What Day of the Week

August 7, 2019 is the 219^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 146 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Suiyōbi.

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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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• 461

  Roman Emperor Majorian is beheaded near the river Iria in north-west Italy following his arrest and deposition by the magister militum Ricimer .
• 1427

  The Visconti of Milan’s fleet is destroyed by the Venetians on the Po River.
• 1461

  The Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor.
• 1782

  George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit to honor soldiers wounded in battle. It is later renamed to the more poetic Purple Heart.
• 1819

  Simón Bolívar triumphs over Spain in the Battle of Boyacá.
• 1933

  The Simele massacre: The Iraqi Government slaughters over 3,000 Assyrians in the village of Sumail. The day becomes known as Assyrian Martyrs Day.
• 1942

  World War II: the Battle of Guadalcanal begins – United States Marines initiate the first American offensive of the war with landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.
• 1959

  The Lincoln Memorial design on the U.S. penny goes into circulation. It replaces the “sheaves of wheat” design, and was minted until 2008.
• 1974

  Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the twin towers of the World Trade Center 1368 ft in the air.
• 1978

  U.S. President Jimmy Carter declares a federal emergency at Love Canal due to toxic waste that had been negligently disposed of.

• 1927

  Edwin W. Edwards, American politician
• 1928

  James Randi, Canadian-American magician
• 1937

  Don Wilson, England cricketer
• 1942

  B.J. Thomas, American singer
• 1957

  Caroline Aaron, American actress
• 1969

  Paul Lambert, Scottish Footballer and Manager
• 1972

  Greg Serano, American actor
• 1974

  Chico Benymon, American actor
• 1977

  Samantha Ronson, British DJ
• 1979

  Birgit Zotz, Austrian writer and anthropologist

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