This is our day guide for Monday August 31st 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 31st 2020 | |
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There are 10 public holidays today. | |
Day 244 of 2020 | |
122 days left in 2020 | |
Week 36 of the year | |
On this Day in History | |
2005 - The record for the most number of penalty kicks (40) taken in a Penalty shootout in a football match was set during an FA Cup Preliminary Round Replay match between Tunbridge Wells and Littlehampton Town at the Culverden Stadium in England. | |
2005 - A stampede on Al-Aaimmah bridge in Baghdad kills 1,199 people. | |
1997 - Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris. | |
1422 - King Henry V of England dies of dysentery while in France. His son, Henry VI becomes King of England at the age of 9 months. |