This is our day guide for Saturday August 12th 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 12th 2017
Not a Public Holiday
Thailand: Mother's Day
In 1976, the custom of Mother's Day was changed to August 12th to commemorate the birthday of Her Majesty Queen SirikitGo to Today | August 13th 2017
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| General Information for August 12th 2017 | |
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| There are 1 public holidays today. | |
| Day 224 of 2017 | |
| 141 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 32 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1982 - Mexico announces it is unable to pay its enormous external debt, marking the beginning of a debt crisis that spreads to all of Latin America and the Third World. | |
| 1977 - The first free flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise. | |
| 1964 - Ian Fleming, the novelist who created the character James Bond, dies (b. 1908). | |
| 1164 - Battle of Harim: Nur ad-Din Zangi defeats the Crusader armies of the County of Tripoli and the Principality of Antioch. |
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