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 | |
| 1989 - General elections are held in Nicaragua with the Sandinista National Liberation Front winning a majority. | |
| 1962 - Apartheid in South Africa: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990. | |
| 1781 - William Herschel discovers Uranus. | |
| 1305 - William Wallace, who led the Scottish resistance against England, is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London where he is put on trial and executed. |
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