This is our day guide for Sunday August 23rd 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 23rd 2020 | |
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There are 4 public holidays today. | |
Day 236 of 2020 | |
130 days left in 2020 | |
Week 34 of the year | |
On this Day in History | |
1989 - Singing Revolution: Two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania stand on the Vilnius-Tallinn road, holding hands (Baltic Way). | |
1970 - Organized by Mexican American labor union leader César Chávez, the Salad Bowl strike, the largest farm worker strike in U.S. history, begins. | |
1966 - Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon. | |
1896 - Officially recognised date of the Cry of Pugad Lawin, the start of the Philippine Revolution is made in Pugad Lawin (Quezon City), in the province of Manila (actual date and location is disputed). |