Day Guide for Sunday August 11th 2019 What are the holidays on August 11th 2019?

This is our day guide for Sunday August 11th 2019 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 11th 2019

International: Eid Al Adha

Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.

International: Hari Raya  Haji

This festival is celebrated throughout the Muslim world as a commemoration of Prophet Abrahams willingness to sacrifice everything for God

Not a Public Holiday

Brazil: Father's Day

2nd Sunday in August. Not a public holiday

Israel: Fast of Ninth of Av

Tisha B'Av commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem.

Japan: Mountain Day

A new holiday since 2016, celebrating the nation's mountains. Mountain Day is intended is to provide “opportunities to get familiar with mountains and appreciate blessings from mountains".

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General Information for August 11th 2019
There are 5 public holidays today.
Day 223 of 2019
142 days left in 2019
Week 32 of the year
On this Day in History
1952 - Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of Jordan.
1942 - Actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil receive a patent for a Frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication system that later became the basis for modern technologies in wireless telephones and Wi-Fi.
1473 - The Battle of Otlukbeli: Mehmed the Conqueror of the Ottoman Empire decisively defeats Uzun Hassan of Aq Qoyunlu.
480 BC - The Battle of Thermopylae is fought over three days, but on this day the last Greek contingents - 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians and 400 Thebans - are surrounded and destroyed by the Persian Army, signalling the end of the battle.