5953 days before today
Today is December 18th, 2024 (Wednesday), so 5953 days before today would be:
August 31st, 2008 (Sunday)
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)
Number of days before today:
• Day numbers: 244
• Week number: 35
• Leap year: 2008 is a leap year.
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
August 31st, 2008 Holidays and National Days
August 31st, in History
2006
Edvard Munch’s famed painting The Scream recovered by Norwegian police. The artwork had been stolen on Aug. 22, 2004.
1997
Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in a Paris car crash along with her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul while fleeing paparazzi.
1997
New York Yankees retire Don Mattingly’s #23 (first baseman, coach, manager).
1994
Last Russian troops leave Estonia and Latvia.
1994
The Irish Republican Army (IRA) announces a “complete cessation of military operations,” opening the way to a political settlement in Ireland for the first time in a quarter of a century.
1990
East and West Germany sign the Treaty of Unification (Einigungsvertrag) to join their legal and political systems.
1990
Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey Jr. become first father and son to play on same team simultaneously in professional baseball (Seattle Mariners).
1987
Longest mine strike in South Africa’s history ends, after 11 people were killed, 500 injured and 400 arrested.
1986
A Russian cargo ship collides with cruise ship Admiral Nakhimov, killing 398.
1985
Police capture Richard Ramirez, dubbed the “Night Stalker” for a string of gruesome murders that stretched from Mission Viejo to San Francisco, Cal.
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