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.Regional
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.Regional
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.August 22nd 2021 | Go to Today | August 24th 2021
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| General Information for August 23rd 2021 | |
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| 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 | |
| 2011 - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown after the National Transitional Council forces take control of Bab al-Azizia compound during the 2011 Libyan civil war. | |
| 1966 - Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon. | |
| 1866 - Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague. | |
| 476 - Odoacer, chieftain of the Germanic tribes (Herulic - Scirian foederati), is proclaimed rex Italiae ("King of Italy") by his troops. |
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