This is our day guide for Friday August 21st 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 21st 2015
Hungary: Saint Stephen's Day (bridge day)
As St Stephens Day falls on a Thursday, Fri 21 Aug has been declared a holiday, compensated by Sat 8 Aug
Morocco: Youth Day
Youth Day is celebrated on the birthday of the reigning monarch, Mohammed VI
Philippines: Ninoy Aquino Day
The holiday commemorates the assassination of former Senator Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino, Jr. on 21 August 1983Public sector only
USA (regional): Statehood Day
Commemorates the anniversary of the admission of Hawaii into the Union in 1959Go to Today | August 22nd 2015
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| General Information for August 21st 2015 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 233 of 2015 | |
| 132 days left in 2015 | |
| Week 34 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1986 - Carbon dioxide gas erupts from volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing up to 1,800 people within a 20-kilometer range. | |
| 1831 - Nat Turner leads black slaves and free blacks in a rebellion. | |
| 1772 - King Gustav III completes his coup d'état by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot. | |
| 1770 - James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales. |
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