Day Guide for Monday August 21st 2017 What are the holidays on August 21st 2017?

This is our day guide for Monday August 21st 2017 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 2017

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.

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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.

Colombia: Assumption Day (in lieu)

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

Morocco: Youth Day

Youth Day is celebrated on the birthday of the reigning monarch, Mohammed VI

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Nigeria (regional): Nigeria Public Holiday

A public holiday in Nigeria or in a Nigerian state has been declared on this day

Philippines: Ninoy Aquino Day

The holiday commemorates the assassination of former Senator Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino, Jr. on 21 August 1983

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General Information for August 21st 2017
There are 6 public holidays today.
Day 233 of 2017
132 days left in 2017
Week 34 of the year
On this Day in History
2011 - NASA's Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135.
1986 - Carbon dioxide gas erupts from volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing up to 1,800 people within a 20-kilometer range.
1968 - Soviet Union-dominated Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring.
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.