Day Guide for Wednesday August 21st 2019 What are the holidays on August 21st 2019?

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 1983

Observances on August 21st 2019

United Nations: International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism

USA: National Brazilian Blowout Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Brazilian Blowout Day

USA: National Senior Citizen’s Day

Just like Senior Citizens, this holiday never gets old - at heart!

USA: National Spumoni Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Spumoni Day

International: World Entrepreneurs' Day

Today is World Entrepreneurs' Day, a day in which we acknowledge and celebrate those courageous enough to blaze their own trail.

Czech Republic: Day of Memory

A state holiday that commemorates those who lost their lives during the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops that began in August 1968.

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General Information for August 21st 2019
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
2012 - Erden Eruç completes the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world.
2011 - NASA's Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135.
1970 - After 11 years of construction, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed.
285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar and co-ruler.