Day Guide for Monday August 12th 2019 What are the holidays on August 12th 2019?

This is our day guide for Monday August 12th 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 12th 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

Chad: Independence Day (in lieu)

On 11 August 1960, Chad gained its independence from France

Grenada: Carnival Monday

This Carnival in August has its roots in the Catholic Carnival observed at the start of Lent

Japan: Mountain Day (in lieu)

Monday August 12th 2019 is a public holiday as Mountain Day falls on a Sunday

Samoa: Father's Day

Father's Day in Samoa is a public holiday on the Monday after the second Sunday in August

Not a Public Holiday

Thailand: Mother's Day

In 1976, the custom of Mother's Day was changed to August 12th to commemorate the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit

Thailand: H.M. Queen Mother's Birthday

This holiday marks the birthday of the queen mother of Thailand, Queen Sirikit.

Public sector only

USA (regional): Victory Day

Marks victory over Japan on August 15th 1945. State and local government offices are closed. Federal offices remain open.

Zimbabwe: Heroes' Day

Honours those who gave their lives in Zimbabwe's struggle for independence

Observances on August 12th 2019

United Nations: International Youth Day

This holiday was established at the UN level in 1998. Its main goal is to highlight the problems of young people, to protect their rights and freedoms in the international aspect.

USA: National Julienne Fries Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Julienne Fries Day

USA: National Middle Child Day

Even though birth order doesn't really affect your personality, let's hear it for the middle children of the world.

USA: National Vinyl Record Day

Sales of vinyl records has made a recovery in recent years, as a new generation discover the pleasure of spinning a disc.

United Kingdom: The Glorious Twelfth

August 12th marks the start of the shooting season for game in the UK.

International: World Elephant Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Elephant Day.

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General Information for August 12th 2019
There are 10 public holidays today.
Day 224 of 2019
141 days left in 2019
Week 33 of the year
On this Day in History
1977 - The first free flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
1806 - Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires re-takes the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina after the first British invasion.
1480 - Battle of Otranto: Ottoman troops behead 800 Christians for refusing to convert to Islam; they are later honored in the Church.
1164 - Battle of Harim: Nur ad-Din Zangi defeats the Crusader armies of the County of Tripoli and the Principality of Antioch.