Day Guide for Friday August 17th 2018 What are the holidays on August 17th 2018?

This is our day guide for Friday August 17th 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 17th 2018

Gabon: Independence Day

Marks Gabon's independence from France on August 17th 1960

Regional

India (regional): Parsi New Year

Parsis descend from a group of Zoroastrians from Iran who immigrated to India during 10th century AD

Regional

India (regional): Funeral of Atal Bihari Vajpayee

A public holiday has been declared in several Indian states on 17 August 2018 to mourn the passing of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, India's tenth prime minister, who died on Thursday 16 August 2018.

Indonesia: Independence Day

Marks Indonesia's declaration of independence from the Netherlands in 1945

Public sector only

Romania: St. Mary's Day Holiday

Non-working days in public institutions to create a long weekend

Public sector only

USA (regional): Statehood Day

Commemorates the anniversary of the admission of Hawaii into the Union in 1959

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General Information for August 17th 2018
There are 6 public holidays today.
Day 229 of 2018
136 days left in 2018
Week 33 of the year
On this Day in History
2008 - American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals in one Olympic Games.
1883 - The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
1585 - A first group of colonists sent by Sir Walter Ralegh under the charge of Ralph Lane lands in the New World to create Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island, off the coast of present-day North Carolina.
1487 - The Siege of Málaga ends with the taking of the city by Castilian and Aragonese forces.