This is our day guide for Sunday August 29th 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 29th 2021
Slovakia: Slovak National Uprising Day
Commemorates August 29th 1944, which was the start of an uprising against the pro-Nazi government of the timeAugust 28th 2021 | Go to Today | August 30th 2021
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| General Information for August 29th 2021 | |
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| There are 1 public holidays today. | |
| Day 241 of 2021 | |
| 124 days left in 2021 | |
| Week 34 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2003 - Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, is assassinated in a terrorist bombing, along with nearly 100 worshippers as they leave a mosque in Najaf. | |
| 1910 - The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, also known as the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty, becomes effective, officially starting the period of Japanese rule in Korea. | |
| 1728 - The city of Nuuk in Greenland is founded as the fort of Godt-Haab by the royal governor Claus Paarss. | |
| 1261 - Pope Urban IV succeeds Pope Alexander IV as the 182nd pope. |
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