This is our day guide for Friday August 28th 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 28th 2015
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India (regional): Thiruvonam
Thiruvonam is the second public holiday and principal day of Onam, a major Hindu harvest festival in Kerala.Go to Today | August 29th 2015
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| General Information for August 28th 2015 | |
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| There are 1 public holidays today. | |
| Day 240 of 2015 | |
| 125 days left in 2015 | |
| Week 35 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1961 - Motown releases its first number-one hit, 'Please Mr Postman' by The Marvelettes. | |
| 1924 - The Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union. | |
| 1914 - World War I: the Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight. | |
| 1565 - Pedro Menéndez de Avilés sights land near St. Augustine, Florida and founds the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the continental United States. |
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