Day Guide for Thursday September 17th 2020 What are the holidays on September 17th 2020?

This is our day guide for Thursday September 17th 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 September 17th 2020

Angola: National Heroes' Day

Marks the birthday of the national hero Agostinho Netowho was born on this day in 1922.

Cambodia: Ancestors' Day Holiday

Pchum Ben, also known as Ancestors' Day, is a Cambodian religious festival which culminates on the 15th day of the tenth month in the Khmer calendar, marking the end of the Buddhist lent

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India (regional): Mahalaya

Marks the first day of the festival of Durga Puja

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India (regional): Vishvakarma Day

Vishwakarma Puja is a day of celebration for Vishwakarma, a Hindu god, the divine architect

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Spain (regional): Day of Melilla

Melilla only. Marks the taking of the city by Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1497

Tonga: Birthday of HRH Crown Prince

The current heir to the throne was born on September 17th 1985

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General Information for September 17th 2020
There are 6 public holidays today.
Day 261 of 2020
105 days left in 2020
Week 38 of the year
On this Day in History
1972 - The first episode of the M*A*S*H TV series is aired; the show is going to last 11 years - four years longer than the Korean War that had inspired it.
1914 - Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
1631 - Sweden wins a major victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld against the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War.
1111 - Highest Galician nobility led by Pedro Fróilaz de Traba and the bishop Diego Gelmírez crown Alfonso VII as "King of Galicia".