This is our day guide for Wednesday August 21st 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 21st 2019
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 August 21st 1983August 20th 2019 | Go to Today | August 22nd 2019
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| General Information for August 21st 2019 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 233 of 2019 | |
| 132 days left in 2019 | |
| Week 34 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1983 - Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino, Jr. is assassinated at the Manila International Airport (now renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport). | |
| 1959 - United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. Hawaii's admission is currently commemorated by Hawaii Admission Day | |
| 1918 - World War I: The Second Battle of the Somme begins. | |
| 1888 - The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs. |
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