This is our day guide for Sunday August 21st 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 21st 2016
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 1983Go to Today | August 22nd 2016
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| General Information for August 21st 2016 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 234 of 2016 | |
| 132 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 33 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2012 - Erden Eruç completes the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world. | |
| 1970 - After 11 years of construction, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed. | |
| 1911 - The Mona Lisa is stolen by a Louvre employee. | |
| 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. |
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