Day Guide for Wednesday August 9th 2023

This is our day guide for Wednesday August 9th 2023 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 221 of 2023.

Holidays on August 9th 2023

British Virgin Islands: Emancipation Wednesday. Emancipation Festival in the British Virgin Islands marks three-days of public holidays

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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.
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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Observances on August 9th 2023

  • United Nations: Indigenous Day
  • USA: National Book Lovers Day
  • USA: National Rice Pudding Day
  • USA: National Veep Day

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