This is our day guide for Saturday August 3rd 2024 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 3rd 2024
Guinea-Bissau: Pidjiguiti Day
Anniversary of the Pindjiguiti massacre in 1959, when the Portuguese colonial police repressed a protest of Bissau-Guinean workers, causing the death of at least 50 people.Regional
India (regional): Ker Puja
Tripura only. Celebrated two weeks after Kharchi Puja to honor Ker, the guardian deity of Vastu DevataRegional
India (regional): Karkidaka Vavu
Karkidaka Vavu is a ritual dedicated to dead ancestors performed by Hindus in Kerala.
Niger: Independence Day
Commemoration of Niger's independence from France on August 3rd 1960August 2nd 2024 | Go to Today | August 4th 2024
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| General Information for August 3rd 2024 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 216 of 2024 | |
| 150 days left in 2024 | |
| Week 31 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1940 - World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland. | |
| 1527 - The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland. | |
| 1492 - Every American schoolchild knows that In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. On this date Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain on his first voyage. | |
| 881 - Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of France defeats the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied. |
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