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August 6: Day of the Week
August 6, 2024 is the 219th day of the year 2024 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 Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is martes.
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Here’s the August calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
August 6 Historical Event(s)
1506
The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Crimean Khanate in the Battle of Kletsk
1787
Sixty proof sheets of the Constitution of the United States are delivered to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
1870
Franco-Prussian War: the Battle of Wörth results in a decisive Prussian victory.
1956
After going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena in New York in the Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena series.
1990
Gulf War: the United Nations Security Council orders a global trade embargo against Iraq in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.
1991
Doi Takako, chair of the Social Democratic Party, becomes Japan’s first female speaker of the House of Representatives.
1993
Heavy rains and debris kill 72 in the Kagoshima and Aira areas of Kyūshū, Japan.
1996
NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms.
2001
Erwadi fire incident, 28 mentally ill persons tied to chain were burnt to death at a faith based institution at Erwadi, Tamil Nadu.
2008
A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup d'état in Mauritania, overthrowing president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.
Who were born on August 6?
1881
Leo Carrillo, American actor (d. 1961)
1891
William Slim, British general (d. 1970)
1912
Richard C. Miller, American photographer (d. 2010)
1937
Barbara Windsor, English actress
1940
Mukhu Aliyev, Russian politician
1945
Andy Messersmith, American baseball player
1946
Masaaki Sakai, Japanese comedian
1949
Alan Campbell, Northern Irish clergyman
1973
Karenna Gore Schiff, American author and political figure
1979
Francesco Bellotti, Italian cyclist
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters IFYOCTOM? Check your answers here: Words with these letters IFYOCTOM. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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