Day Guide for Friday August 16th 2024 What are the holidays on August 16th 2024?

This is our day guide for Friday August 16th 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 August 16th 2024

Dominican Republic: Restoration Day

Commemorates the start of the war against Spanish Colonial Army in 1863 that resulted in Independence

Gabon: Independence Day Holiday

First day of holidays to mark independence from France in 1960

Regional

India (regional): De jure Transfer Day

On August 16th 1962 Puducherry was formally merged with the Indian union.

Public sector only

Romania: Public Sector Holiday

The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ

Public sector only

USA (regional): Bennington Battle Day

This state holiday in Vermont marks an important victory by the Americans in the Revolutionary war on 16 August 1777.

Public sector only

USA (regional): Statehood Day

Commemorates the anniversary of the admission of Hawaii into the Union in 1959

Observances on August 16th 2024

USA: National Airborne Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Airborne Day

USA: National Roller Coaster Day

National Roller Coaster Day is a day that has its ups and downs.

USA: National Rum Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Rum Day

USA: National Tell a Joke Day

Telling a joke today is a serious matter.

USA: Hawaiian Shirt Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Hawaiian Shirt Day

USA: National Men's Grooming Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Men's Grooming Day.

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General Information for August 16th 2024
There are 6 public holidays today.
Day 229 of 2024
137 days left in 2024
Week 33 of the year
On this Day in History
2013 - The ferry St. Thomas Aquinas collides with a cargo ship and sinks at Cebu, Philippines, killing 61 people and 59 others missing.
1945 - Puyi, the last Chinese emperor and ruler of Manchukuo, is captured by Soviet troops.
1920 - Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is hit on the head by a fastball thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees, and dies early the next day. Chapman was the second player to die from injuries sustained in a Major League Baseball game, the first being Doc Powers in 1909.
1913 - Completion of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary.