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 | |
1966 - Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon. | |
1940 - The Germans start to bomb London in World War II. | |
406 - Gothic king Radagaisus is executed after he is defeated by Roman general Stilicho and 12,000 "barbarians" are incorporated into the Roman army or sold as slaves. | |
30 BC - After the successful invasion of Egypt, Octavian executes Marcus Antonius Antyllus, eldest son of Marc Antony, and Caesarion, the last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt and only child of Caesar and Cleopatra. |