This is our day guide for Wednesday September 5th 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 5th 2018 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 248 of 2018 | |
| 117 days left in 2018 | |
| Week 36 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1989 - General elections are held in Nicaragua with the Sandinista National Liberation Front winning a majority. | |
| 1884 - The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor. | |
| 1698 - Tsar Peter I of Russia imposes a tax on beards. | |
| 1583 - Sir Humphrey Gilbert establishes the first English colony in North America, at what is now St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. |