Day Guide for Tuesday August 20th 2019 What are the holidays on August 20th 2019?

This is our day guide for Tuesday August 20th 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 20th 2019

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East Timor: FALINTIL Day

A holiday to commemorate the formation of the Armed Forces for the National Liberation of Timor-Leste in 1975.

Estonia: Independence Restoration Day

In 1991 Estonia re-established independence after the end of the Soviet Union

Hungary: Saint Stephen's Day

20th of August is the oldest national holiday in Hungary. It is generally considered to be the State Foundation Day of Hungary. Its origin roots back to the first king and state founder of Hungary, St. Stephen, who transformed the country into a European Christian country.

Regional

India (regional): Tithi of Sri Sri Madhav Dev

Madhab Dev is one of the most popular Vaishnava Saints in Assam

Morocco: Revolution Day

Commemorates the day King Mohammed V was exiled from Morocco in 1953

Regional

Nigeria (regional): Isese Day

A public holiday to mark the Traditional Worshippers' Day, also known as Isese Day.

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General Information for August 20th 2019
There are 6 public holidays today.
Day 232 of 2019
133 days left in 2019
Week 34 of the year
On this Day in History
1989 - The O-Bahn Busway in Adelaide, the world's longest guided busway, opens.
1940 - In Mexico City, Mexico exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded with an ice axe by Ramón Mercader. He dies the next day.
1858 - Charles Darwin first publishes his theory of evolution in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, alongside Alfred Russel Wallace's same theory.
917 - Battle of Acheloos: Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria decisively defeats a Byzantine army.