Day Guide for Monday August 17th 2015 What are the holidays on August 17th 2015?

This is our day guide for Monday August 17th 2015 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

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General Information for August 17th 2015
There are 6 public holidays today.
Day 229 of 2015
136 days left in 2015
Week 34 of the year
On this Day in History
1959 - Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, the much acclaimed and highly influential best selling jazz recording of all time, is released.
1920 - The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.
1914 - The Ottoman-Bulgarian alliance is signed in Sofia.
1668 - An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 on the Richter magnitude scale causes 8,000 deaths in Anatolia, Ottoman Empire.