Day Guide for Monday August 24th 2020 What are the holidays on August 24th 2020?

This is our day guide for Monday August 24th 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 24th 2020
There are 2 public holidays today.
Day 237 of 2020
129 days left in 2020
Week 35 of the year
On this Day in History
1949 - The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization goes into effect.
1891 - Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera.
79 - Mount Vesuvius erupts. The cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae are buried in volcanic ash (note: this traditional date has been challenged, and many scholars believe that the event occurred on October 24).
49 BC - Julius Caesar's general Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River by the Numidians under Publius Attius Varus and King Juba of Numidia. Curio commits suicide to avoid capture.