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

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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
1968 - Soviet Union-dominated Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring.
1959 - United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. Hawaii's admission is currently commemorated by Hawaii Admission Day
1831 - Inauguration of Leopold I of Belgium, first king of the Belgians.
1772 - King Gustav III completes his coup d'état by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot.