Day Guide for Saturday August 24th 2024 What are the holidays on August 24th 2024?

This is our day guide for Saturday August 24th 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 24th 2024

Liberia: Flag Day

The holiday was first observed in an 1847 convention, when the founding fathers approved the flag's design as well as the new republic

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Malaysia (regional): Melaka Governor's Birthday

The official birthday of the Governor of Melaka is observed on August 24.

Ukraine: Independence Day

Commemoration of the Declaration of Independence from the USSR in August 1991.

Observances on August 24th 2024

USA: National Peach Pie Day

A homemade peach pie is the perfect summer dessert. Here's how to make one for National Peach Pie Day!

USA: National Waffle Day

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

USA: National Knife Day

That's not a Knife day - this is a Knife day!

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General Information for August 24th 2024
There are 3 public holidays today.
Day 237 of 2024
129 days left in 2024
Week 34 of the year
On this Day in History
1989 - Tadeusz Mazowiecki is chosen as the first non-communist Prime Minister in Central and Eastern Europe.
1891 - Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera.
1349 - Six thousand Jews are killed in Mainz after being blamed for the bubonic plague.
79 - Mount Vesuvius erupts. The cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae are buried in volcanic ash (note: this traditional date has been challenged, and many scholars believe that the event occurred on October 24).