This is our day guide for Saturday August 6th 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 6th 2016
Bolivia: Independence Day
This is Bolivia's National day. It commemorates independence from Spain in 1825Regional
El Salvador (regional): Fiesta de San Salvador
The Fiesta de San Salvador celebrates the country
Jamaica: Independence Day
Jamaican independence was granted on August 6th 1962 and each year the date is dedicated to the remembrance of Jamaican history| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for August 6th 2016 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 219 of 2016 | |
| 147 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 31 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2008 - A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup d'état in Mauritania, overthrowing president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi. | |
| 1962 - Jamaica becomes independent from the United Kingdom. | |
| 1945 - World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the atomic bomb "Little Boy" is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay. Around 70,000 people are killed instantly, and some tens of thousands die in subsequent years from burns and radiation poisoning. | |
| 1926 - Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel. |
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