Day Guide for Saturday May 23rd 2020

This is our day guide for Saturday May 23rd 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?

Observances on May 23rd 2020

World Turtle Day 🐢

A special day to appreciate these heroes in a half-shell.

Linnaeus Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Linnaeus Day in Sweden.

National Lucky Penny Day

General
USA

Appreciate all the ways you’ve been lucky in your life today, and maybe you’ll find a penny on the ground while walking around to bring you some extra luck!

National Taffy Day

Food
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Taffy Day

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

Eid Al Fitr

International

The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan

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General Information for May 23rd 2020

There are 5 observances on this day.
This was 1600 days ago.
Day 144 of 2020
222 days left in 2020
Week 21 of the year

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On this Day in History

2002 - Former star of Neighbours Kylie Minogue becomes a triple award winner at the Ivor Novello Awards.
1957 - Singer Thereza Louise Bazar of Dollar is born.
1918 - Denis Compton is born, one of England's best-loved sportsmen, playing brilliant first class cricket for Middlesex and football for Arsenal and England.
1912 - Gustav Hamel dies in an air crash during a cross-channel flight from Paris in his new Morane-Saulnier monoplane - no trace of him is ever found.
1430 - Francesco Sforza, lord of Milan, conquers Lucca.