Day Guide for Tuesday August 4th 2020

This is our day guide for Tuesday August 4th 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 August 4th 2020

National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day 🍪

Food
International

When a webpage asks if you 'accept cookies', it's not that interesting - but today is the exception!

National White Wine Day 🥂

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National White Wine Day.

National Coast Guard Day

Military
USA

The motto of the U.S. Coast Guard is Semper Paratus - "Always Ready".

National Night Out Day

Action
USA

An annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie

Great American Outdoors Day

Nature
USA

National park visitor spending supports nearly 330,000 jobs and contributes more than $40 billion annually to the national economy.

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General Information for August 4th 2020

There are 5 observances on this day.
This was 1040 days ago.
Day 217 of 2020
149 days left in 2020
Week 32 of the year

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On this Day in History

1984 - The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso.
1944 - After more than two years of hiding, Anne Frank and her family are arrested on this date by Nazis.
1936 - Prime Minister of Greece Ioannis Metaxas suspends parliament and the Constitution and establishes the 4th of August Regime.
1875 - Danish fairy tales' author Hans Christian Andersen passes away near Copenhagen, Denmark, after suffering from liver cancer.
1783 - Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing about 1,400 people. The eruption causes a famine, which results in an additional 20,000 deaths.