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Holidays and observances on August 31

17 holidays and special days are celebrated on August 31 around the world.

Holidays and observances

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What is celebrated on August 31?

17 observances are celebrated on August 31 around the world: Baloch-Pakhtun Unity Day (Balochs and Pashtuns, International observance), Christian feast day: Aidan of Lindisfarne, Christian feast day: Aristides of Athens, Christian feast day: Cuthburh, Christian feast day: Joseph of Arimathea, Christian feast day: Nicodemus. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.

What happened on August 31?

54 documented historical events happened on August 31, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Al-Kamil became the fourth sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt. On the same day, in another year: Al-Kamil became the fourth sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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