Day Guide for Friday August 21st 2020 What are the holidays on August 21st 2020?

This is our day guide for Friday August 21st 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 21st 2020

International: Haritalika Teej

Teej is a festival, celebrated in Northern India and Nepal to welcome the monsoon season

Cambodia: Khmer New Year Holiday

Fifth and last day of replacement public holidays for the postponed Khmer New Year holidays.

Not a Public Holiday

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.

Hungary: Saint Stephen's Day (bridge day)

Probable bridge holiday to create a long weekend

Indonesia: Cuti Bersama

Besides official holiday, there are the so-called "libur bersama" or "cuti bersama", or joint leave(s) declared nationwide by the government

Morocco: Youth Day

Youth Day is celebrated on the birthday of the reigning monarch, Mohammed VI

Regional

Nigeria (regional): Islamic New Year

Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.

Philippines: Ninoy Aquino Day

The holiday commemorates the assassination of former Senator Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino, Jr. on August 21st 1983

Public sector only

USA (regional): Statehood Day

Commemorates the anniversary of the admission of Hawaii into the Union in 1959

Observances on August 21st 2020

USA: Hawaiian Shirt Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Hawaiian Shirt Day

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.

USA: National Men's Grooming Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Men's Grooming Day.

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General Information for August 21st 2020
There are 9 public holidays today.
Day 234 of 2020
132 days left in 2020
Week 34 of the year
On this Day in History
1986 - Carbon dioxide gas erupts from volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing up to 1,800 people within a 20-kilometer range.
1983 - Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino, Jr. is assassinated at the Manila International Airport (now renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport).
1954 - First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
365 - A tsunami devastates the city of Alexandria, Egypt. The tsunami was caused by the Crete earthquake estimated to be 8.0 on the Richter scale. Five thousand people perished in Alexandria, and 45,000 more died outside the city.