What Day of the Week

August 8, 2021 was the 220^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 145 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

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

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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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• 1220

  Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula.
• 1709

  Bartolomeu de Gusmão demonstrates the lifting power of hot air in an audience before the King of Portugal in Lisbon
• 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).
• 1863

  American Civil War: following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt).
• 1870

  The Republic of Ploieşti, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.
• 1942

  Quit India Movement is launched in India against the British rule in response to Mahatma Gandhi’s call for swaraj or complete independence.
• 1967

  The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is founded by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
• 1973

  Kim Dae-Jung, a South Korean politician and later president of South Korea, is kidnapped.
• 1988

  The “8888 Uprising” occurs in Burma.
• 1989

  Space Shuttle program: STS-28 Mission – Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission.

• 1879

  Emiliano Zapata, Mexican revolutionary (d. 1919)
• 1892

  Rafael Moreno Aranzadi, Spanish footballer (d. 1922)
• 1911

  Rosetta LeNoire, American actress (d. 2002)
• 1938

  Jacques Hétu, French Canadian composer
• 1940

  Dennis Tito, American businessman and space tourist
• 1952

  Anton Fig, South African musician
• 1956

  Branscombe Richmond, American actor
• 1964

  Paul Taylor, England cricketer
• 1968

  Abey Kuruvilla, Indian cricketer
• 1972

  Joely Collins, Canadian actress

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