This is our day guide for Thursday August 17th 2023 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 17th 2023
Gabon: Independence Day
Marks Gabon's independence from France on August 17th 1960
Indonesia: Independence Day
Marks Indonesia's declaration of independence from the Netherlands in 1945August 16th 2023 | Go to Today | August 18th 2023
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| General Information for August 17th 2023 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 229 of 2023 | |
| 136 days left in 2023 | |
| Week 33 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1988 - General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq of Pakistan dies in an air crash near Bahawalpur, Pakistan, under suspicious circumstances. | |
| 1927 - Metropolitan Sergius proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet Union. | |
| 1585 - A first group of colonists sent by Sir Walter Ralegh under the charge of Ralph Lane lands in the New World to create Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island, off the coast of present-day North Carolina. | |
| 43 BC - Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, later known as Augustus, compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. |
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