Day Guide for Friday August 20th 2021 What are the holidays on August 20th 2021?

This is our day guide for Friday August 20th 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 20th 2021

Estonia: Independence Restoration Day

In 1991 Estonia re-established independence after the end of the Soviet Union

Hungary: Saint Stephen's Day

20th of August is the oldest national holiday in Hungary. It is generally considered to be the State Foundation Day of Hungary. Its origin roots back to the first king and state founder of Hungary, St. Stephen, who transformed the country into a European Christian country.

Regional

India (regional): Ashura

Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram

Regional

India (regional): First Onam

Onam lasts 10 days with official state holidays on three or four days starting from Onam Eve (Uthradom) to the Third Onam Day

Morocco: Revolution Day

Commemorates the day King Mohammed V was exiled from Morocco in 1953

Myanmar: Public Holiday

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

Regional

Nigeria (regional): Isese Day

A public holiday to mark the Traditional Worshippers' Day, also known as Isese Day.

Public sector only

USA (regional): Statehood Day

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

Observances on August 20th 2021

USA: Hawaiian Shirt Day

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

United Kingdom: National Bacon Lovers Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Bacon Lovers Day

USA: National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day

What's tastier than a nice Pecan Pie? A Pecan Pie with Chocolate, that's what!

USA: National Lemonade Day

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USA: National Radio Day

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International: World Mosquito Day

A day observed in the honour of the man who discovered that the deadly disease of Malaria is spread through a mosquito bite.

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 20th 2021
There are 8 public holidays today.
Day 232 of 2021
133 days left in 2021
Week 33 of the year
On this Day in History
1991 - Dissolution of the Soviet Union, August Coup: more than 100,000 people rally outside the Soviet Union's parliament building protesting the coup aiming to depose President Mikhail Gorbachev.
1968 - Soviet Union-dominated Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring.
1858 - Charles Darwin first publishes his theory of evolution in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, alongside Alfred Russel Wallace's same theory.
1308 - Pope Clement V pardons Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, absolving him of charges of heresy.