Day Guide for Saturday March 23rd 2024 What are the holidays on March 23rd 2024?

This is our day guide for Saturday March 23rd 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 March 23rd 2024

Azerbaijan: Novruz Holiday

Novruz Bayrami is the most important holiday in Azerbaijan. It celebrates the Persian New Year, and the beginning of Spring

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India (regional): Shaheedi Diwas

Commemorates three martyrs executed by the British for planting a bomb in 1929

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India (regional): Shahidi Divas S. Bhagat Singh Ji

Punjab. A revolutionary socialist who was influential in the Indian independence movement

Iran: Nowruz Holiday

Fourth day of public holidays to mark Nowruz - Iranian New Year which began on the Vernal Equinox

Kazakhstan: Nauryz Holiday

Nauryz means 'new day', it is celebrated over several days from March 21st and marks Persian New Year which begins on the Vernal Equinox.

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Malaysia (regional): Birthday of the Sultan of Johor

Johor only. Celebrated on March 23rd from 2015

Pakistan: Pakistan Day

Commemorates the Lahore Resolution of 1940, also known as the 'Pakistan Resolution'

Observances on March 23rd 2024

USA: National Chip and Dip Day

Some things go together and some things belong together. Today is the day to celebrate that most satifying of combinations; chips and dips!

USA: National Melba Toast Day

Melba Toast is named after Dame Nellie Melba, the stage name of Australian opera singer Helen Porter Mitchell.

USA: National Near Miss Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Near Miss Day

United Nations: World Meteorological Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Meteorological Day

International: Earth Hour

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Earth Hour.

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General Information for March 23rd 2024
There are 7 public holidays today.
Day 83 of 2024
283 days left in 2024
Week 12 of the year
On this Day in History
2007 - The Iranian navy seizes British Royal Navy personnel in Iranian waters.
1923 - Pilot of the Bluebird Donald Campbell is born.
1917 - Irish Tenor Josef Locke is born in his family home in Creggan Terrace, Derry, Northern Ireland as one of nine children.
1857 - Elisha Otis' first lift is installed at 488 Broadway, New York City, USA.