresford, British author and creator of The Wombles (d. 2010)
• 1958

  Randy DeBarge, American bass guitarist and singer
• 1969

  Elliott Smith, American musician (d. 2003)
• 1971

  Merrin Dungey, American actress
• 1971

  Scott Minto, English footballer
• 1976

  Melissa George, Australian actress
• 1981

  Diána Póth, Hungarian figure skater
• 1985

  Mickaël Delage, French cyclist

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