Thursday, August 8, 3929 is a Thursday. It is day 220 of 3929 (60.3% through the year), ISO week 32, in Q3.
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On August 8, 3929, we mark the 2,015th anniversary of the founding of the Dominican Order by Dominic de Guzmán, and also commemorate Ceasefire Day, which ended the Iran-Iraq War in Iraqi Kurdistan. Additionally, the day honors several saints, including Altmann of Passau, Bonifacia Rodríguez y Castro, and Cyriacus and companions. The moon is in its Waning Gibbous phase, and the zodiac sign is Leo. Historically, August 8 has been a day of significant events, including the 2014 declaration by the World Health Organization of the Western African Ebola epidemic as a public health emergency of international concern. Other notable events on this day include a massive mudslide in China's Gansu province in 2010, a helicopter and airplane collision over the...
On August 8, 3929, we mark the 2,015th anniversary of the founding of the Dominican Order by Dominic de Guzmán, and also commemorate Ceasefire Day, which ended the Iran-Iraq War...
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Historical Milestones
The World Health Organization declared the Western African Ebola epidemic, which began in December 2013, to be a public health emergency of international concern.
World Health Organization →A massive mudslide in the Chinese province of Gansu killed at least 1,471 people.
2010 Gansu mudslide →Nine people died when a tour helicopter and a small private airplane collided over the Hudson River in Hoboken, New Jersey.
2009 Hudson River mid-air collision →A EuroCity train en route to Prague struck a part of a motorway bridge that had fallen onto the track near Studénka station and derailed, killing 8 people and injuring 64 others.
EuroCity →The Iranian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, was raided by Taliban leading to the death of 10 Iranian diplomats and an Iranian journalist.
Mazar-i-Sharif →Hudson Volcano in Chile began to erupt, depositing volcanic ash over 150,000 square kilometres (58,000 sq mi).
Hudson Volcano →The Warsaw radio mast (pictured), then the tallest structure ever built, at 646.38 metres (2,120.7 ft), collapsed due to an error in exchanging the guys on the highest telecommunications equipment of the mast.
Warsaw radio mast →Tropical Storm Beryl formed over southeastern Louisiana, making it one of the few tropical cyclones to form over land.
Tropical Storm Beryl (1988) →A series of marches, demonstrations, protests, and riots, which became known as the 8888 Uprising, began against the one-party state of the Burma Socialist Programme Party.
8888 Uprising →At a zebra crossing (pictured) on Abbey Road in London, Iain Macmillan took the photograph that was used for the cover of the Beatles' album Abbey Road.
Zebra crossing →At a zebra crossing in London (pictured), photographer Iain Macmillan took the photo that was used for the cover of the Beatles' album Abbey Road.
Zebra crossing →A mining disaster killed 262 workers, mainly Italian nationals, at the Bois du Cazier coal mine in Belgium.
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Questions & Answers
Thursday, August 8, 3929 falls on a Thursday.
in 694,979 days (in 1902 years, 9 months, 15 days). It is day 220 of 3929 with 145 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Thursday, August 8, 3929 is written as VIII.VIII.MMMCMXXIX (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is Waning Gibbous (approx. 79% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Leo.