This is our day guide for Saturday August 9th 2025 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 2025
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India (regional): World Tribal Day
Observed on August 9th, on the UN's International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.Regional
India (regional): Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that celebrates the love and duty between brothers and sisters.Regional
Pakistan (regional): Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai
Urs of a noted scholar, saint and poet, considered to be greatest Muslim poet of Sindhi language
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 PeoplesAugust 8th 2025 | Go to Today | August 10th 2025
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| General Information for August 9th 2025 | |
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| There are 6 public holidays today. | |
| Day 221 of 2025 | |
| 144 days left in 2025 | |
| Week 32 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1974 - As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president. | |
| 1969 - Followers led by Charles Manson murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men's hairstylist Jay Sebring and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent. | |
| 1936 - Jesse Owens wins his fourth Olympic gold medal, becoming the first US citizen to achieve this distinction in a single Games. | |
| 1810 - Napoleon annexes Westphalia as part of the First French Empire. |
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