Day Guide for Wednesday August 9th 2023 What are the holidays on August 9th 2023?

This is our day guide for Wednesday August 9th 2023 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 9th 2023

British Virgin Islands: Emancipation Wednesday

Emancipation Festival in the British Virgin Islands marks three-days of public holidays

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India (regional): World Tribal Day

Observed on August 9th, on the UN's International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.

Singapore: National Day

Singapore declared independence from Britain in August 1963 and gained its own sovereignty on August 9th 1965

South Africa: National Women's Day

The holiday commemorates the national march of women on this day in 1956 to petition against legislation that required African persons to carry the pass

Suriname: Indigenous People's Day

Observed on the United Nations International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

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General Information for August 9th 2023
There are 5 public holidays today.
Day 221 of 2023
144 days left in 2023
Week 32 of the year
On this Day in History
1975 - Soviet composer Dmitri Dmitryevich Shostakovich dies in hospital in Moscow from heart failure.
1974 - As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president.
1902 - Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
378 - Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople - A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths. Valens is killed along with over half of his army.