Day Guide for Friday August 23rd 2024 What are the holidays on August 23rd 2024?

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Holidays on August 23rd 2024

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India (regional): Tithi of Sri Sri Madhav Dev

Madhab Dev is one of the most popular Vaishnava Saints in Assam

Philippines: Ninoy Aquino Day

The holiday commemorates the assassination of former Senator Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino, Jr. on August 21st 1983

Observances on August 23rd 2024

Ukraine: Day of the National Flag

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Day of the National Flag

USA: hashtag Day

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United Nations: Slave Trade Remembrance Day

This International Day is intended to inscribe the tragedy of the slave trade in the memory of all peoples.

USA: National Ride With The Wind Day

On this day we celebrates those pioneers who have made advances in the field of human-powered flight.

USA: National Sponge Cake Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Sponge Cake Day

Croatia: European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism

A day to honour the memory of the millions of victims of all totalitarian regimes.

USA: National Cuban Sandwich Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Cuban Sandwich Day.

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General Information for August 23rd 2024
There are 2 public holidays today.
Day 236 of 2024
130 days left in 2024
Week 34 of the year
On this Day in History
1970 - Organized by Mexican American labor union leader César Chávez, the Salad Bowl strike, the largest farm worker strike in U.S. history, begins.
1940 - The Germans start to bomb London in World War II.
1912 - Gene Kelly, star of the classic musical Singin' in the Rain, is born (d. 1996).
1896 - Officially recognised date of the Cry of Pugad Lawin, the start of the Philippine Revolution is made in Pugad Lawin (Quezon City), in the province of Manila (actual date and location is disputed).