This is our day guide for Thursday August 25th 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 25th 2016
International: Janmashtami
The birthday of Lord Krishna, the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu who gave the message of the Bhagwat Gita
Uruguay: Independence Day
Independence from the Empire of Brazil in 1825 following the end of the Argentina-Brazil WarGo to Today | August 26th 2016
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| General Information for August 25th 2016 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 238 of 2016 | |
| 128 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 34 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1991 - Linus Torvalds announces the first version of what will become Linux. | |
| 1991 - The Battle of Vukovar begins. An 87-day siege of a Croatian city by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), supported by various Serbian paramilitary forces, between August–November, during the Croatian War of Independence | |
| 1894 - Shibasaburo Kitasato discovers the infectious agent of the bubonic plague and publishes his findings in The Lancet. | |
| 357 - Battle of Strasbourg: Julian, Caesar (deputy emperor) and supreme commander of the Roman army in Gaul, wins an important victory against the Alemanni at Strasbourg (Argentoratum). |
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