This is our day guide for Monday August 28th 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?
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| General Information for August 28th 2017 | |
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| There are 5 public holidays today. | |
| Day 240 of 2017 | |
| 125 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 35 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1991 - Collapse of the Soviet Union - Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party. | |
| 1963 - The Evergreen Point Bridge, the longest floating bridge in the world, opens between Seattle and Medina, Washington, US. | |
| 1619 - Ferdinand II is elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. | |
| 1565 - Pedro Menéndez de Avilés sights land near St. Augustine, Florida and founds the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the continental United States. |