This is our day guide for Tuesday August 6th 2019 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 6th 2019
Antigua and Barbuda: Carnival Tuesday
Second day of public holidays for the Carnival in Antigua and Barbuda
Bolivia: Independence Day
This is Bolivia's National day. It commemorates independence from Spain in 1825
British Virgin Islands: Festival Tuesday
Emancipation Festival in the British Virgin Islands marks three-days of public holidays
El Salvador: Fiesta de San Salvador
Festivities are held in honour of the Divine Saviour of the World in San Salvador
Jamaica: Independence Day
Jamaican independence was granted on August 6th 1962 and each year the date is dedicated to the remembrance of Jamaican history
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Culturama Day
Similar to other carnivals in the Caribbean, Culturama highlights the cultural heritage of Saint Kitts and NevisPublic sector only
Saudi Arabia: Eid Al Adha Holiday
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.August 5th 2019 | Go to Today | August 7th 2019
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| General Information for August 6th 2019 | |
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| There are 7 public holidays today. | |
| Day 218 of 2019 | |
| 147 days left in 2019 | |
| Week 32 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2012 - NASA's Curiosity rover lands on the surface of Mars. | |
| 1965 - The Beatles album Help! is released and and becomes the first album in British music history to enter the charts at Number 1. | |
| 1945 - World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the atomic bomb "Little Boy" is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay. Around 70,000 people are killed instantly, and some tens of thousands die in subsequent years from burns and radiation poisoning. | |
| 1942 - Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands becomes the first reigning queen to address a joint session of the United States Congress. |
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