Day Guide for Monday August 23rd 2021 What are the holidays on August 23rd 2021?

This is our day guide for Monday August 23rd 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 23rd 2021

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India (regional): Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti

A state holiday in Kerala to mark the birthday of a notable Keralite social reformer who was born on this day in 1855.

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India (regional): Public Holiday

Uttar Pradesah will mark the demise of former Chief Minister Kalyan Singh with a public holiday.

Myanmar: Public Holiday

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

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Nepal (regional): Gaijatra

This is a Hindu festival that honours those who have died during the past year.

Ukraine: Independence Day (bridge day)

Commemoration of the Declaration of Independence from the USSR in August 1991.

Observances on August 23rd 2021

Ukraine: Day of the National Flag

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Day of the National Flag

USA: hashtag Day

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United Nations: Slave Trade Remembrance Day

This International Day is intended to inscribe the tragedy of the slave trade in the memory of all peoples.

USA: National Ride With The Wind Day

On this day we celebrates those pioneers who have made advances in the field of human-powered flight.

USA: National Sponge Cake Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Sponge Cake Day

Croatia: European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism

A day to honour the memory of the millions of victims of all totalitarian regimes.

USA: National Cuban Sandwich Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Cuban Sandwich Day.

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General Information for August 23rd 2021
There are 5 public holidays today.
Day 235 of 2021
130 days left in 2021
Week 34 of the year
On this Day in History
1993 - The Galileo spacecraft discovers a moon, later named Dactyl, around 243 Ida, the first known asteroid moon.
1973 - A bank robbery gone wrong in Stockholm, Sweden, turns into a hostage crisis; over the next five days the hostages begin to sympathise with their captors, leading to the term "Stockholm syndrome".
1939 - World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty, the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret addition to the pact, the Baltic states, Finland, Romania, and Poland are divided between the two nations.
1912 - Gene Kelly, star of the classic musical Singin' in the Rain, is born (d. 1996).