What day is August 8th??
2007-07-21 15:05:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Valentine's Day
& yes, i mean in 07:)
2007-07-21 15:11:34 · update #1
August 8
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August 8 in recent years
2007 (Wednesday)
2006 (Tuesday)
2005 (Monday)
2004 (Sunday)
2003 (Friday)
2002 (Thursday)
2001 (Wednesday)
2000 (Tuesday)
1999 (Sunday)
1998 (Saturday)
1997 (Friday)
1996 (Thursday)
1995 (Tuesday)
August 8 is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 145 days remaining.
[edit] Events
1220 - Sweden was defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula.
1509 - The Emperor Krishnadeva Raya is crowned, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire.
1576 - The cornerstone for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory is laid on Hven.
1585 - John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in quest for the Northwest Passage.
1588 - Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines - The naval engagement ends, thus ending the Spanish Armada's attempt to invade England.
1605 - The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.
1647 - The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Dungans Hill - English Parliamentary forces defeat Irish forces.
1786 - Mont Blanc on the French- Italian border is climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr Michel-Gabriel Paccard.
1793 - The insurrection of Lyon occurred during the French Revolution.
1794 - Joseph Whidbey and George Vancouver lead an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage near Juneau, Alaska.
1810 - Eminent Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib married Maaroof, daughter of Nawab Ilahi Baksh, and moved to Delhi.
1839 - Beta Theta Pi is founded in Oxford, Ohio.
1844 - The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, headed by Brigham Young, is reaffirmed as the leading body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS or Mormon Church).
1863 - American Civil War: Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt).
1870 - The Republic of Ploieşti, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.
1876 - Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
1908 - Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It's the Wright Brothers' first public flight and the French public goes wild.
1911 - The millionth patent is filed in the United States Patent Office by Francis Holton for a tubeless vehicle tire.
1911 - Public Law 62-5 sets the number of representatives in the United States House of Representatives at 435. The law would come into effect in 1913.
1918 - World War I: Battle of Amiens begins a string of almost continuous victories with a push through the German front lines.
1929 - The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight.
1931 - workers go on strike at the Hoover dam
1938 - The building of Mauthausen concentration camp begins.
1942 - World War II: In Washington, DC, six German would-be saboteurs are executed.
1942 - Quit India resolution was passed by the Bombay session of the AICC, which leads to the start of a civil disobedience movement across India
1945 - World War II - The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and invades Manchuria.
1945 - The United Nations Charter is ratified by the United States, which becomes the third nation to join.
1946 - First flight of the Convair B-36.
1947 - Pakistan's National Flag is approved.
1949 - Bhutan becomes independent
1962 - Elizabeth Ann Duncan becomes the last woman to be executed in the United States prior to the reintroduction of capital punishment in 1977.
1963 - Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal 2.6 million pounds in bank notes.
1966 - The Beatles landmark album Revolver is released in the United States.
1967 - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is founded.
1968 - Jurō Wada successfully performs Japan's first heart transplant.
1972 - Richard Nixon accepts the nomination as candidate for the presidency.
1973 - U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew goes on television to denounce accusations he had taken kickbacks while governor of Maryland.
1973 - Kim Dae-Jung, a South Korean politician and later president of South Korea, is kidnapped.
1974 - Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces his resignation, effective the next day.
1976 - Boston, by the rock band Boston is released. It will become the #1 best-selling debut album in history.
1980 - The Buttevant railway accident in Ireland occurred.
1986 - Altaf Hussain's address at Nishtar Park Karachi, announcement of establishing political movement MQM.
1988 - The "8888 Uprising" occurs in Myanmar.
1988 - The lights are turned on at Wrigley Field for the first time, making it the last major league stadium to host night games
1989 - Space Shuttle program: STS-28 Mission - Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission.
1990 - Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward.
1991 - Collapse of Warsaw radio mast, the tallest construction ever built
1991 - John McCarthy, British Journalist held hostage in Lebanon for more than five years by Islamic Jihad, is released.
2000 - Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor.
Holidays and observances
Sweden - Namesday of Queen Silvia, an Official Flag Day.
Taiwan: Father's Day. (In Mandarin, Ba Ba means father and 8-8, or August 8).
Roman Catholicism - the feasts of at least 5 saints:
St. Dominic de Guzman, priest, (1170-1221).
St. Cyriacus
St. Largus
St. Smaragdus (and companions)
St. Hormisdas
2007-07-21 16:11:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wednesday in 2007
2007-07-21 15:09:50 · answer #2 · answered by RT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry I cannot be more informative, but August 8 is just that ...A Wednesday in August!
2007-07-21 15:10:00 · answer #3 · answered by bugsie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sunday
2007-07-21 15:08:03 · answer #4 · answered by Emily 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wednesday!!! I get to go to the Black hills in SD with my family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Look for me at Mt. Rushmore on the CBS early morning show!!!!!!
2007-07-22 11:09:50 · answer #5 · answered by KELJO 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wedneday at least in 2007
Your birthday?
School Starts?
Not sure
2007-07-21 15:08:20 · answer #6 · answered by ♥ ♥Be Happi♥ ♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a Wednesday, and if it is your birthday, wishes to you
2007-07-21 15:48:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this year it is a Wednesday
2007-07-21 15:10:19 · answer #8 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wednesday
2007-07-21 15:08:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋