This is our day guide for Sunday August 12th 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 12th 2018
Not a Public Holiday
Brazil: Father's Day
2nd Sunday in August. Not a public holidayNot a Public Holiday
Thailand: Mother's Day
In 1976, the custom of Mother's Day was changed to August 12th to commemorate the birthday of Her Majesty Queen SirikitAugust 11th 2018 | Go to Today | August 13th 2018
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| General Information for August 12th 2018 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 224 of 2018 | |
| 141 days left in 2018 | |
| Week 32 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2000 - The Oscar class submarine K-141 Kursk of the Russian Navy explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise. | |
| 1990 - Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton found to date, was discovered by Sue Hendrickson in South Dakota. | |
| 1985 - Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes into Osutaka ridge in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, killing 520, to become the worst single-plane air disaster. | |
| 30 BC - Cleopatra VII Philopator, the last ruler of the Egyptian Ptolemaic dynasty, commits suicide, allegedly by means of an asp bite. |
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