This is our day guide for Thursday August 24th 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 24th 2017
Ukraine: Independence Day
Commemoration of the Declaration of Independence from the USSR in August 1991.Go to Today | August 25th 2017
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| General Information for August 24th 2017 | |
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| There are 1 public holidays today. | |
| Day 236 of 2017 | |
| 129 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 34 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1991 - Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. | |
| 1954 - Getúlio Dornelles Vargas, president of Brazil, commits suicide and is succeeded by João Café Filho. | |
| 1815 - The modern Constitution of the Netherlands is signed. | |
| 1608 - The first official English representative to India lands in Surat. |
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