Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: August 6
August 6, 2024 is the 219th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 147 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Leo is your zodiac sign. Peridot is your modern birthstone. Diamond is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: August 6
- 1661 –The Treaty of The Hague is signed by Portugal and the Dutch Republic.
- 1787 –Sixty proof sheets of the Constitution of the United States are delivered to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
- 1915 –World War I: Battle of Sari Bair – the Allies mount a diversionary attack timed to coincide with a major Allied landing of reinforcements at Suvla Bay.
- 1917 –World War I: Battle of Mărăşeşti between the Romanian and German armies begins.
- 1926 –Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
- 1930 –Judge Joseph Force Crater steps into a taxi in New York and disappears never to be seen again.
- 1960 –Cuban Revolution: Cuba nationalizes American and foreign-owned property in the nation.
- 1965 –The largest swimming pool in Europe was opened in Fürstenfeld, Austria.
- 1990 –Gulf War: the United Nations Security Council orders a global trade embargo against Iraq in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.
- 2011 –A helicopter containing members of Navy SEAL 6 is shot down in Afghanistan killing 38.
Who were born on August 6?
- 1893 –Wright Patman, American politician (d. 1976)
- 1920 –Ella Raines, American actress (d. 1988)
- 1945 –Andy Messersmith, American baseball player
- 1947 –Tony Dell, Australian cricketer
- 1959 –Rajendra Singh Indian water conservationist, Magsaysay Award (2001)
- 1960 –Dale Ellis, American basketball player
- 1974 –Bobby Petta, Dutch footballer
- 1974 –Ever Carradine, American actress
- 1983 –C. J. Mosley, American football player
- 1986 –Reby Sky, American glamour model, radio & television personality, dancer and professional wrestler
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