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🏛️ Public Holidays

Also observed in: Ninoy Aquino Day (PH) · Pihenőnap (2026. 08. 08.-től helyettesítve) (HU)

🕰️ On This Day in History

  • 2017 — An eclipse traverses the continental United States.
  • 2016 — Last day of the Rio Summer Olympics.
  • 2013 — Hundreds of people are reported killed by chemical attacks in the Ghouta region of Syria.
  • 2000 — Tiger Woods, American professional golfer, wins the 82nd PGA Championship and becomes the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win 3...
  • 1993 — NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.

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🎂 Notable Births

  • 1991 — Leandro Bacuna, Dutch footballer
  • 1989 — Matteo Gentili, Italian footballer
  • 1989 — Hayden Panettiere, American actress
  • 1989 — Aleix Vidal, Spanish footballer
  • 1989 — Charlison Benschop, Dutch footballer

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