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.

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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
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".
1972 - The last US Ground Troops leave Vietnam.
1970 - Organized by Mexican American labor union leader César Chávez, the Salad Bowl strike, the largest farm worker strike in U.S. history, begins.
30 BC - After the successful invasion of Egypt, Octavian executes Marcus Antonius Antyllus, eldest son of Marc Antony, and Caesarion, the last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt and only child of Caesar and Cleopatra.