A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
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was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mardi.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire 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 st week of the year (ISO 8601)
weeks ago
The year is not a leap year
Historical Event(s)
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An earthquake kills about 300,000 people in Syria and Antiochia.
1293
King Sancho IV of Castile creates the Study of General Schools of Alcalá.
1570
Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas.
Napoleon Bonaparte leads his French troops into the Battle of Bautzen in Saxony, Germany, against the combined armies of Russia and Prussia. The battle ends the next day with a French victory.
Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
Krakatoa begins to erupt. The volcano’s final and most notable explosion occurs on August 26.
Cuba gains independence from the United States. Tomás Estrada Palma becomes the country’s first President.
PIA Flight 705, a Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 720 – 040 B, crashes while descending to land at Cairo International Airport, killing 119 of the 125 passengers and crew.
Radio Martí, part of the Voice of America service, begins broadcasting to Cuba.
The independence of East Timor is recognized by Portugal, formally ending 23 years of Indonesian rule and 3 years of provisional UN administration (Portugal itself is the former colonizer of East Timor until 1976).
Who were born on ?
Frédéric Passy, French economist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (d. 1912)
William Hewlett, American engineer (d. 2001)
Franciszek Macharski, Polish Catholic cardinal
Mike Crapo, American politician
Dean Butler, American actor
Ron Reagan, American talk show host
Gabriele Muccino, Italian film director
Petr Čech, Czech footballer
Keith Grennan, American football player
Brandon Zibaka, English football player
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