This is our day guide for Friday August 10th 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 10th 2018
Anguilla: Constitution Day
Last day of the Carnival is celebrated as Constitution Day even though Anguilla's constitution took effect on 1 April 1982
Ecuador: Independence Day
Marks Quito's declaration of independence from Spain in 1809Not a Public Holiday
South Africa: South Africa School Holiday
Extra school holidays may be given in South Africa if certain public holidays fall on a Tuesday or ThursdayGo to Today | August 11th 2018
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| General Information for August 10th 2018 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 222 of 2018 | |
| 143 days left in 2018 | |
| Week 32 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1961 - First use in Vietnam War of the Agent Orange by the U.S. Army. | |
| 1821 - Missouri is the second territory (after Louisiana) of the Louisiana Purchase to achieve statehood and joins the Union as a 'slave state' under the Missouri Compromise. | |
| 1519 - Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with about 270 men on his expedition to circumnavigate the globe. | |
| 1268 - Battle of Tagliacozzo: The army of Charles of Anjou defeats the Ghibellines supporters of Conradin of Hohenstaufen marking the fall of the Hohenstaufen family from the Imperial and Sicilian thrones, and leading to the new chapter of Angevin domination in Southern Italy. |
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