This is our day guide for Wednesday August 19th 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?
Holidays on August 19th 2015
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India (regional): Public Holiday
Assam. Public holiday in the districts of Morigaon and Nagaon which will go for polling to the CouncilGo to Today | August 20th 2015
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| General Information for August 19th 2015 | |
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| There are 1 public holidays today. | |
| Day 231 of 2015 | |
| 134 days left in 2015 | |
| Week 34 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1991 - Dissolution of the Soviet Union, August Coup: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest while on holiday in the town of Foros, Ukraine. | |
| 1953 - Cold War: The CIA and MI6 help to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. | |
| 1839 - The French government announces that Louis Daguerre's photographic process is a gift "free to the world". | |
| 1692 - Salem witch trials: In Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay, five people, one woman and four men, including a clergyman, are executed after being convicted of witchcraft. |
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