This is our day guide for Friday August 21st 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 21st 2020 | |
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There are 9 public holidays today. | |
Day 234 of 2020 | |
132 days left in 2020 | |
Week 34 of the year | |
On this Day in History | |
1968 - Soviet Union-dominated Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring. | |
1954 - First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. | |
1680 - Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from Spanish during the Pueblo Revolt. | |
365 - A tsunami devastates the city of Alexandria, Egypt. The tsunami was caused by the Crete earthquake estimated to be 8.0 on the Richter scale. Five thousand people perished in Alexandria, and 45,000 more died outside the city. |