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 | |
1942 - Actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil receive a patent for a Frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication system that later became the basis for modern technologies in wireless telephones and Wi-Fi. | |
1858 - The Eiger in the Bernese Alps is ascended for the first time by Charles Barrington accompanied by Christian Almer and Peter Bohren. | |
490 - Battle of Adda: The Goths under Theodoric the Great and his ally Alaric II defeat the forces of Odoacer on the Adda River, near Milan. | |
3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation, the Mayan calendar begins. |