Day Guide for Tuesday August 24th 2021 What are the holidays on August 24th 2021?

This is our day guide for Tuesday August 24th 2021 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 2021

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.

Myanmar: Public Holiday

Myanmar has announced five days of public holidays to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Ukraine: Independence Day

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

Zambia: Public Holiday

Public Holiday for the presidential inauguration of Kakainde Hichilema

Observances on August 24th 2021

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 2021
There are 5 public holidays today.
Day 236 of 2021
129 days left in 2021
Week 34 of the year
On this Day in History
1991 - Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
1954 - Getúlio Dornelles Vargas, president of Brazil, commits suicide and is succeeded by João Café Filho.
1690 - Job Charnock of the East India Company establishes a factory in Calcutta, an event formerly considered the founding of the city (in 2003 the Calcutta High Court ruled that the city has no birthday).
49 BC - Julius Caesar's general Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River by the Numidians under Publius Attius Varus and King Juba of Numidia. Curio commits suicide to avoid capture.