This is our day guide for Tuesday August 11th 2020 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?
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General Information for August 11th 2020 | |
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There are 5 public holidays today. | |
Day 224 of 2020 | |
142 days left in 2020 | |
Week 33 of the year | |
On this Day in History | |
1994 - Peter Cushing, star of numerous Hammer horror films, dies (b. 1913). | |
1919 - The constitution of the Weimar Republic is adopted. | |
1858 - The Eiger in the Bernese Alps is ascended for the first time by Charles Barrington accompanied by Christian Almer and Peter Bohren. | |
480 BC - The Battle of Thermopylae is fought over three days, but on this day the last Greek contingents - 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians and 400 Thebans - are surrounded and destroyed by the Persian Army, signalling the end of the battle. |