This is our day guide for Tuesday August 22nd 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 22nd 2017
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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.Go to Today | August 23rd 2017
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| General Information for August 22nd 2017 | |
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| There are 1 public holidays today. | |
| Day 234 of 2017 | |
| 131 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 34 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1831 - Nat Turner's slave rebellion commences just after midnight in Southampton County, Virginia, leading to the deaths of more than 50 whites and several hundred African Americans who are killed in retaliation for the uprising. | |
| 1791 - Beginning of the Haitian Slave Revolution in Saint-Domingue. | |
| 1654 - Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam. He is the first known Jewish immigrant to America. | |
| 1485 - The Battle of Bosworth Field, the death of Richard III and the end of the House of Plantagenet. |
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