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 | |
| 1864 - After Uruguay's governing Blanco Party refuses Brazil's demands, José Antônio Saraiva announces that the Brazilian military will begin reprisals, beginning the Uruguayan War. | |
| 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. | |
| 1792 - French Revolution: Storming of the Tuileries Palace - Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody as his Swiss Guards are massacred by the Parisian mob. | |
| 1680 - The first confirmed tornado in 'America' since the arrival of Europeans kills a servant in Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
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