This is our day guide for Wednesday August 24th 2022 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 2022 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 236 of 2022 | |
| 129 days left in 2022 | |
| Week 34 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1991 - Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. | |
| 1989 - Tadeusz Mazowiecki is chosen as the first non-communist Prime Minister in Central and Eastern Europe. | |
| 1875 - Captain Matthew Webb became first person to swim the English Channel | |
| 1682 - William Penn receives the area that is now the state of Delaware, and adds it to his colony of Pennsylvania. |