This is our day guide for Saturday August 5th 2017 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?
| Choose a Day |
|---|
| General Information for August 5th 2017 | |
|---|---|
| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 217 of 2017 | |
| 148 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 31 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1979 - Mauritania renounces its claims on Western Sahara. | |
| 1962 - Apartheid in South Africa: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990. | |
| 1906 - Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy. | |
| 1882 - The Standard Oil of New Jersey is established. |