This is our day guide for Friday August 11th 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 11th 2017
Japan: Mountain Day
A new holiday since 2016, celebrating the nation's mountains. Mountain Day is intended is to provide “opportunities to get familiar with mountains and appreciate blessings from mountains".Go to Today | August 12th 2017
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| General Information for August 11th 2017 | |
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| There are 1 public holidays today. | |
| Day 223 of 2017 | |
| 142 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 32 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1961 - The former Portuguese territories in India of Dadra and Nagar Haveli are merged to create the Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli. | |
| 1942 - Actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil receive a patent for a Frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication system that later became the basis for modern technologies in wireless telephones and Wi-Fi. | |
| 1918 - World War I: the Battle of Amiens ends. | |
| 490 - Battle of Adda: The Goths under Theodoric the Great and his ally Alaric II defeat the forces of Odoacer on the Adda River, near Milan. |
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