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: 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 Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Doyōbi.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
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is in the th week of the year (ISO 8601)
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The year is not a leap year
Historical Event(s)
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After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Palace, while Laurentius is elected Pope in Santa Maria Maggiore.
Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as “Blackbeard”) is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard.
Canadian journalist and politician William Lyon Mackenzie calls for a rebellion against the United Kingdom in his essay “To the People of Upper Canada”, published in his newspaper The Constitution.
World War II: Following the initial Italian invasion, Greek troops counterattack into Italian-occupied Albania and capture Korytsa.
World War II: Battle of Stalingrad – General Friedrich Paulus sends Adolf Hitler a telegram saying that the German 6th army is surrounded.
In American football, the University of Michigan upset Ohio State University, 24-12, in Bo Schembechler’s first season as Michigan’s head coach. The win set off the 10 Year War between Schembechler and Ohio State’s Woody Hayes. (See also Michigan-Ohio State rivalry).
Two Chicago television stations are hijacked by an unknown pirate dressed as Max Headroom.
In West Beirut, a bomb explodes near the motorcade of Lebanese President Rene Moawad, killing him.
In Global governance, Decision o916-d1 adopted as mission statement: 'To create an accepted framework for all humankind, that is self-regulating and which enables every person to achieve their fullest potential in harmony with the world and its place in existence.'
Angela Merkel becomes the first female Chancellor of Germany.
Who were born on ?
L.S. Amery, British politician (d. 1955)
Syed Sulaiman Nadvi, Pakistani biographer (d. 1953)
Sir Humphrey Gibbs, Rhodesian politician (d. 1990)
Máire Drumm, Irish civil rights activist (d. 1976)
John du Pont, American member of the Du Pont family and convicted murderer (d. 2010)
James Edwards, American basketball player
Richard Stanley, South African film director
Russell Hoult, English football goalkeeper
Chad Trujillo, American astronomer
Michael Preston, English footballer
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