This is our day guide for Sunday August 4th 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 4th 2024
Cook Islands: Constitution Day
Marks the promulgation of the constitution of the Cook Islands on this day in 1965.Regional
El Salvador (regional): Fiestas Patronales Holiday
The Fiesta de San Salvador celebrates the countryRegional
India (regional): Hareli
A popular harvest festival celebrated by farming communities in Chhattisgarh.Regional
Nepal (regional): Bhoto Jatra
Dedicated to a vest said to belong to a the Hindu god of good harvests and rainfallAugust 3rd 2024 | Go to Today | August 5th 2024
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| General Information for August 4th 2024 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 217 of 2024 | |
| 149 days left in 2024 | |
| Week 31 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1875 - Danish fairy tales' author Hans Christian Andersen passes away near Copenhagen, Denmark, after suffering from liver cancer. | |
| 1783 - Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing about 1,400 people. The eruption causes a famine, which results in an additional 20,000 deaths. | |
| 1578 - Battle of Al Kasr al Kebir - the Moroccans defeat the Portuguese. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed in the battle, leaving his elderly uncle, Cardinal Henry, as his heir. This initiates a succession crisis in Portugal. | |
| 367 - Gratian, son of Roman Emperor Valentinian I, is named co-Augustus by his father and associated to the throne aged eight. |
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