This is our day guide for Tuesday August 23rd 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 23rd 2016
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| General Information for August 23rd 2016 | |
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| There are no public holidays today. | |
| Day 236 of 2016 | |
| 130 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 34 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1973 - A bank robbery gone wrong in Stockholm, Sweden, turns into a hostage crisis; over the next five days the hostages begin to sympathise with their captors, leading to the term "Stockholm syndrome". | |
| 1765 - Beginning of Burmese–Siamese War. | |
| 1382 - Siege of Moscow: The Golden Horde led by khan Tokhtamysh lays siege to the capital of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. | |
| 634 - Abu Bakr dies at Medina and is succeeded by Umar I who becomes the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate. |
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