Anniversaries, Holidays, and Observances for August 12, 2021
Many days there are far too many anniversaries, holidays, and observances to post about individually on social media, so in an effort to have more of them available, LLPHP is going to experiment with posting them daily. If there are other items you feel should be included, please email contact@llphp.org and share!
Please note all holidays and observances listed as “National” days are American holidays and observances unless it is stated otherwise.
On This Day
- 1480: In the Battle of Otranto, Ottoman troops beheaded 800 Christians for refusing to convert to Islam
- 1553: Pope Julius III ordered the confiscation and burning of copies of the Jewish Talmud
- 1831: Netherlands and Belgium signed a peace treaty
- 1898: Hawaii was formally annexed by the US
- 1898: The peace protocol that ended the Spanish–American War was signed
- 1931: China’s Yangtzee River flooded after heavy rains causing dikes to crumble
- 1944: Nazi Waffen SS troops massacred 560 people in Sant’Anna di Stazzema
- 1953: 435 people were killed after a strong earthquake struck Greece’s Ionian Islands
- 1959: South Africa’s Progressive Party formed under John Steytler
- 1964: Race rioting occurred in Elizabeth, New Jersey
- 1965: Race riots happened in Chicago
- 1972: The last American combat ground troops left Vietnam
- 1976: A Christian militia conquered the Palestinian camp Tell al-Za’tar and killed 2000 people
- 1978: China and Japan signed a peace treaty
- 1979: Iranian censors started massive book burnings
- 2005: A tornado struck Wright, Wyoming destroying nearly 100 homes and killing two people
- 2005: The Maldives experienced civil unrest
- 2005: A rare tornado struck New York’s Glen Cove on Long Island
- 2008: A ceasefire was negotiated in the Russo-Georgian War after 5 days
- 2014: The Ebola outbreak death toll exceeded 1000
- 2014: The World Health Organization (WHO) gave ‘cautious blessing’ to the use of experimental drugs to treat the Ebola virus
- 2017: The “Unite the Right” March in Charlottesville, Virginia turned violent when a car rammed protesters killing 1 person and injuring 19 people
- 2019: The ‘Glitter Revolution’ began in Mexico City when a security chief was showered with pink glitter in protest of violence against women after a teenager was raped by police
- 2020: Yemeni authorities said at least 172 people died in floods caused by torrential rains, which also destroyed historic buildings in Sanaa, a Unesco World Heritage Site
Weekly Holidays and Observances including August 12, 2021
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August Monthly Holidays and Observances
- American Indian Heritage Month
- Black Business Month
- Cataract Awareness Month
- Fall of Empires Month
- Happiness Happens Month
- Home Business Month
- National Canning Month
- National FAS Disorders Awareness Month
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- National Inventors Month
- National Publish Your eBook Month
- National Runaway Prevention Month
- National Water Quality Month
- National Wellness Month
- National Win With Civility Month
- Professional Speakers Month
- What Will Be Your Legacy Month
