This is our day guide for Tuesday August 1st 2023 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 1st 2023 | |
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There are 11 public holidays today. | |
Day 213 of 2023 | |
152 days left in 2023 | |
Week 31 of the year | |
On this Day in History | |
1981 - MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles. | |
1980 - Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is elected President of Iceland and becomes the world's first democratically elected female head of state. | |
1798 - French Revolutionary Wars: the Battle of the Nile concludes in a British victory. | |
1610 - Henry Hudson sails into what is now known as Hudson Bay thinking he had made it through the Northwest Passage and reached the Pacific Ocean. |