Day Guide for Tuesday 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?

Observances on August 24th 2021

National Peach Pie Day

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A homemade peach pie is the perfect summer dessert. Here's how to make one for National Peach Pie Day!

National Waffle Day

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

National Knife Day 🔪

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That's not a Knife day - this is a Knife day!

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General Information for August 24th 2021

There are 3 observances on this day.
This was 1408 days ago.
Day 236 of 2021
129 days left in 2021
Week 34 of the year

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On this Day in History

1891 - Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera.
1875 - Captain Matthew Webb became first person to swim the English Channel
1349 - Six thousand Jews are killed in Mainz after being blamed for the bubonic plague.
1215 - Pope Innocent III declares Magna Carta invalid.
79 - Mount Vesuvius erupts. The cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae are buried in volcanic ash (note: this traditional date has been challenged, and many scholars believe that the event occurred on October 24).