This is our day guide for Thursday August 11th 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 11th 2016
Japan: Mountain Day
A new holiday to take place for the first time in 2016, celebrating the nation's mountains
Zambia: Public Holiday
Public Holiday for general elections and referendumGo to Today | August 12th 2016
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| General Information for August 11th 2016 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 224 of 2016 | |
| 142 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 32 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2003 - NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history. | |
| 1804 - Francis II assumes the title of first Emperor of Austria. | |
| Every year - Feast day of Saint Clare of Assisi, the Patron Saint of television. | |
| 480 BC - The Battle of Thermopylae is fought over three days, but on this day the last Greek contingents - 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians and 400 Thebans - are surrounded and destroyed by the Persian Army, signalling the end of the battle. |
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