Saturday, August 2, 3242 is a Saturday. It is day 214 of 3242 (58.6% through the year), ISO week 31, in Q3.
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On August 2, 3242, the world marks various celebrations, including Ahudemmeh by the Syriac Orthodox Church, Basil Fool for Christ by the Russian Orthodox Church, and honors Ceferino Giménez Malla, Centola and Helen, and Joan of Aza. The moon is in its Full Moon phase, and the zodiac sign is Leo. This day falls in the third quarter of the year, specifically in ISO week 31, and is the 214th day of a 365-day year. Historically, August 2 has been a day of significant events, including the release of the animated film Castle in the Sky by Studio Ghibli in 1986, and the release of the Who's album Who's Next in 1971, which topped the UK charts. Other notable events on this day include a flash fire that killed 50 people at a leisure centre in Douglas, Isle...
On August 2, 3242, the world marks various celebrations, including Ahudemmeh by the Syriac Orthodox Church, Basil Fool for Christ by the Russian Orthodox Church, and honors Ceferi...
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Historical Milestones
A taxi driver is murdered in Bangkok by a teenager addicted to video games leading to the Thai government banning the sale of Grand Theft Auto.
Murder of Khuan Phokaeng →Raúl Iturriaga, a former deputy director of the Chilean secret police, was captured in Viña del Mar after having been on the run following a kidnapping conviction.
Raúl Iturriaga →The animated film Castle in the Sky, the first from Studio Ghibli, was released.
Castle in the Sky →A flash fire killed 50 people at a leisure centre in Douglas, Isle of Man.
Summerland disaster →The English rock band the Who released Who's Next, their only album to top the UK charts.
The Who →Star Dust, a British South American Airways airliner, crashed into Mount Tupungato in the Argentine Andes; its wreckage was not found until 1998.
1947 BSAA Avro Lancastrian Star Dust accident →Leo Szilard penned a letter, signed by Albert Einstein and addressed to U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt, warning that Germany may develop atomic bombs, leading to the establishment of the Manhattan Project.
Leo Szilard →At the California Institute of Technology, American physicist Carl David Anderson proved the existence of antimatter with the discovery of the positron, for which he would receive the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics.
California Institute of Technology →Calvin Coolidge became the 30th president of the United States after Warren G. Harding suffered a fatal heart attack.
Calvin Coolidge →Nepalese author Krishna Lal Adhikari (pictured) was sentenced to nine years in prison for publishing a book about the cultivation of corn alleged to contain attacks on the ruling dynasty.
Krishna Lal Adhikari →An explosion, blamed on Austro-Hungarian saboteurs, sank the Italian dreadnought Leonardo da Vinci.
Austria-Hungary →The French army's general headquarters was activated in anticipation of war with Germany.
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Questions & Answers
Saturday, August 2, 3242 falls on a Saturday.
in 444,059 days (in 1215 years, 9 months, 16 days). It is day 214 of 3242 with 151 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Saturday, August 2, 3242 is written as II.VIII.MMMCCXLII (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is Full Moon (approx. 99% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Leo.