This is our day guide for Thursday August 2nd 2018 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 2nd 2018
Bermuda: Emancipation Day
Marks the end of Slavery across the British Empire on August 1st 1834
Costa Rica: Virgin of Los Angeles Day
The Virgin of Los Angeles is the patron saint of Costa Rica
North Macedonia: Republic Day
Marks the establishment of the Republic in 1944 and the Ilinden Uprising in 1903| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for August 2nd 2018 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 214 of 2018 | |
| 151 days left in 2018 | |
| Week 31 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1989 - Pakistan is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations after having restored democracy for the first time since 1972. | |
| 1937 - The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, the effect of which is to render marijuana and all its by-products illegal. | |
| 1922 - A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China killing more than 50,000 people. | |
| 1918 - The first general strike in Canadian history takes place in Vancouver. |
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