Day Guide for Friday August 5th 2022

This is our day guide for Friday August 5th 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 5th 2022

International Beer Day 🍻

Alcohol
International

All hail the Ale! Cheers to the beer!

International Traffic Light Day 🚦

Ready, Steady, Go! This day highlights the importance of Traffic Lights.

National Oyster Day 🦪

Food
USA

Don't clam up - here's some pearls of wisdom for National Oyster Day

National Underwear Day 🩲

Clothing
USA

This is a brief, some would say pants, description of National Underwear Day

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General Information for August 5th 2022

There are 4 observances on this day.
This was 1047 days ago.
Day 217 of 2022
148 days left in 2022
Week 31 of the year

Moon phase

On this Day in History

1979 - Mauritania renounces its claims on Western Sahara.
1962 - Apartheid in South Africa: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990.
1620 - Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
1582 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. In Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain, October 4 of this year is followed directly by October 15.