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By an ordinance issued by the government of Sweden, a number of days of the calendar year are designated as official flag flying days when the Swedish flag is flown on all public…
Namesday of the Queen (Sweden)
Nane Nane Day on 8 August celebrates to recognize the important contribution of farmers to the national Tanzanian economy. Nane Nane means "eight eight" in Swahili, the national la…
Nane Nane Day (Tanzania)
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are the military forces of Ukraine. They consist of the Ground Forces, the Air Force, the Navy, the Air Assault Forces, the Marine Corps, the Special Op…
Signal Troops Day (Ukraine)
The Days of Military Honour are special memorable dates in the Russian Armed Forces dedicated to the most outstanding victories won by Russia. Some of these dates are state holiday…
Battle of Gangut Day (Russia)
Cándida María de Jesús, born in Andoain, as Juana Josefa Cipitria y Barriola, was a Spanish nun and the founder of the Daughters of Jesus. The order – founded in 1871 – was under J…
Christian feast day: Candida Maria of Jesus
Edith Stein was a German philosopher who converted to Catholicism and became a Discalced Carmelite nun. She was murdered in the gas chamber at the Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentrati…
Christian feast day: Edith Stein (St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross)
Saints Firmus and Rusticus are venerated as two martyrs of Verona.
Christian feast day: Firmus and Rusticus
Beatification is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their name…
Christian feast day: Blessed Florentino Asensio Barroso
Herman of Alaska was a Russian Orthodox monk and missionary to Alaska, which was then part of Russian America. He was the first saint of North America to be canonized by the Orthod…
Christian feast day: Herman of Alaska (Russian Orthodox Church and related congregations; Episcopal Church (USA))
Mary Elizabeth Sumner was a British educator and activist, known for founding the Mothers' Union. Sumner is commemorated in a number of provinces of the Anglican Communion on 9 Aug…
Christian feast day: Mary Sumner (Church of England)
Nath Í, or Crumnathy, was an early Irish saint who founded a monastery at Achonry in County Sligo.
Christian feast day: Nath Í of Achonry
Saint Romanus Ostiarius is a saint of the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church. His legend states that he was a soldier who converted to Christianity by the example of Saint…
Christian feast day: Romanus Ostiarius
Saints Secundian, Marcellian and Verian are venerated as Christian saints. They were martyred in 250 AD near Civitavecchia or Santa Marinella during the persecutions of Decius. Sec…
Christian feast day: Secundian, Marcellian and Verian
August 8 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - August 10
Christian feast day: August 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
The Meyboom or Meiboom plantation is the oldest tradition in Brussels, Belgium, attested since 1308. It is held every year on 9 August, the eve of St Lawrence's Day, and consists m…
Meyboom (Brussels and Leuven, Belgium)
National Peacekeepers' Day is an official remembrance day for Canadian veterans of military peacekeeping activities. It is officially marked on 9 August of each year and alternatel…
National Peacekeepers' Day, celebrated on Sunday closest to the day (Canada)
Finnish art started to form its individual characteristics in the 19th century when romantic nationalism began to rise in the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland.
Day of the Finnish art, also birthday of Tove Jansson (Finland)
Bessus, sometimes Besse, is venerated as a member of the legendary Theban Legion, whose members were led by Maurice and were martyred for their Christian faith in the 3rd century.
Christian feast day: Bessus
Saint Blane was a bishop and confessor in Scotland, born on the Isle of Bute, date unknown; died 590. His feast is kept on 10 August.
Christian feast day: Blane (Roman Catholic Church)
The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is observed on 9 August each year to raise awareness and protect the rights of the world's indigenous population. This event…
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples (United Nations)
National Day, sometimes known internationally as Singapore Independence Day, and formally as Singapore Day, is a major public holiday in Singapore commemorating the establishment o…
National Day, celebrates the independence of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965.
National Women's Day is a South African public holiday celebrated annually on 9 August. The day commemorates the 1956 march of approximately 20,000 women to the Union Buildings in …
National Women's Day (South Africa)
An Armed Forces Day, alongside its branch-specific variants often referred to as Army or Soldier's Day, Navy or Sailor's Day, and Air Force or Aviator's Day, is a holiday dedicated…
Argentine Air Force Day (Argentina)
Geraint is a character from Welsh folklore and Arthurian legend, a valiant warrior possibly related to the historical Geraint, an early 8th-century king of Dumnonia. It is also the…
Christian feast day: Geraint of Dumnonia