Day Guide for Saturday August 20th 2022

This is our day guide for Saturday August 20th 2022 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 20th 2022

World Mosquito Day

A day observed in the honour of the man who discovered that the deadly disease of Malaria is spread through a mosquito bite.

International Geocaching Day

This very modern treasure hunt takes place on the third Saturday in August

National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day

Food
USA

What's tastier than a nice Pecan Pie? A Pecan Pie with Chocolate, that's what!

National Lemonade Day

Food
USA

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

National Radio Day

General
USA

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

National Bacon Lovers Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Bacon Lovers Day

Independence Restoration Day

Estonia

In 1991 Estonia re-established independence after the end of the Soviet Union

Saint Stephen's Day

Hungary

St. Stephen of Hungary was the first king of Hungary.

Morocco Revolution Day

Morocco

Commemorates the day King Mohammed V was exiled from Morocco in 1953

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General Information for August 20th 2022

There are 6 observances on this day.
423 days to go.
Day 232 of 2022
133 days left in 2022
Week 33 of the year

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On this Day in History

1989 - The O-Bahn Busway in Adelaide, the world's longest guided busway, opens.
1977 - Designed to gather data on Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager 2 is launched into orbit.
1968 - Soviet Union-dominated Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring.
1858 - Charles Darwin first publishes his theory of evolution in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, alongside Alfred Russel Wallace's same theory.
14 - Agrippa Postumus, adopted son of the late Roman Emperor Augustus, is executed by his guards while in exile under mysterious circumstances.