This is our day guide for Saturday August 17th 2024 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 2024
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 2024 | Go to Today | August 18th 2024
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| General Information for August 17th 2024 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 230 of 2024 | |
| 136 days left in 2024 | |
| Week 33 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2008 - American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals in one Olympic Games. | |
| 1959 - Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, the much acclaimed and highly influential best selling jazz recording of all time, is released. | |
| 1883 - The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional. | |
| 1807 - Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat leaves New York, New York, for Albany, New York, on the Hudson River, inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the world. |
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