Day Guide for Sunday August 9th 2020 What are the holidays on August 9th 2020?

This is our day guide for Sunday August 9th 2020 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 9th 2020

Not a Public Holiday

Brazil: Father's Day

2nd Sunday in August. Not a public holiday

Regional

India (regional): Adivasi Divas

Observed on August 9th, on the UN's International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.

Singapore: National Day

Singapore declared independence from Britain in August 1963 and gained its own sovereignty on August 9th 1965

South Africa: National Women's Day

The holiday commemorates the national march of women on this day in 1956 to petition against legislation that required African persons to carry the pass

Suriname: Indigenous People's Day

Observed on the United Nations International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

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General Information for August 9th 2020
There are 5 public holidays today.
Day 222 of 2020
144 days left in 2020
Week 32 of the year
On this Day in History
1965 - Singapore is expelled from Malaysia and becomes the only country to date to gain independence unwillingly.
1902 - Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
1862 - American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain - At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope.
1173 - Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will take two centuries to complete.