What Day of the Week

August 9, 2021 is the 221^st day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 144 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.

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

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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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• 681

  Bulgaria is founded as a Khanate on the south bank of the Danube after defeating the Byzantine armies of Emperor Constantine IV south of the Danube delta.
• 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.
• 1329

  Quilon, the first Indian Christian Diocese, is erected by Pope John XXII; the French-born Jordanus is appointed the first Bishop.
• 1814

  Indian Wars: the Creek sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson, giving up huge parts of Alabama and Georgia.
• 1930

  Betty Boop made her cartoon debut in Dizzy Dishes.
• 1936

  Summer Olympic Games: Games of the XI Olympiad – Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games becoming the first American to win four medals in one Olympiad.
• 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.
• 1974

  As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president.
• 1988

  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.
• 1999

  Russian President Boris Yeltsin fires his Prime Minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet.

• 1754

  Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French architect, planner of Washington, D.C. (d. 1825)
• 1845

  André Bessette, Canadian religious figure (d. 1937)
• 1901

  Charles Farrell, American actor (d. 1990)
• 1909

  Adam von Trott zu Solz, German diplomat (d. 1944)
• 1925

  David A. Huffman, American computer scientist (d. 1999)
• 1949

  Ted Simmons, American baseball player
• 1973

  Filippo Inzaghi, Italian footballer
• 1980

  Ryu Seung-beom, South Korean actor
• 1986

  Tyler “Telle” Smith, American musician (The Word Alive)
• 1991

  Hansika Motwani, Indian actress

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