What Day Of The Week Was August 2?

August 2: Day of the Week

August 2, 2026 is the 214th day of the year 2026 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 151 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.

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

Here’s the August calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

August					2026
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

🚫 Hate losing lives in games? We do too! MemoryGrid has NO penalties and NO stress. Just calming patterns and beautiful colors. Play at your own pace and unwind. ✨ Download for Free! (Sponsored * Android Only)

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.

What no one tells you about your first name’s personality. Are there magical powers hidden in your given name? Every moniker has an undeniable character and personality. Check out Haley’s personality and get smarter today. (Sponsored links)

August 2 by the Numbers

• 171 days since August 2
• 0 year, 5 months, and 18 days ago
• 5 months since then
• August 2 is in the 31st week of the year 2026 (ISO 8601)
• 24 weeks ago
• The year 2026 is not a leap year

August 2 Historical Event(s)

216 BCSecond Punic War: Battle of Cannae – The Carthaginian army led by Hannibal defeats a numerically superior Roman army under command of consuls Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro. 1377Russian troops are defeated in the Battle on Pyana River because of drunkenness. 1790The first US Census is conducted. 1830Charles X of France abdicates the throne in favor of his grandson Henri. 1918The first general strike in Canadian history takes place in Vancouver. 1923As vice president, Calvin Coolidge becomes the 30th President of the United States after the death of Warren G. Harding 1944ASNOM: birth of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, celebrated as Day of the Republic in the Republic of Macedonia. 1964Vietnam War: Gulf of Tonkin incident – North Vietnamese gunboats allegedly fire on the U.S. destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy. 1989Pakistan is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations after having restoring democracy for the first time since 1972. 2011Three Rapid City, South Dakota officers stop a group of suspicious people on Anamosa Street. One man pulls out a revolver and fires six shots, killing one officer, mortally wounding another, and injuring the third.

Who were born on August 2?

1703Lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775) 1740Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux, French general (d. 1817) 1820John Tyndall, British physicist (d. 1893) 1922Geoffrey Dutton, Australian author and historian (d. 1998) 1941Doris Coley, American singer (Shirelles) (d. 2000) 1949James Fallows, American journalist 1965Hisanobu Watanabe, Japanese baseball player and coach 1968John Stanier, American drummer Helmet 1982Hélder Postiga, Portuguese footballer 1989Vanes-Mari Du Toit, South African netballer

Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.

Share this page: