Day Guide for Thursday August 31st 2017 What are the holidays on August 31st 2017?

This is our day guide for Thursday August 31st 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 31st 2017
There are 5 public holidays today.
Day 243 of 2017
122 days left in 2017
Week 35 of the year
On this Day in History
2006 - Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police.
1980 - After two weeks of nationwide strikes, the Polish government was forced to sign the Gdansk Agreement, allowing for the creation of the trade union Solidarity.
1957 - The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
1897 - Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.