This is our day guide for Saturday August 31st 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 31st 2019
International: Hijri New Year
Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.Regional
India (regional): Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Punjab. This day commemorates the first parkash (opening ceremony) of the Guru Granth Sahib at the newly built Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, in 1604.
Kyrgyzstan: Independence Day
The Republic of Kyrgyzstan was declared an independent, sovereign, democratic state on 31 August 1991
Malaysia: National Day
31st August marks Malaysia's Independence Day. Also known as Merdeka Day
Moldova: Romanian Language Day
Marks the demonstrations of 1989 that made Moldova adopt the its language laws
Trinidad and Tobago: Independence Day
Commemorates the independence of Trinidad and Tobago from the United Kingdom in 1962August 30th 2019 | Go to Today | September 1st 2019
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| General Information for August 31st 2019 | |
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| There are 6 public holidays today. | |
| Day 243 of 2019 | |
| 122 days left in 2019 | |
| Week 35 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2006 - Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police. | |
| 1963 - North Borneo (now Sabah) achieve a self governance. | |
| 1957 - The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom. | |
| 1876 - Ottoman Sultan Murat V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid II. |
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