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 | |
| 1986 - Carbon dioxide gas erupts from volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing up to 1,800 people within a 20-kilometer range. | |
| 1983 - The world's lowest temperature in an inhabited location is recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica at −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F). | |
| 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. | |
| 365 - A tsunami devastates the city of Alexandria, Egypt. The tsunami was caused by the Crete earthquake estimated to be 8.0 on the Richter scale. Five thousand people perished in Alexandria, and 45,000 more died outside the city. |
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