This is our day guide for Friday September 2nd 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 September 2nd 2016
Regional
India (regional): Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Punjab. This day commemorates the first parkash (opening ceremony) of the Guru Granth Sahib at the newly built Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, in 1604.Regional
Spain (regional): Ceuta Day
Commemorates the end of Muslim rule when King John I of Portugal conquered the city in 1415
Vietnam: National Day
Vietnam declares its independence, forming the Democratic Republic of VietnamGo to Today | September 3rd 2016
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| General Information for September 2nd 2016 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 246 of 2016 | |
| 120 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 35 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1998 - Swissair Flight 111 crashes near Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia. All 229 people on board are killed. | |
| 1752 - Great Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar, nearly two centuries later than most of Western Europe. | |
| 421 - Galla Placidia, wife of the Emperor Constantius III, becomes a widow for the second time when he dies suddenly of an illness. | |
| 31 BC - Final War of the Roman Republic: Battle of Actium - off the western coast of Greece, forces of Octavian defeat troops under Mark Antony and Cleopatra. |
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