This is our day guide for Friday August 5th 2016 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 5th 2016
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Brazil (regional): Public Holiday
Rio de Janeiro only. For Olympic opening ceremony
Croatia: Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day
The full title of the holiday is 'Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian Defenders'Regional
El Salvador (regional): Fiestas Patronales Holiday
Festivities are held in honour of the Divine Saviour of the World in San Salvador
Rwanda: Umuganura Day
A Thanksgiving festival to mark the start of the harvest and one of the key celebrations in RwandaRegional
Spain (regional): Our Lady of Africa
The Church of Santa María de África was consecrated on August 5th 1752| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for August 5th 2016 | |
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| There are 5 public holidays today. | |
| Day 218 of 2016 | |
| 148 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 31 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1979 - Mauritania renounces its claims on Western Sahara. | |
| 1965 - The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 begins as Pakistani soldiers cross the Line of Control dressed as locals. | |
| 1962 - Apartheid in South Africa: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990. | |
| 1914 - In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed. |
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