This is our day guide for Sunday August 20th 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 20th 2023 | |
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There are 6 public holidays today. | |
Day 232 of 2023 | |
133 days left in 2023 | |
Week 33 of the year | |
On this Day in History | |
1998 - The Supreme Court of Canada rules that Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the federal government's approval. | |
1988 - Iran–Iraq War: a ceasefire is agreed after almost eight years of war. | |
1940 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes the fourth of his famous wartime speeches, containing the line "Never was so much owed by so many to so few". | |
1940 - In Mexico City, Mexico exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded with an ice axe by Ramón Mercader. He dies the next day. |