This is our day guide for Wednesday August 21st 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 21st 2024
Not a Public Holiday
Czech Republic: Day of Memory
A state holiday that commemorates those who lost their lives during the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops that began in August 1968.
Morocco: Youth Day
Youth Day is celebrated on the birthday of the reigning monarch, Mohammed VIObservances on August 21st 2024
United Nations: International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
USA: National Brazilian Blowout Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Brazilian Blowout Day
USA: National Senior Citizen’s Day
Just like Senior Citizens, this holiday never gets old - at heart!
USA: National Spumoni Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Spumoni Day
International: World Entrepreneurs' Day
Today is World Entrepreneurs' Day, a day in which we acknowledge and celebrate those courageous enough to blaze their own trail.
Czech Republic: Day of Memory
A state holiday that commemorates those who lost their lives during the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops that began in August 1968.August 20th 2024 | Go to Today | August 22nd 2024
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| General Information for August 21st 2024 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 234 of 2024 | |
| 132 days left in 2024 | |
| Week 34 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1986 - Carbon dioxide gas erupts from volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing up to 1,800 people within a 20-kilometer range. | |
| 1977 - The start of the four day long Libyan–Egyptian War. | |
| 1949 - The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty. | |
| 365 - A tsunami devastates the city of Alexandria, Egypt. The tsunami was caused by the Crete earthquake estimated to be 8.0 on the Richter scale. Five thousand people perished in Alexandria, and 45,000 more died outside the city. |
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