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 Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is jueves.

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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.
• 1588

  Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines – The naval engagement ends, ending the Spanish Armada’s attempt to invade England.
• 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.
• 1989

  Space Shuttle program: STS-28 Mission – Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission.
• 1990

  Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward.
• 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.
• 2010

  2010 China floods: A mudslide in Zhugqu County, Gansu, China, kills more than 1,400 people.
• 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.

• 1605

  Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675)
• 1693

  Laurent Belissen, French composer (d. 1762)
• 1950

  Willie Hall, American drummer
• 1951

  Phil Carlson, Australian cricketer
• 1958

  Deborah Norville, American television host
• 1967

  Lee Unkrich, American director and film editor
• 1977

  Kurt Bernard, Costa Rican footballer
• 1977

  Mohammad Wasim, Pakistani cricketer
• 1984

  Kirk Broadfoot, Scottish footballer
• 1987

  Katie Leung, Scottish actress

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