This is our day guide for Saturday September 1st 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?
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| General Information for September 1st 2018 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 244 of 2018 | |
| 121 days left in 2018 | |
| Week 35 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1972 - In Reykjavík, Iceland, American Bobby Fischer beats Russian Boris Spassky to become the world chess champion. | |
| 1952 - The Old Man and the Sea, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Ernest Hemingway, is first published. | |
| 1928 - Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin. | |
| 717 - Siege of Constantinople: The Muslim armada with 1,800 ships, is defeated by the Byzantine navy through the use of Greek fire. |