What Day of the Week

August 8, 2020 is the 221^st day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 145 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is sábado.

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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.
• 1585

  John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in search of the Northwest Passage.
• 1709

  Bartolomeu de Gusmão demonstrates the lifting power of hot air in an audience before the King of Portugal in Lisbon
• 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).
• 1960

  South Kasai secedes from the Congo.
• 1963

  Great Train Robbery: in England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal 2.6 million pounds in bank notes.
• 1967

  The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is founded by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
• 1988

  The “8888 Uprising” occurs in Burma.
• 2007

  An EF2 tornado touches down in Kings County and Richmond County, New York State, the most powerful tornado in New York to date and the first in Brooklyn since 1889.
• 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.

• 1879

  Emiliano Zapata, Mexican revolutionary (d. 1919)
• 1889

  Jack Ryder, Australian cricketer (d. 1977)
• 1935

  Donald P. Bellisario, American television producer
• 1938

  Jacques Hétu, French Canadian composer
• 1944

  Michael Johnson, American pop, country and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1967

  Rena Mero, American wrestler
• 1970

  Trev Alberts, American football player
• 1985

  Toby Flood, English Rugby Union player
• 1989

  Hannah Miley, British swimmer
• 1995

  Malin Reitan, Norwegian singer

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