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". | |
| 1866 - Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague. | |
| 1839 - The United Kingdom captures Hong Kong as a base as it prepares for war with Qing China. The ensuing 3-year conflict will later be known as the First Opium War. | |
| 1572 - French Wars of Religion Mob violence against Huguenots in Paris results in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. |
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