#Jacques Fieschi

[sesiondemadrugada]

A Heart in Winter (Claude Sautet, 1992).

[fourorfivemovements]

Films Watched in 2023: 6. A Nos Amours/To Our Loves (1983) - Dir. Maurice Pialat

[genevieveetguy]

. Why do we do what's already been done? Why don't we do more personal films?

Irma Vep, Olivier Assayas (1996)

[alexandredumontmanagement]

Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan (sortie en salle le 13 septembre)

Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan (sortie en salle le 13 septembre) :

Arielle Dombasle réalise son cinquième long métrage “Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan” qui sortira au cinéma le 13 septembre 2023. C’est une princesse, une grande séductrice. « Don Juan femme », selon l’expression de Balzac. D’une intelligence diabolique. Cette femme, qui a eu de nombreux amants, presque tous les personnages masculins de la « Comédie humaine », va enfin trouver l’amour.…

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[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 8.14

Holidays

Air Force Day (Taiwan)

Até Asteroid Day

Balochistan Solidarity Day

Black Day (Parts of Pakistan)

Color Book Day

Commemoration of Wadi al-Dahab (Morocco)

Day of the Defenders of the Fatherland (Abkhazia)

814 Day

Energy Industry Employee’s Day (Poland)

Engineer’s Day (Dominican Republic)

Falklands Discovery Day (UK)

Faradda di li candareri (Descent of the Candlesticks; Sardinia)

Feast of the Tiger (Elder Scrolls)

Green Day (South Korea)

Husbands in Love Day

International Memorial Day for Comfort Women

International Nagging Day

Kaj Munk (Lutheranism)

Language Day (Orania)

La Torta dei Fieschi (Italy)

Liberty Tree Day (Massachusetts)

Love Donegal Day (UK)

Love Your Bookshop Day

Military Marriage Day

National Financial Awareness Day

National Mortgage E-Close Day

National Navajo Code Talkers Day

National Slap Someone in the Back of the Head Day (Garfield)

National Spirit of ’45 Day

National Tattoo Removal Day

National Women’s Empowerment Day

Navajo Code Talkers Day

Oued Ed-Dahab Day (Morocco, Western Sahara)

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day (India)

Pramuka Day (Scouting Day; Indonesia)

Rapeseed Day (French Republic)

Romance Awareness Day

St. Arnold of Soissons' Day (patron saint of brewers and hop-pickers)

Social Security Day

Sports Day (Russia)

Tristan da Cunha (Saint Helena)

V-J Day

Wiffle Ball Day

World Calligraphy Day

World Lizard Day

World Prediabetes Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Altbier Day

Chock Full O’ Nuts Day

International Rosé Wine Day

National Creamsicle Day

Independence & Related Days

Anniversary Day (Tristan da Cunha; Saint Helena)

Anniversary of the Return to Power (Afghanistan)

Larsonia (a.k.a. Kingdom of Larsonia; Declared; 2012) [unrecognized]

Pakistan (from UK, 1947)

2nd Wednesday in August

Crayfish Premiere (Sweden) [2nd Wednesday]

Hump Day [Every Wednesday]

National Psychiatric Technician Appreciation Day [Wednesday of 2nd Full Week]

World Calligraphy Day [Wednesday of 2nd Full Week]

Weekly Holidays beginning August 14 (2nd Full Week of August)

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Weeks (thru 9.2)

Festivals Beginning August 14, 2024

Arkansas Valley Fair (Rocky Ford, Colorado) [thru 8.17]

Delcambre Shrimp Festival (Delcambre, Louisiana) [thru 8.18]

EAST (Suhl, Germany) [thru 8.18]

Gathering of the Juggalos (Thornville, Ohio) [thru 8.18]

Little League World Series (Williamsport, Pennsylvania) [thru 8.25]

Lyon County Fair (Marshall, Minnesota) [thru 8.18]

Middletown Grange Fair (Wrightstown, Pennsylvania) [thru 8.18]

Red Valley Festival (Olbia, Italy) [thru 8.17]

Sweet Corn Festival (Sun Prairie, Wisconsin) [thru 8.18]

Telluride Mushroom Festival (Telluride, Colorado) [thru 8.18]

Washington County Fair (Richmond, Rhode Island) [thru 8.18]

Feast Days

Alice Adams (Writerism)

Anniversary of Snick-Snacker’s Derek Foot (Shamanism)

Arnold of Soissons (Christian; Saint) [brewers, hop-pickers]

Assumption Eve (France, Holy See)

Assumption Vigil (Vatican City)

Athanasia (Christian; Saint & Matron)

Buck Dharma Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Burryman Day (Scotland; Everyday Wicca)

Carle Vernet (Artology)

Claude Joseph Vernet (Artology)

Day of Peace Between Horus and Set (Ancient Egypt)

Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia (Christian; Saint)

Eachanan (Christian; Saint)

Eusebius of Rome (Christian; Saint)

Festival of Torches, Day 2 (In Honor of Diana; Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Gary Larson (Artology)

Jacques Coeur (Positivist; Saint)

John Galsworthy (Writerism)

Jonathan Myrick Daniels (Episcopal Church)

Marcellus of Apamea (Christian; Martyr)

Maximilian Kolbe (Christian; Saint)

Mstislav Dobuzhinsky (Artology)

Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Artology)

Ready Eddie (Muppetism)

René Goscinny (Artology)

Rice and Millet Day (Pagan)

Think About Infinity Day (Pastafarian)

Werenfrid (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [45 of 71]

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 37 of 60)

Premieres

Alice in Wonderland Ride, at Disneyland (Theme Park Attraction; 1958)

Baby Butch (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1954)

The Book of Psalms, published by Faust (Book; 1457)

Born To Do It, by Craig David (Album; 2000)

Busman’s Holiday (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1961)

Caligula (Adult Film; 1979)

Can’t Buy Me Love (Film; 1987)

Can’t Stand Losing You, by the Police (Song; 1978)

District 9 (Film; 2009)

Dora the Explorer (Animated TV Series; 2000)

The Commitments (Film; 1991)

Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry (Anime Film; 2017)

Hang On Sloopy, by The McCoys (Song; 1965)

High School Musical 2 (Soundtrack Album; 2007)

How Stella Got Her Groove Back (Film; 1998)

The Kill Order, by James Dashner (Novel; 2012) [Maze Runner #4]

Lemonade, by Internet Money (Song; 2020)

Les Miserables (Film; 1952)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (Film; 2015)

Ma Perkins (Radio Series; 1933)

¡Mucha Lucha! (Animated TV Series; 2002)

No Way Out (Film; 1987)

One Ham’s Family (Tex Avery MGM Cartoon; 1943)

Ponyo (Studio Ghibli Animated Film; 2009)

A Private Affair (Film; 1959)

The Quiet Man (Film; 1952)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Film; 1975)

The Saint Intervenes (a.k.a. Boodle), by Leslie Charteris (Short Stories; 1934) [Saint #14]

Saturday the 14th (Film; 1981)

Slums of Beverly Hills (Film; 1998)

So It Goes, by Nick Lowe (Song; 1976)

The Spirit Room, by Michelle Branch (Album; 2001)

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (Animated Film; 2020)

Stop! Look! And Hasten! (WB MM Cartoon; 1954)

Straight Outta Compton (Film; 2015)

Student of Prague (BBC TV Film; 1938) [1st BBC Feature Film]

Tangled Television (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1940)

Ted Lasso (TV Series; 2020)

The Time Traveler’s Wife (Film; 2009)

Il Turco in Italia (Turk in Italy), by Gioachino Rossini (Opera; 1814)

The Way of the Dragon (Film; 1972)

Who’s Next, by The Who (Album; 1971)

Today’s Name Days

Maximilian (Austria)

Alfred, Euzebije, Maksimilijan (Croatia)

Alan (Czech Republic)

Eusebius (Denmark)

Gisella, Svea (Estonia)

Kanerva, Onerva (Finland)

Évrard (France)

Maximilian, Meinhard (Germany)

Marcell (Hungary)

Alfredo (Italy)

Virma, Zelma, Zemgus (Latvia)

Euzebijus, Grintautas, Guostė (Lithuania)

Hallgeir, Hallgjerd (Norway)

Alfred, Atanazja, Dobrowój, Euzebiusz, Kalikst, Kaliksta, Machabeusz (Poland)

Mojmír (Slovakia)

Maximiliano (Spain)

Uno (Sweden)

Anahi, Athena, Tamara, Tamia, Tammie, Tammy, Tara, Taryn, Terra (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 227 of 2024; 139 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of Week 33 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 12 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Ren-Shen), Day 11 (Geng-Xu)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 10 Av 5784

Islamic: 8 Safar 1446

J Cal: 17 Purple; Threesday [17 of 30]

Julian: 1 August 2024

Moon: 70%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 2 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Jacques Coeur]

Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 7 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 56 of 94)

Week: 2nd Full Week of August

Zodiac: Leo (Day 24 of 31)

Calendar Changes

August (a.k.a. Sextilis or Augustus; Julian Calendar) [Month 8 of 12]

[brookston]

Holidays 8.14

Holidays

Air Force Day (Taiwan)

Até Asteroid Day

Balochistan Solidarity Day

Black Day (Parts of Pakistan)

Color Book Day

Commemoration of Wadi al-Dahab (Morocco)

Day of the Defenders of the Fatherland (Abkhazia)

814 Day

Energy Industry Employee’s Day (Poland)

Engineer’s Day (Dominican Republic)

Falklands Discovery Day (UK)

Faradda di li candareri (Descent of the Candlesticks; Sardinia)

Feast of the Tiger (Elder Scrolls)

Green Day (South Korea)

Husbands in Love Day

International Memorial Day for Comfort Women

International Nagging Day

Kaj Munk (Lutheranism)

Language Day (Orania)

La Torta dei Fieschi (Italy)

Liberty Tree Day (Massachusetts)

Love Donegal Day (UK)

Love Your Bookshop Day

Military Marriage Day

National Financial Awareness Day

National Mortgage E-Close Day

National Navajo Code Talkers Day

National Slap Someone in the Back of the Head Day (Garfield)

National Spirit of ’45 Day

National Tattoo Removal Day

National Women’s Empowerment Day

Navajo Code Talkers Day

Oued Ed-Dahab Day (Morocco, Western Sahara)

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day (India)

Pramuka Day (Scouting Day; Indonesia)

Rapeseed Day (French Republic)

Romance Awareness Day

St. Arnold of Soissons' Day (patron saint of brewers and hop-pickers)

Social Security Day

Sports Day (Russia)

Tristan da Cunha (Saint Helena)

V-J Day

Wiffle Ball Day

World Calligraphy Day

World Lizard Day

World Prediabetes Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Altbier Day

Chock Full O’ Nuts Day

International Rosé Wine Day

National Creamsicle Day

Independence & Related Days

Anniversary Day (Tristan da Cunha; Saint Helena)

Anniversary of the Return to Power (Afghanistan)

Larsonia (a.k.a. Kingdom of Larsonia; Declared; 2012) [unrecognized]

Pakistan (from UK, 1947)

2nd Wednesday in August

Crayfish Premiere (Sweden) [2nd Wednesday]

Hump Day [Every Wednesday]

National Psychiatric Technician Appreciation Day [Wednesday of 2nd Full Week]

World Calligraphy Day [Wednesday of 2nd Full Week]

Weekly Holidays beginning August 14 (2nd Full Week of August)

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Weeks (thru 9.2)

Festivals Beginning August 14, 2024

Arkansas Valley Fair (Rocky Ford, Colorado) [thru 8.17]

Delcambre Shrimp Festival (Delcambre, Louisiana) [thru 8.18]

EAST (Suhl, Germany) [thru 8.18]

Gathering of the Juggalos (Thornville, Ohio) [thru 8.18]

Little League World Series (Williamsport, Pennsylvania) [thru 8.25]

Lyon County Fair (Marshall, Minnesota) [thru 8.18]

Middletown Grange Fair (Wrightstown, Pennsylvania) [thru 8.18]

Red Valley Festival (Olbia, Italy) [thru 8.17]

Sweet Corn Festival (Sun Prairie, Wisconsin) [thru 8.18]

Telluride Mushroom Festival (Telluride, Colorado) [thru 8.18]

Washington County Fair (Richmond, Rhode Island) [thru 8.18]

Feast Days

Alice Adams (Writerism)

Anniversary of Snick-Snacker’s Derek Foot (Shamanism)

Arnold of Soissons (Christian; Saint) [brewers, hop-pickers]

Assumption Eve (France, Holy See)

Assumption Vigil (Vatican City)

Athanasia (Christian; Saint & Matron)

Buck Dharma Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Burryman Day (Scotland; Everyday Wicca)

Carle Vernet (Artology)

Claude Joseph Vernet (Artology)

Day of Peace Between Horus and Set (Ancient Egypt)

Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia (Christian; Saint)

Eachanan (Christian; Saint)

Eusebius of Rome (Christian; Saint)

Festival of Torches, Day 2 (In Honor of Diana; Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Gary Larson (Artology)

Jacques Coeur (Positivist; Saint)

John Galsworthy (Writerism)

Jonathan Myrick Daniels (Episcopal Church)

Marcellus of Apamea (Christian; Martyr)

Maximilian Kolbe (Christian; Saint)

Mstislav Dobuzhinsky (Artology)

Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Artology)

Ready Eddie (Muppetism)

René Goscinny (Artology)

Rice and Millet Day (Pagan)

Think About Infinity Day (Pastafarian)

Werenfrid (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [45 of 71]

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 37 of 60)

Premieres

Alice in Wonderland Ride, at Disneyland (Theme Park Attraction; 1958)

Baby Butch (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1954)

The Book of Psalms, published by Faust (Book; 1457)

Born To Do It, by Craig David (Album; 2000)

Busman’s Holiday (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1961)

Caligula (Adult Film; 1979)

Can’t Buy Me Love (Film; 1987)

Can’t Stand Losing You, by the Police (Song; 1978)

District 9 (Film; 2009)

Dora the Explorer (Animated TV Series; 2000)

The Commitments (Film; 1991)

Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry (Anime Film; 2017)

Hang On Sloopy, by The McCoys (Song; 1965)

High School Musical 2 (Soundtrack Album; 2007)

How Stella Got Her Groove Back (Film; 1998)

The Kill Order, by James Dashner (Novel; 2012) [Maze Runner #4]

Lemonade, by Internet Money (Song; 2020)

Les Miserables (Film; 1952)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (Film; 2015)

Ma Perkins (Radio Series; 1933)

¡Mucha Lucha! (Animated TV Series; 2002)

No Way Out (Film; 1987)

One Ham’s Family (Tex Avery MGM Cartoon; 1943)

Ponyo (Studio Ghibli Animated Film; 2009)

A Private Affair (Film; 1959)

The Quiet Man (Film; 1952)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Film; 1975)

The Saint Intervenes (a.k.a. Boodle), by Leslie Charteris (Short Stories; 1934) [Saint #14]

Saturday the 14th (Film; 1981)

Slums of Beverly Hills (Film; 1998)

So It Goes, by Nick Lowe (Song; 1976)

The Spirit Room, by Michelle Branch (Album; 2001)

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (Animated Film; 2020)

Stop! Look! And Hasten! (WB MM Cartoon; 1954)

Straight Outta Compton (Film; 2015)

Student of Prague (BBC TV Film; 1938) [1st BBC Feature Film]

Tangled Television (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1940)

Ted Lasso (TV Series; 2020)

The Time Traveler’s Wife (Film; 2009)

Il Turco in Italia (Turk in Italy), by Gioachino Rossini (Opera; 1814)

The Way of the Dragon (Film; 1972)

Who’s Next, by The Who (Album; 1971)

Today’s Name Days

Maximilian (Austria)

Alfred, Euzebije, Maksimilijan (Croatia)

Alan (Czech Republic)

Eusebius (Denmark)

Gisella, Svea (Estonia)

Kanerva, Onerva (Finland)

Évrard (France)

Maximilian, Meinhard (Germany)

Marcell (Hungary)

Alfredo (Italy)

Virma, Zelma, Zemgus (Latvia)

Euzebijus, Grintautas, Guostė (Lithuania)

Hallgeir, Hallgjerd (Norway)

Alfred, Atanazja, Dobrowój, Euzebiusz, Kalikst, Kaliksta, Machabeusz (Poland)

Mojmír (Slovakia)

Maximiliano (Spain)

Uno (Sweden)

Anahi, Athena, Tamara, Tamia, Tammie, Tammy, Tara, Taryn, Terra (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 227 of 2024; 139 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of Week 33 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 12 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Ren-Shen), Day 11 (Geng-Xu)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 10 Av 5784

Islamic: 8 Safar 1446

J Cal: 17 Purple; Threesday [17 of 30]

Julian: 1 August 2024

Moon: 70%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 2 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Jacques Coeur]

Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 7 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 56 of 94)

Week: 2nd Full Week of August

Zodiac: Leo (Day 24 of 31)

Calendar Changes

August (a.k.a. Sextilis or Augustus; Julian Calendar) [Month 8 of 12]

[ulkaralakbarova]

A look at the life of French designer Yves Saint Laurent from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, Pierre Berge. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Yves Saint Laurent: Pierre Niney Pierre Bergé: Guillaume Gallienne Karl Lagerfeld: Nikolai Kinski Victoire Doutreleau: Charlotte Le Bon Jacques De Bascher: Xavier Lafitte Loulou de la Falaise: Laura Smet Betty Catroux: Marie de Villepin Fernando Sanchez: Ruben Alves Yvonne de Peyerimhoff: Astrid Whettnall Lucienne Saint Laurent: Marianne Basler Anne-Marie Munoz: Adeline D’Hermy Bernard Buffet: Jean-Édouard Bodziak Jean-Pierre Debord: Alexandre Steiger Raymonde Zehnacker: Michèle Garcia Charles: Olivier Pajot Christian Dior: Patrice Thibaud Jean Cocteau: Philippe Morier-Genoud Marie-Louise Bousquet: Anne Alvaro M. Boussac: Gérard Lartigau Brigitte: Laura Martin-Bassot Albert: Joakim Latzko José Maria: Laurent Maria l’Avocat: Arnaud Denis Financier Rothschild: Xavier Alcan Chef de Service Val de Grâce: Julien Lacroix Ouvrière 1 Dior: Déborah Amsens Ouvrière 2 Dior: Sophie Riffont Stagiaire Dior: Laura Giudice Journaliste 1 conférence Dior: Annick Christiaens Journaliste 2 conférence Dior: Julie Bernard Maitre d’hôtel Prunier: Benoît Giros Journaliste 1 rue Dior: Benoît Strulus Journaliste 3 rue Dior: Xavier Hosten Dame Dior: Fabienne Chaudat Journaliste Elle: Jeanne Dandoy Journaliste Marie-Claire: Sandrine Blancke Journaliste 1 boutique YSL: Nicolas Ronchi Journaliste 2 boutique YSL: Stéphanie Doncker Type blouson de cuir: Julien Bruant Baron de Rothschild: Christian Gasc Type Prunier: Jean-Henri Compère Andy Warhol: William Abello Zizi Jeanmaire: Céline Spang Amie 1 Lucienne: Karine Belly Amie 2 Lucienne: Christine Metz Amie 3 Lucienne: Renée Bellocq Ouvrier Oran: Abdelilah Nouili Hamed jeune: Mohamed Amine Touil Hamed vieux: Abdessemad El Meskini Youssef: Reda Zerouali Thadée: Hadrien Bal Amie Betty: Florence Eugene Michèle: Kimly Henry Jeanloup Sieff: Sacha Sieff Un mannequin: Solène Hébert Film Crew: Book: Laurence Benaïm Editor: François Gédigier Director: Jalil Lespert Producer: Wassim Béji Writer: Marie-Pierre Huster Production Design: Aline Bonetto Casting: Nicolas Ronchi Script Supervisor: Agathe Grau Costume Design: Madeline Fontaine Original Music Composer: Ibrahim Maalouf Director of Photography: Thomas Hardmeier Wardrobe Designer: Rachel Raoult Producer: Yannick Bolloré Producer: Julien Deris Executive Producer: Thierry Desmichelle Producer: Franck Elbase Producer: David Gauquié Producer: Sylvain Jouannet Producer: Nicolas Lesage Producer: Etienne Mallet Executive Producer: Lionel Uzan Producer: Nadia Khamlichi Producer: Gilles Waterkeyn Producer: Adrian Politowski Set Decoration: Monica Alberte Set Decoration: Hind Ghazali Makeup Artist: Betty Beauchamp Makeup Artist: Céline Colinet Makeup Artist: Dominique Colladant Makeup Artist: Odile Fourquin Hairstylist: Leila Mauro Hairstylist: Sarah Mescoff Makeup Artist: Khadija Najahi Makeup Artist: Ghislaine Nejjar Hairstylist: Ghislaine Tortereau Makeup Artist: Michelle Van Brussel Casting: Mourad Barouche Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Stéphane Thiébaut Dialogue Editor: Hélène Lamy-au-Rousseau Co-Writer: Jérémie Guez Co-Writer: Yann Apperry Screenplay: Jacques Fieschi Movie Reviews:

[addictivecontradiction]

Un coeur en hiver, 1992

[scenesandscreens]

Irma Vep (1996)

Director - Olivier Assayas, Cinematography - Eric Gautier

[letterboxd-loggd]

À Nos Amours (To Our Loves) (1983) Maurice Pialat

May 15th 2020

[adscinema]

Irma Vep - Olivier Assayas (1996)

Trailer

[genevieveetguy]

Lost Illusions (Illusions perdues), Xavier Giannoli (2021)

[romanbymarta]

Tom Tykwer, Ben Kingsley, Pawel Edelman, Zbigniew Preisner, Jacques Fieschi, Fernando Trueba, Anne Parillaud, Roman Polanski (president), Claudia Cardinale, Ludivine Sagnier - jury of The Deauville American Film Festival 2003. Photo by Anna Włoch.

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 8.14

Holidays

Air Force Day (Taiwan)

Anniversary Day (Tristan da Cunha; Saint Helena)

Assumption Eve (France, Holy See)

Balochistan Solidarity Day

Color Book Day

Commemoration of Wadi al-Dahab (Morocco)

Day of the Defenders of the Fatherland (Abkhazia)

814 Day

Engineer’s Day (Dominican Republic)

Falklands Discovery Day

Faradda di li candareri (Descent of the Candlesticks; Sardinia)

Feast of the Tiger (Elder Scrolls)

Green Day (South Korea)

Husbands in Love Day

International Memorial Day for Comfort Women

International Nagging Day

Kaj Munk (Lutheranism)

La Torta dei Fieschi (Italy)

Liberty Tree Day (Massachusetts)

Love Donegal Day (UK)

Love Your Bookshop Day

Military Marriage Day

National Financial Awareness Day

National Navajo Code Talkers Day

National Slap Someone in the Back of the Head Day (Garfield)

National Spirit of ’45 Day

National Tattoo Removal Day

Navajo Code Talkers Day

Oued Ed-Dahab Day (Morocco, Western Sahara)

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day (India)

Pramuka Day (Scouting Day; Indonesia)

Rapeseed Day (French Republic)

Romance Awareness Day

St. Arnold of Soissons' Day (patron saint of brewers and hop-pickers)

Social Security Day

Sports Day (Russia)

Tristan da Cunha (Saint Helena)

V-J Day

Wiffle Ball Day

World Calligraphy Day

World Lizard Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Altbier Day

Chock Full O’ Nuts Day

International Rosé Wine Day

National Creamsicle Day

2nd Monday in August

Eleanor Roosevelt Day [2nd Monday]

Victory Day (Rhode Island) [2nd Monday]

Independence Days

Larsonia (a.k.a. Kingdom of Larsonia; Declared; 2012) [unrecognized]

Pakistan (from UK, 1947)

Feast Days

Arnold of Soissons (Christian; Saint) [brewers, hop-pickers]

Assumption Vigil (Vatican City)

Buck Dharma Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Carle Vernet (Artology)

Day of Peace Between Horus and Set (Ancient Egypt)

Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia (Christian; Saint)

Eusebius of Rome (Christian; Saint)

Jacques Coeur (Positivist; Saint)

Jonathan Myrick Daniels (Episcopal Church)

Maximilian Kolbe (Christian; Saint)

Ready Eddie (Muppetism)

Rice and Millet Day (Pagan)

Think About Infinity Day (Pastafarian)

Werenfrid (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [45 of 71]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 37 of 60)

Premieres

Alice in Wonderland Ride, at Disneyland (Theme Park Attraction; 1958)

Born To Do It, by Craig David (Album; 2000)

Caligula (Adult Film; 1979)

Can’t Buy Me Love (Film; 1987)

Can’t Stand Losing You, by the Police (Song; 1978)

District 9 (Film; 2009)

Dora the Explorer (Animated TV Series; 2000)

The Commitments (Film; 1991)

Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry (Anime Film; 2017)

Hang On Sloopy, by The McCoys (Song; 1965)

High School Musical 2 (Soundtrack Album; 2007)

How Stella Got Her Groove Back (Film; 1998)

The Kill Order, by James Dashner (Novel; 2012) [Maze Runner #4]

Lemonade, by Internet Money (Song; 2020)

Les Miserables (Film; 1952)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (Film; 2015)

Ma Perkins (Radio Series; 1933)

No Way Out (Film; 1987)

Ponyo (Studio Ghibli Animated Film; 2009)

A Private Affair (Film; 1959)

The Quiet Man (Film; 1952)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Film; 1975)

Slums of Beverly Hills (Film; 1998)

So It Goes, by Nick Lowe (Song; 1976)

The Spirit Room, by Michelle Branch (Album; 2001)

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (Animated Film; 2020)

Stop! Look! And Hasten! (WB MM Cartoon; 1954)

Straight Outta Compton (Film; 2015)

Student of Prague (BBC TV Film; 1938) [1st BBC Feature Film]

Ted Lasso (TV Series; 2020)

The Time Traveler’s Wife (Film; 2009)

The Way of the Dragon (Film; 1972)

Who’s Next, by The Who (Album; 1971)

Today’s Name Days

Maximilian (Austria)

Alfred, Euzebije, Maksimilijan (Croatia)

Alan (Czech Republic)

Eusebius (Denmark)

Gisella, Svea (Estonia)

Kanerva, Onerva (Finland)

Évrard (France)

Maximilian, Meinhard (Germany)

Marcell (Hungary)

Alfredo (Italy)

Virma, Zelma, Zemgus (Latvia)

Euzebijus, Grintautas, Guostė (Lithuania)

Hallgeir, Hallgjerd (Norway)

Alfred, Atanazja, Dobrowój, Euzebiusz, Kalikst, Kaliksta, Machabeusz (Poland)

Mojmír (Slovakia)

Maximiliano (Spain)

Uno (Sweden)

Anahi, Athena, Tamara, Tamia, Tammie, Tammy, Tara, Taryn, Terra (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 226 of 2024; 139 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 1 of week 33 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 7 of 28]

Chinese: Month 6 (Ji-Wei), Day 28 (Jia-Chen)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 27 Av 5783

Islamic: 27 Muharram 1445

J Cal: 16 Hasa; Twosday [16 of 30]

Julian: 1 August 2023

Moon: 3%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 2 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Jacques Coeur]

Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 2 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 54 of 94)

Zodiac: Leo (Day 23 of 31)

Calendar Changes

August (a.k.a. Sextilis or Augustus; Julian Calendar) [Month 8 of 12]

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Holidays 8.14

Holidays

Air Force Day (Taiwan)

Anniversary Day (Tristan da Cunha; Saint Helena)

Assumption Eve (France, Holy See)

Balochistan Solidarity Day

Color Book Day

Commemoration of Wadi al-Dahab (Morocco)

Day of the Defenders of the Fatherland (Abkhazia)

814 Day

Engineer’s Day (Dominican Republic)

Falklands Discovery Day

Faradda di li candareri (Descent of the Candlesticks; Sardinia)

Feast of the Tiger (Elder Scrolls)

Green Day (South Korea)

Husbands in Love Day

International Memorial Day for Comfort Women

International Nagging Day

Kaj Munk (Lutheranism)

La Torta dei Fieschi (Italy)

Liberty Tree Day (Massachusetts)

Love Donegal Day (UK)

Love Your Bookshop Day

Military Marriage Day

National Financial Awareness Day

National Navajo Code Talkers Day

National Slap Someone in the Back of the Head Day (Garfield)

National Spirit of ’45 Day

National Tattoo Removal Day

Navajo Code Talkers Day

Oued Ed-Dahab Day (Morocco, Western Sahara)

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day (India)

Pramuka Day (Scouting Day; Indonesia)

Rapeseed Day (French Republic)

Romance Awareness Day

St. Arnold of Soissons' Day (patron saint of brewers and hop-pickers)

Social Security Day

Sports Day (Russia)

Tristan da Cunha (Saint Helena)

V-J Day

Wiffle Ball Day

World Calligraphy Day

World Lizard Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Altbier Day

Chock Full O’ Nuts Day

International Rosé Wine Day

National Creamsicle Day

2nd Monday in August

Eleanor Roosevelt Day [2nd Monday]

Victory Day (Rhode Island) [2nd Monday]

Independence Days

Larsonia (a.k.a. Kingdom of Larsonia; Declared; 2012) [unrecognized]

Pakistan (from UK, 1947)

Feast Days

Arnold of Soissons (Christian; Saint) [brewers, hop-pickers]

Assumption Vigil (Vatican City)

Buck Dharma Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Carle Vernet (Artology)

Day of Peace Between Horus and Set (Ancient Egypt)

Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia (Christian; Saint)

Eusebius of Rome (Christian; Saint)

Jacques Coeur (Positivist; Saint)

Jonathan Myrick Daniels (Episcopal Church)

Maximilian Kolbe (Christian; Saint)

Ready Eddie (Muppetism)

Rice and Millet Day (Pagan)

Think About Infinity Day (Pastafarian)

Werenfrid (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [45 of 71]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 37 of 60)

Premieres

Alice in Wonderland Ride, at Disneyland (Theme Park Attraction; 1958)

Born To Do It, by Craig David (Album; 2000)

Caligula (Adult Film; 1979)

Can’t Buy Me Love (Film; 1987)

Can’t Stand Losing You, by the Police (Song; 1978)

District 9 (Film; 2009)

Dora the Explorer (Animated TV Series; 2000)

The Commitments (Film; 1991)

Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry (Anime Film; 2017)

Hang On Sloopy, by The McCoys (Song; 1965)

High School Musical 2 (Soundtrack Album; 2007)

How Stella Got Her Groove Back (Film; 1998)

The Kill Order, by James Dashner (Novel; 2012) [Maze Runner #4]

Lemonade, by Internet Money (Song; 2020)

Les Miserables (Film; 1952)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (Film; 2015)

Ma Perkins (Radio Series; 1933)

No Way Out (Film; 1987)

Ponyo (Studio Ghibli Animated Film; 2009)

A Private Affair (Film; 1959)

The Quiet Man (Film; 1952)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Film; 1975)

Slums of Beverly Hills (Film; 1998)

So It Goes, by Nick Lowe (Song; 1976)

The Spirit Room, by Michelle Branch (Album; 2001)

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (Animated Film; 2020)

Stop! Look! And Hasten! (WB MM Cartoon; 1954)

Straight Outta Compton (Film; 2015)

Student of Prague (BBC TV Film; 1938) [1st BBC Feature Film]

Ted Lasso (TV Series; 2020)

The Time Traveler’s Wife (Film; 2009)

The Way of the Dragon (Film; 1972)

Who’s Next, by The Who (Album; 1971)

Today’s Name Days

Maximilian (Austria)

Alfred, Euzebije, Maksimilijan (Croatia)

Alan (Czech Republic)

Eusebius (Denmark)

Gisella, Svea (Estonia)

Kanerva, Onerva (Finland)

Évrard (France)

Maximilian, Meinhard (Germany)

Marcell (Hungary)

Alfredo (Italy)

Virma, Zelma, Zemgus (Latvia)

Euzebijus, Grintautas, Guostė (Lithuania)

Hallgeir, Hallgjerd (Norway)

Alfred, Atanazja, Dobrowój, Euzebiusz, Kalikst, Kaliksta, Machabeusz (Poland)

Mojmír (Slovakia)

Maximiliano (Spain)

Uno (Sweden)

Anahi, Athena, Tamara, Tamia, Tammie, Tammy, Tara, Taryn, Terra (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 226 of 2024; 139 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 1 of week 33 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 7 of 28]

Chinese: Month 6 (Ji-Wei), Day 28 (Jia-Chen)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 27 Av 5783

Islamic: 27 Muharram 1445

J Cal: 16 Hasa; Twosday [16 of 30]

Julian: 1 August 2023

Moon: 3%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 2 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Jacques Coeur]

Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 2 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 54 of 94)

Zodiac: Leo (Day 23 of 31)

Calendar Changes

August (a.k.a. Sextilis or Augustus; Julian Calendar) [Month 8 of 12]