This is our day guide for Wednesday August 23rd 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 23rd 2017
Angola: Angolan Public Holiday
Public holiday to allow voting in the fourth general elections in Angola, under the Constitution and election lawsRegional
India (regional): Tithi of Srimatna Sankardev
Srimanta Sankardev was a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath credited with uniting Assam.Regional
India (regional): Tithi of Sri Sri Madhav Dev
Madhab Dev is one of the most popular Vaishnava Saints in AssamGo to Today | August 24th 2017
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| General Information for August 23rd 2017 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 235 of 2017 | |
| 130 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 34 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2011 - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown after the National Transitional Council forces take control of Bab al-Azizia compound during the 2011 Libyan civil war. | |
| 1973 - A bank robbery gone wrong in Stockholm, Sweden, turns into a hostage crisis; over the next five days the hostages begin to sympathise with their captors, leading to the term "Stockholm syndrome". | |
| 1966 - Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon. | |
| 30 BC - After the successful invasion of Egypt, Octavian executes Marcus Antonius Antyllus, eldest son of Marc Antony, and Caesarion, the last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt and only child of Caesar and Cleopatra. |
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