This is our day guide for Wednesday August 9th 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 9th 2023 | |
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There are 5 public holidays today. | |
Day 221 of 2023 | |
144 days left in 2023 | |
Week 32 of the year | |
On this Day in History | |
1975 - Soviet composer Dmitri Dmitryevich Shostakovich dies in hospital in Moscow from heart failure. | |
1945 - Three days after the Enola Gay bombed Hiroshima, the second Atomic Bomb to be used against an enemy is released to explode above the city of Nagasaki, Japan. | |
1936 - Jesse Owens wins his fourth Olympic gold medal, becoming the first US citizen to achieve this distinction in a single Games. | |
1902 - Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. |