A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
August 9: Day of the Week
August 9, 2024 is the 222nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 144 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is vendredi.
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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 9 Historical Event(s)
1173
Construction of the campanile of the cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will take two centuries to complete.
1483
Opening of the Sistine Chapel in Rome with the celebration of a Mass.
1854
Henry David Thoreau published Walden.
1892
Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.
1907
The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.
1942
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.
1944
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.
1944
The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time.
1945
World War II: Nagasaki is devastated when an atomic bomb, Fat Man, is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar. 39,000 people are killed outright.
1965
A fire at a Titan missile base near Searcy, Arkansas kills 53 construction workers.
Who were born on August 9?
1805
Joseph Locke, English railway and civil engineer (d. 1860)
1809
William Barret Travis, American Battle of the Alamo figure (d. 1836)
1911
William Alfred Fowler, American physicist, Nobel Laureate (d. 1996)
1914
Joe Mercer, English footballer (d. 1990)
1930
Jacques Parizeau, Quebec economist and politician
1946
Jim Kiick, American football player
1947
Roy Hodgson, English football manager
1952
Prateep Ungsongtham Hata, Thai politician
1961
Brad Gilbert, American tennis player
1976
Rhona Mitra, English actress
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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 OSSVAE? Check your answers here: Words with these letters OSSVAE. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
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