This is our day guide for Saturday August 1st 2020 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 August 1st 2020 | |
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There are 9 public holidays today. | |
Day 214 of 2020 | |
152 days left in 2020 | |
Week 31 of the year | |
On this Day in History | |
1981 - MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles. | |
1960 - Dahomey (later renamed Benin) declares independence from France. | |
1774 - British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele. | |
1498 - Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to visit what is now Venezuela. |