What Day Of The Week Was August 15?

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August 15: Day of the Week

August 15, 2026 is the 227th day of the year 2026 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 138 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is sábado.

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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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August 15 by the Numbers

• 205 days since August 15
• 0 year, 6 months, and 24 days ago
• 6 months since then
• August 15 is in the 33rd week of the year 2026 (ISO 8601)
• 29 weeks ago
• The year 2026 is not a leap year

August 15 Historical Event(s)

982Holy Roman Emperor Otto II is defeated by the Saracens in the battle of Capo Colonna, in Calabria 1057King Macbeth is killed at the Battle of Lumphanan by the forces of Máel Coluim mac Donnchada. 1281Mongol invasion of Japan: The Mongolian fleet of Kublai Khan is destroyed by a “divine wind” for the second time in the Battle of Kōan. 193913 Stukas dive into the ground during a disastrous air-practice at Neuhammer. There are no survivors. 1941Corporal Josef Jakobs is executed by firing squad at the Tower of London at 7:12 am, making him the last person to be executed at the Tower for treason. 1945World War II: Japan surrenders to end the war. 1948The Republic of Korea is established south of the 38th parallel north. 1973Vietnam War: The United States bombing of Cambodia ends. 1977The Big Ear, a radio telescope operated by Ohio State University as part of the SETI project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named the “Wow! signal” from the notation made by a volunteer on the project. 2007An 8.0-magnitude earthquake off the Pacific coast devastates Ica and various regions of Peru killing 514 and injuring 1,090.

Who were born on August 15?

1785Thomas De Quincey, English author (d. 1859) 1896Gerty Cori, Austrian biochemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1957) 1917Óscar Romero, El Salvadorian Roman Catholic priest (d. 1980) 1919Benedict Kiely, Irish author (d. 2007) 1926Costis Stephanopoulos, Greek politician 1926Sami Michael, Iraqi-born Israeli author 1940Rita Shane, American soprano 1944Sylvie Vartan, Bulgarian-French pop singer 1969Bernard Fanning, Australian singer/songwriter (Powderfinger) 1970Ben Silverman, American TV executive

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