Day Guide for Monday August 15th 2016 What are the holidays on August 15th 2016?

This is our day guide for Monday August 15th 2016 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 15th 2016

International: Assumption Day

The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ

Argentina: San Martin's Day

San Martin is regarded as the most important Argentinian founding father, who liberated not only a part of Argentina but also helped liberate Chile and Peru along with O'Higgins and Bolívar.

Bangladesh: National Mourning Day

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family were killed by the Army in 1975

Regional

Canada (regional): Discovery Day

Yukon only. Also known as Klondike Gold Discovery Day. Replaces the Civic Holiday observed on the 1st Monday of August in other areas of Canada.

Costa Rica: Mother's Day

Mother's Day in Costa Rica is a public holiday on the Feast of the Assumption.

India: Independence Day

On the 15th of August 1947, India became completely independent from British rule

Italy: Ferragosto

Ferragosto is a popular summer holiday in Italy that marks the Feast of the Assumption but has its roots in Ancient Rome

Paraguay: Founding of Asunción

Asunción is one of the oldest Spanish cities in South America, founded on August 15th 1537

South Korea: Liberation Day

Marks the liberation of Korea from 35 years of Japanese imperial rule in 1945 after the end of the second World War.

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General Information for August 15th 2016
There are 9 public holidays today.
Day 228 of 2016
138 days left in 2016
Week 33 of the year
On this Day in History
1984 - The Kurdistan Workers' Party in Turkey starts a campaign of armed attacks upon the Turkish military with an attack on police and gendarmerie bases in Semdinli and Eruh
1549 - Jesuit priest Francis Xavier comes ashore at Kagoshima (Traditional Japanese date: July 22, 1549).
1511 - Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca, the capital of the Malacca Sultanate.
1461 - The Empire of Trebizond surrenders to the forces of Sultan Mehmed II. This is regarded by some historians as the real end of the Byzantine Empire. Emperor David is exiled and later murdered.