This is our day guide for Saturday August 29th 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 29th 2015
Regional
India (regional): Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that celebrates the love and duty between brothers and sisters.
Slovakia: Slovak National Uprising Day
Commemorates August 29th 1944, which was the start of an uprising against the pro-Nazi government of the time
Sri Lanka: Nikini Full Moon Poya
Marks the retreat of the Bhikkhus following the Buddha's death, commemorated by a period of fasting and of retreat for the monastic communitiesGo to Today | August 30th 2015
| Choose a Day |
|---|
| General Information for August 29th 2015 | |
|---|---|
| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 241 of 2015 | |
| 124 days left in 2015 | |
| Week 35 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2005 - Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing an estimated 1,836 people and causing over $108 billion in damage. | |
| 1982 - The synthetic chemical element Meitnerium, atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany. | |
| 1943 - German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves the Danish government. | |
| 1484 - Pope Innocent VIII succeeds Pope Sixtus IV. |
Office Holidays provides calendars with dates and information on public holidays and bank holidays in key countries around the world.
Newsletter
Sign up to receive a weekly email update on forthcoming public holidays around the world in your inbox every Friday.