This is our day guide for Wednesday August 9th 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?
Holidays on August 9th 2017
Singapore: National Day
Singapore declared independence from Britain in August 1963 and gained its own sovereignty on August 9th 1965
South Africa: National Women's Day
The holiday commemorates the national march of women on this day in 1956 to petition against legislation that required African persons to carry the passGo to Today | August 10th 2017
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| General Information for August 9th 2017 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 221 of 2017 | |
| 144 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 32 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1945 - Three days after the Enola Gay bombed Hiroshima, the second Atomic Bomb to be used against an enemy is released to explode above the city of Nagasaki, Japan. | |
| 1892 - Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph. | |
| 1173 - Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will take two centuries to complete. | |
| 378 - Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople - A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths. Valens is killed along with over half of his army. |
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