This is our day guide for Saturday August 24th 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 24th 2019
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India (regional): Janmashtami
The birthday of Lord Krishna, the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu who gave the message of the Bhagwat Gita
Liberia: Flag Day
The holiday was first observed in an 1847 convention, when the founding fathers approved the flag's design as well as the new republic
Ukraine: Independence Day
Commemoration of the Declaration of Independence from the USSR in August 1991.August 23rd 2019 | Go to Today | August 25th 2019
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| General Information for August 24th 2019 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 236 of 2019 | |
| 129 days left in 2019 | |
| Week 34 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1991 - Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. | |
| 1989 - Tadeusz Mazowiecki is chosen as the first non-communist Prime Minister in Central and Eastern Europe. | |
| 1949 - The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization goes into effect. | |
| 1891 - Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera. |
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