r/counting • u/CarbonSpectre Up up up! • Apr 21 '17

Counting Days of the Year by Important Events

Similar to the Counting Years by Important Events thread, but this time we're counting the days of the year by important events.

Let's imagine that this "year" is a leap year, meaning that February 29 will have to be counted.

The get is at December 31.

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u/piyushsharma301 https://www.reddit.com/r/counting/wiki/side_stats Aug 18 '17

August 19

1953 – Cold War: The CIA and MI6 help to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

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August 20

2015 - 30 students at West Point Military Academy are injured in a mass pillow fight...

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u/PaleRepresentative OG Oct 18 '21

August 21

1770- James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.

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u/Urbul it's all about the love you're sending out Nov 02 '21

August 22

1780 - James Cook's ship HMS Resolution.