What Day of the Week

August 8, 2021 is the 220^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 145 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is 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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• 1585

  John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in search of the Northwest Passage.
• 1588

  Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines – The naval engagement ends, ending the Spanish Armada’s attempt to invade England.
• 1793

  The insurrection of Lyon occurs during the French Revolution.
• 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).
• 1929

  The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight.
• 1942

  Quit India Movement is launched in India against the British rule in response to Mahatma Gandhi’s call for swaraj or complete independence.
• 1946

  First flight of the Convair B-36, the world’s first mass-produce nuclear weapon delivery vehicle.
• 1963

  Great Train Robbery: in England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal 2.6 million pounds in bank notes.
• 1990

  Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward.
• 2011

  London Riot 2011. This took place between 6th August 2011 and 10th August 2011. between the 6th and 7th a peaceful march in Tottenham, London was followed by rioting and looting, first in Tottenham.

• 1518

  Conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561)
• 1925

  Alija Izetbegović, Bosniak politician (d. 2003)
• 1938

  Connie Stevens, American singer and actress
• 1956

  Cecilia Roth, Argentine actress
• 1967

  Lee Unkrich, American director and film editor
• 1969

  Faye Wong, Hong Kong singer and actress
• 1969

  Yvie Burnett, British television vocal coach
• 1976

  Drew Lachey, American singer
• 1985

  Toby Flood, English Rugby Union player
• 1988

  Danilo Gallinari, Italian basketball player

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