Day Guide for Friday August 9th 2024 What are the holidays on August 9th 2024?

This is our day guide for Friday August 9th 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 9th 2024

Anguilla: Constitution Day

Last day of the Carnival is celebrated as Constitution Day even though Anguilla's constitution took effect on 1 April 1982

Botswana: Botswana Tebogo Gold

An afternoon day-off as a tribute to Letsile Tebogo's win in the Olympic games.

Ecuador: Independence Day (in lieu)

Marks Quito's declaration of independence from Spain in 1809

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India (regional): Adivasi Divas

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

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Nepal (regional): International Day of Indigenous Peoples

A public holiday in Koshi province on the occasion of the International Day of World's Indigenous Peoples.

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Nepal (regional): Nag Panchami

This annual Hindu festival honours serpent deities known as Nagas.

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 2024
There are 9 public holidays today.
Day 222 of 2024
144 days left in 2024
Week 32 of the year
On this Day in History
1965 - Singapore is expelled from Malaysia and becomes the only country to date to gain independence unwillingly.
1892 - Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.
1810 - Napoleon annexes Westphalia as part of the First French Empire.
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.