Wednesday 9th August 2023 | There is a Day for that!

This is our day guide for Wednesday August 9th 2023 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 9th 2023

National Book Lovers Day 📚

Culture
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Book Lovers Day

National Rice Pudding Day

Food
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Rice Pudding Day

National Veep Day

One of those holidays that recognizes the fact there is a contingency in case something major happens - in this case, the replacement of the US President.

Indigenous Day

Indigenous people speak an overwhelming majority of the world’s estimated 7,000 languages and represent 5,000 different cultures.

Emancipation Festival

British Virgin Islands

Emancipation Festival in the British Virgin Islands marks three-days of public holidays

Adivasi Divas

India

Observed on August 9th, on the UN's International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.

Singapore National Day

Singapore

Singapore declared independence from Britain in August 1963 and gained its own sovereignty on August 9th 1965

National Women's Day

South Africa

The holiday commemorates the national march of women on this day in 1956 to petition against legislation that required African persons to carry the pass