This is our day guide for Thursday August 20th 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?
Holidays on August 20th 2020
International: Ras el am el Hejri
Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.
Cambodia: Khmer New Year Holiday
Fourth day of replacement public holidays for the postponed Khmer New Year holidays.
Estonia: Independence Restoration Day
In 1991 Estonia re-established independence after the end of the Soviet Union
Hungary: Saint Stephen's Day
20th of August is the oldest national holiday in Hungary. It is generally considered to be the State Foundation Day of Hungary. Its origin roots back to the first king and state founder of Hungary, St. Stephen, who transformed the country into a European Christian country.Regional
India (regional): Tithi of Srimatna Sankardev
Srimanta Sankardev was a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath credited with uniting Assam.
Malaysia: Awal Muharram
Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.
Morocco: Revolution Day
Commemorates the day King Mohammed V was exiled from Morocco in 1953Regional
Nepal (regional): State Establishment and Martyrs' Day
Honours those who lost their lives in pursuit of statehood in 2015Observances on August 20th 2020
United Kingdom: National Bacon Lovers Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Bacon Lovers Day
USA: National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day
What's tastier than a nice Pecan Pie? A Pecan Pie with Chocolate, that's what!
USA: National Lemonade Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Lemonade Day
USA: National Radio Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Radio Day
International: World Mosquito Day
A day observed in the honour of the man who discovered that the deadly disease of Malaria is spread through a mosquito bite.
International: Islamic New Year
Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.August 19th 2020 | Go to Today | August 21st 2020
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| General Information for August 20th 2020 | |
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| There are 8 public holidays today. | |
| Day 233 of 2020 | |
| 133 days left in 2020 | |
| Week 34 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1977 - Designed to gather data on Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager 2 is launched into orbit. | |
| 1940 - In Mexico City, Mexico exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded with an ice axe by Ramón Mercader. He dies the next day. | |
| 1858 - Charles Darwin first publishes his theory of evolution in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, alongside Alfred Russel Wallace's same theory. | |
| 1000 - The foundation of the Hungarian state by Saint Stephen, celebrated as a National Day in Hungary. |
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