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 | |
| 1870 - Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom. | |
| 1869 - Japan's samurai, farmer, artisan, merchant class system (Shinokosho) is abolished as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms. (Traditional Japanese date: June 25, 1869). | |
| 1777 - The United States celebrates its first Thanksgiving following victory over General John Burgoyne at the Battle of Saratoga in October. | |
| 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean. |
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