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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)

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.
1329
Quilon, the first Indian Christian Diocese, is erected by Pope John XXII; the French-born Jordanus is appointed the first Bishop.
Indian Wars: Battle of Big Hole – A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army
The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.
A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India
Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in Bombay by British forces, launching the Quit India Movement.
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.
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.
The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.

Who were born on ?

1201
Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274)
Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1801)
William Barret Travis, American Battle of the Alamo figure (d. 1836)
Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian conductor (d. 1963)
Philip Larkin, English poet (d. 1985)
Marvin Minsky, American computer scientist
Mike Lamb, American baseball player
Aled Jones, British Radio Producer
Alicja Smietana, Polish violinist
Ashley Johnson, American actress

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