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A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

is the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are until the end of the year. The day of the week is .

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is samedi.

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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.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, month, and days ago
  • month since then
  • is in the nd week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

1329
Quilon, the first Indian Christian Diocese, is erected by Pope John XXII; the French-born Jordanus is appointed the first Bishop.
1483
Opening of the Sistine Chapel in Rome with the celebration of a Mass.
Indian Wars: the Creek sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson, giving up huge parts of Alabama and Georgia.
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States-Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.
World War II: Battle of Savo Island – Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force.
Continuation war: The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finnish and Soviet troops at the Finnish front dug to defensive positions, and the front remains stable until the end of the war.
Singapore is expelled from Malaysia and becomes the first and only country to date to gain independence unwillingly.
Members of a cult led by Charles Manson brutally murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men’s hairstylist Jay Sebring and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent.
Wayne Gretzky is traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in one of the most controversial player transactions in hockey history, upsetting many Canadians.

Who were born on ?

Joseph Locke, English railway and civil engineer (d. 1860)
Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist (d. 1980)
Julián Javier, American baseball player
Stuart Hughes, Canadian actor
Vinny Del Negro, American basketball player and head coach
Stephen Fung, Hong Kong actor and director
Aled Jones, British Radio Producer
JaMarcus Russell, American football player
Vasilios Koutsianikoulis, Greek footballer
Jason Heyward, American baseball player

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