This is our day guide for Thursday August 8th 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 8th 2024
Anguilla: August Thursday
The highlight of August Thursday is the boat race that starts from Meads BayRegional
India (regional): Tendong Lho Rum Faat
Tendong Lho Rumfaat (Prayer of the Tendong Mountain) is a festival of the Lepcha people of north-east India.Regional
India (regional): Public Holiday
A public holiday has been declared in West Bengal to mourn the passing of former Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.Not a Public Holiday
Taiwan: Father's Day
Not a public holiday. Father's Day is a celebration that honours the role of fathers
Tanzania: Nane Nane (Farmer's) Day
Nane Nane ('eight eight') day marks the contribution of farmers to the national economyAugust 7th 2024 | Go to Today | August 9th 2024
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| General Information for August 8th 2024 | |
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| There are 5 public holidays today. | |
| Day 221 of 2024 | |
| 145 days left in 2024 | |
| Week 32 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1973 - Kim Dae-jung, a South Korean politician and later president of South Korea, is kidnapped. | |
| 1929 - The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight. | |
| 1709 - Bartolomeu de Gusmão demonstrates the lifting power of hot air in an audience before the King of Portugal in Lisbon, Portugal | |
| 1503 - King James IV of Scotland marries Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, Scotland. |
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