Thursday August 21, 2025
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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 French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.

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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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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, months, and days ago
  • months since then
  • is in the th week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from Spanish during the Pueblo Revolt.
Battle of Vimeiro: British and Portuguese forces led by General Arthur Wellesley defeat French force under Major-General Jean-Andoche Junot near the village of Vimeiro, Portugal, the first Anglo-Portuguese victory of the Peninsular War.
The Mona Lisa is stolen by a Louvre employee.
James Anderson, Jr. posthumously receives the first Medal of Honor to be awarded to an African American U.S. Marine.
Soviet Union-dominated Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring; on the same day, Nicolae Ceauşescu, leader of Communist Romania, publicly condemns the Soviet maneuver, encouraging the Romanian population to arm itself against possible Soviet reprisals.
Lebanese Civil War: The first troops of a multinational force lands in Beirut to oversee the Palestine Liberation Organization’s withdrawal from Lebanon.
Coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev collapses.
Latvia declares renewal of its full independence after the occupation of Soviet Union.
Ruby Ridge Standoff in Idaho
NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.

Who were born on ?

1567
Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva and saint (d. 1622)
Hubert Gautier, French scientist and civil engineer (d. 1737)
William “Count” Basie, American bandleader (d. 1984)
Chris Schenkel, American sports journalist (d. 2005)
Paul Panhuysen, Dutch composer, visual and sound artist
Loretta Devine, American actress
King Mohammed VI of Morocco
Robert Harvey, Australian Rules Footballer (St Kilda Football Club)
Alex Brooks, American ice hockey player
Kelis Rogers-Jones, American singer

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