This is our day guide for Saturday August 23rd 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 23rd 2025
Iran: Death of Prophet Muhammed / Martyrdom of Imam Hassan
Marks the Death of Prophet Muhammad and the Martyrdom of Imam HassanPublic sector only
Iran: Public Holiday
Public holidays due to the extreme heatwave in the country.August 22nd 2025 | Go to Today | August 24th 2025
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| General Information for August 23rd 2025 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 235 of 2025 | |
| 130 days left in 2025 | |
| Week 34 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1990 - West Germany and East Germany announce that they will reunite on October 3. | |
| 1973 - A bank robbery gone wrong in Stockholm, Sweden, turns into a hostage crisis; over the next five days the hostages begin to sympathise with their captors, leading to the term "Stockholm syndrome". | |
| 1966 - Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon. | |
| 1939 - World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty, the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret addition to the pact, the Baltic states, Finland, Romania, and Poland are divided between the two nations. |
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