This is our day guide for Thursday September 5th 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 September 5th 2019
Albania: Saint Teresa Canonisation Day
Marks the canonisation of Mother Teresa by Pope Francis in 2016Regional
Switzerland (regional): Jeûne genevois
Geneva only. A thanksgiving holiday that was originally a medieval fasting daySeptember 4th 2019 | Go to Today | September 6th 2019
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| General Information for September 5th 2019 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 248 of 2019 | |
| 117 days left in 2019 | |
| Week 36 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1949 - In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000. | |
| 1944 - World War II: Possibly the biggest prison breakout in history occurs as 545 Japanese POWs attempt to escape outside the town of Cowra, New South Wales, Australia. | |
| 1888 - Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008. | |
| 1698 - Tsar Peter I of Russia imposes a tax on beards. |
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