This is our day guide for Thursday August 23rd 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 23rd 2018
International: Eid Al Adha
Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.Go to Today | August 24th 2018
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| General Information for August 23rd 2018 | |
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| There are 1 public holidays today. | |
| Day 235 of 2018 | |
| 130 days left in 2018 | |
| Week 34 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1990 - Armenia declares its independence from the Soviet Union. | |
| 1973 - A bank robbery gone wrong in Stockholm, Sweden, turns into a hostage crisis; over the next five days the hostages begin to sympathise with their captors, leading to the term "Stockholm syndrome". | |
| 1940 - The Germans start to bomb London in World War II. | |
| 1839 - The United Kingdom captures Hong Kong as a base as it prepares for war with Qing China. The ensuing 3-year conflict will later be known as the First Opium War. |
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