This is our day guide for Friday August 19th 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 19th 2016
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Philippines (regional): Birthday of Manuel L Quezon
Special Non-Working Public Holiday in Quezon City and the provinces of Quezon and AuroraPublic sector only
USA (regional): Statehood Day
Commemorates the anniversary of the admission of Hawaii into the Union in 1959Go to Today | August 20th 2016
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| General Information for August 19th 2016 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 232 of 2016 | |
| 134 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 33 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1991 - Dissolution of the Soviet Union, August Coup: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest while on holiday in the town of Foros, Ukraine. | |
| 1989 - Polish president Wojciech Jaruzelski nominates Solidarity activist Tadeusz Mazowiecki to be the first non-communist prime minister in 42 years. | |
| 1919 - Afghanistan gains full independence from the United Kingdom. | |
| 1839 - The French government announces that Louis Daguerre's photographic process is a gift "free to the world". |
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