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August 21, 2008 is a Thursday
August 21, 2008 is the 3rd Thursday of August 2008 and the 234th day of the year.
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Calendar for August 2008
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- August 2008 started on Friday and ended on Sunday.
- August 2008 had 4 Thursdays.
- There were 132 days remaining in 2008 after this date.
- 2008 was a leap year.
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Same 31-day layout and opening Friday.
Years with same calendar as year 2008 6 matching yearsSame leap-year status and January 1 weekday.
Months that have day number 21 falling on a Thursday Day-number patternFind every month where day 21 lands on Thursday.
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- It is day number 234 of the year, 132 days left.
- It is Thursday number 34 out of 52 in 2008.
- It is Thursday number 3 out of 4 in August 2008.
- Year 2008 has 366 days.
- August 2008 has 31 days. The year is a leap year.
August 21, 2008 is the 34th Thursday of 2008, with 132 days remaining in the year after it.
About Thursday
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Thursday is the 4th day of the week in ISO 8601. It comes after Wednesday and before Friday.
In 2008, Thursday appears 52 times, and August 21, 2008 is the 34th Thursday of the year.
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Read more about ThursdayAbout August
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August is the 8th month of the Gregorian calendar and has 31 days in 2008.
In August 2008, the month began on Friday and ended on Sunday.
August sits in Q3, and this month contains 4 Thursdays.
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