Friday August 8, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: 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 Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is viernes.

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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 nd week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines – The naval engagement ends, ending the Spanish Armada’s attempt to invade England.
Bartolomeu de Gusmão demonstrates the lifting power of hot air in an audience before the King of Portugal in Lisbon
Mont Blanc on the French – Italian border is climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr Michel-Gabriel Paccard.
The insurrection of Lyon occurs during the French Revolution.
Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
Quit India Movement is launched in India against the British rule in response to Mahatma Gandhi’s call for swaraj or complete independence.
The Central Hotel Fire occurs in Bundoran, Ireland.
The “8888 Uprising” occurs in Burma.
Space Shuttle program: STS-28 Mission – Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission.
2010 China floods: A mudslide in Zhugqu County, Gansu, China, kills more than 1,400 people.

Who were born on ?

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Conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561)
James “Jumbo” Elliott, American track coach (d. 1981)
Johnny Temple, American baseball player (d. 1994)
Chris Foreman, English guitarist (Madness)
Rikki Rockett, American drummer (Poison)
Stephen Walkom, Canadian ice hockey official and executive
Countess Vaughn, American actress and singer
Devon McTavish, American soccer player
Peyton List, American actress
Princess Beatrice of York, British royal

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