What Day of the Week

August 8, 2019 is the 220^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 145 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.

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

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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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• 1503

  King James IV of Scotland marries Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland.
• 1588

  Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines – The naval engagement ends, ending the Spanish Armada’s attempt to invade England.
• 1647

  The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Dungans Hill – English Parliamentary forces defeat Irish forces.
• 1786

  Mont Blanc on the French – Italian border is climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr Michel-Gabriel Paccard.
• 1844

  The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, headed by Brigham Young, is reaffirmed as the leading body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
• 1908

  Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers’ first public flight.
• 1918

  World War I: the Battle of Amiens begins a string of almost continuous victories with a push through the German front lines (Hundred Days Offensive).
• 1929

  The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight.
• 1991

  The Warsaw radio mast, at one time the tallest construction ever built, collapses.
• 2008

  2008 Summer Olympics took place from the 8th August 2008-24th August 2008. The official opening ceremony started at 8:00pm on 8th August 2008. The number 8 is associated with prosperity and confidence in Chinese Culture and here it was a triple eight for the date and one extra for time (close to 08:08:08 pm). There were 28 sports and 302 events at the games. There were 43 new world records and 132 new Olympic records set at the 2008 Summer Olympics. An unprecedented 86 countries won at least one medal during the Games.

• 1518

  Conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561)
• 1693

  Laurent Belissen, French composer (d. 1762)
• 1909

  Bill Voce, England cricketer (d. 1984)
• 1944

  John Renbourn, English musician
• 1947

  José Cruz, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1952

  Robin Quivers, American radio personality
• 1961

  Bruce Matthews, American football player
• 1974

  Scott D'Amore, Canadian professional wrestler and manager
• 1979

  Dan Smith, English musician (Noisettes)
• 1984

  Martrez Milner, American football player

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