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August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 137 days remain until the end of the year.
The vigil begins on the evening of Aug. 15 and continues into the early hours of Aug. 16, which marks the day that Elvis died in 1977. But when did "Elvis Week" begin? ... Tenn., on Tuesday ...
August 4, 1977 (Thursday) The United States Department of Energy was created as U.S. President Carter signed legislation into law. Former U.S. Defense Secretary James R. Schlesinger was sworn into office the next day as the first U.S. Secretary of Energy, and the DOE began operations on October 1.
2017 (Friday) 2016 (Thursday) 2015 (Tuesday) August 4 is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 149 days remain until the end of the year.
It is related to the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, which focuses on the benefits, graces, and merits of the Cross, rather than Jesus Christ's death. Good Friday is a Christian holy day observing the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. It is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum.
August 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of Solidarity and Freedom ( Poland) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Kyrgyzstan from the Soviet Union in 1991. Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Malaya from the United Kingdom in 1957. Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Trinidad and Tobago from the United ...
Until 1977 the following were also considered public holidays in Italy for civil purposes: [ 6] 19 March, Saint Joseph Day; 40 days after Easter, Ascension of Jesus; 60 days after Easter, Corpus Christi; 29 June, Saints Peter and Paul, patron saints of Rome (it remained a public holiday only in the municipality of Rome);
August 19. August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 134 days remain until the end of the year.