Day Guide for Friday August 23rd 2024 What are the holidays on August 23rd 2024?

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General Information for August 23rd 2024
There are 2 public holidays today.
Day 236 of 2024
130 days left in 2024
Week 34 of the year
On this Day in History
2011 - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown after the National Transitional Council forces take control of Bab al-Azizia compound during the 2011 Libyan civil war.
1993 - The Galileo spacecraft discovers a moon, later named Dactyl, around 243 Ida, the first known asteroid moon.
1990 - Armenia declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
1765 - Beginning of Burmese–Siamese War.