This is our day guide for Sunday August 23rd 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 23rd 2015 | |
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| There are no public holidays today. | |
| Day 235 of 2015 | |
| 130 days left in 2015 | |
| Week 34 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1990 - West Germany and East Germany announce that they will reunite on October 3. | |
| 1839 - The United Kingdom captures Hong Kong as a base as it prepares for war with Qing China. The ensuing 3-year conflict will later be known as the First Opium War. | |
| 1785 - Jacob Grimm, eldest of the Grimm brothers, is born, heralding the birth of the Fairy Tale. | |
| 30 BC - After the successful invasion of Egypt, Octavian executes Marcus Antonius Antyllus, eldest son of Marc Antony, and Caesarion, the last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt and only child of Caesar and Cleopatra. |