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August 8: Day of the Week
August 8, 2024 is the 221st day of the year 2024 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.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
August 8 Historical Event(s)
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.
1786
Mont Blanc on the French – Italian border is climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr Michel-Gabriel Paccard.
1870
The Republic of Ploieşti, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.
1940
The “Aufbau Ost” directive is signed by Wilhelm Keitel.
1945
World War II: The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and begins the Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation.
1980
The Central Hotel Fire occurs in Bundoran, Ireland.
1989
Space Shuttle program: STS-28 Mission – Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission.
2000
Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor and 30 years after its discovery by undersea explorer E. Lee Spence and 5 years after being filmed by a dive team funded by novelist Clive Cussler.
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.
Who were born on August 8?
1839
Nelson Miles, American general (d. 1925)
1879
Emiliano Zapata, Mexican revolutionary (d. 1919)
1909
Bill Voce, England cricketer (d. 1984)
1937
Dustin Hoffman, American actor
1939
Phil Balsley, baritone singer with The Statler Brothers
1956
Branscombe Richmond, American actor
1958
Deborah Norville, American television host
1976
JC Chasez, American singer (*NSYNC)
1980
Denisse Guerrero, Mexican Singer (Belanova)
1984
Martrez Milner, American football player
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters AWDUSMAW? Check your answers here: Unscramble words AWDUSMAW. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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