Day Guide for Tuesday August 3rd 2021 What are the holidays on August 3rd 2021?

This is our day guide for Tuesday August 3rd 2021 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 3rd 2021

Antigua and Barbuda: Carnival Tuesday

Second day of public holidays for the Carnival in Antigua and Barbuda

Barbados: Emancipation Day (in lieu)

As Emancipation Day falls on a Sunday in 2021, the following Tuesday will be a public holiday

British Virgin Islands: Emancipation Tuesday

Emancipation Festival in the British Virgin Islands marks three-days of public holidays

Equatorial Guinea: Freedom Day

Marks the date in 1979 when Teodoro Obiang deposed Macías Nguema

Guinea-Bissau: Pidjiguiti Day

Anniversary of the Pindjiguiti massacre in 1959, when the Portuguese colonial police repressed a protest of Bissau-Guinean workers, causing the death of at least 50 people.

Myanmar: Public Holiday

Myanmar has announced five days of public holidays to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Niger: Independence Day

Commemoration of Niger's independence from France on August 3rd 1960

Saint Kitts and Nevis: Culturama Day

Similar to other carnivals in the Caribbean, Culturama highlights the cultural heritage of Saint Kitts and Nevis

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General Information for August 3rd 2021
There are 8 public holidays today.
Day 215 of 2021
150 days left in 2021
Week 31 of the year
On this Day in History
1900 - The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
1852 - Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event
1527 - The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland.
881 - Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of France defeats the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied.