This is our day guide for Sunday August 9th 2015 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?
Holidays on August 9th 2015
Not a Public Holiday
Singapore: National Day
Singapore declared independence from Britain in August 1963 and gained its own sovereignty on August 9th 1965
South Africa: National Women's Day
The holiday commemorates the national march of women on this day in 1956 to petition against legislation that required African persons to carry the passGo to Today | August 10th 2015
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| General Information for August 9th 2015 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 221 of 2015 | |
| 144 days left in 2015 | |
| Week 32 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1975 - Soviet composer Dmitri Dmitryevich Shostakovich dies in hospital in Moscow from heart failure. | |
| 1974 - As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president. | |
| 1965 - Singapore is expelled from Malaysia and becomes the only country to date to gain independence unwillingly. | |
| 1944 - The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time. |
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