23 August 2023

• 235th day of the year. There were then 130 days left in 2023.
• 34th Wednesday of 2023.
• on the 34th week of 2023 (using ISO standard week number calculation).
• 64th day of Summer. There were 31 days left till Fall.
• Birthstone for this day: Peridot

There are no major holidays or observances in the EU for this date.

• International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition - Popular in:
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• National Flag Day of Ukraine (День Державного Прапора України) - Ukraine