This is our day guide for Friday August 23rd 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 23rd 2024
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India (regional): Tithi of Sri Sri Madhav Dev
Madhab Dev is one of the most popular Vaishnava Saints in Assam
Philippines: Ninoy Aquino Day
The holiday commemorates the assassination of former Senator Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino, Jr. on August 21st 1983August 22nd 2024 | Go to Today | August 24th 2024
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| General Information for August 23rd 2024 | |
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| 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 | |
| 1973 - A bank robbery gone wrong in Stockholm, Sweden, turns into a hostage crisis; over the next five days the hostages begin to sympathise with their captors, leading to the term "Stockholm syndrome". | |
| 1943 - World War II: Kharkov is liberated as a result of the Battle of Kursk. | |
| 1839 - The United Kingdom captures Hong Kong as a base as it prepares for war with Qing China. The ensuing 3-year conflict will later be known as the First Opium War. | |
| 30 BC - After the successful invasion of Egypt, Octavian executes Marcus Antonius Antyllus, eldest son of Marc Antony, and Caesarion, the last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt and only child of Caesar and Cleopatra. |
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