This is our day guide for Sunday August 23rd 2026 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 2026
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| General Information for August 23rd 2026 | |
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| There are no public holidays today. | |
| Day 235 of 2026 | |
| 130 days left in 2026 | |
| Week 34 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1991 - Tim Berners-Lee opens the WWW, World Wide Web to new users. | |
| 1966 - Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon. | |
| 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. | |
| 476 - Odoacer, chieftain of the Germanic tribes (Herulic - Scirian foederati), is proclaimed rex Italiae ("King of Italy") by his troops. |
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